05121nam 22007094a 450 991078312680332120230607215347.01-107-12841-21-280-41764-197866104176431-139-14618-10-511-16968-X0-511-06861-10-511-06017-30-511-33116-90-511-06648-1(CKB)1000000000017961(EBL)802973(OCoLC)761647113(SSID)ssj0000152355(PQKBManifestationID)11910648(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152355(PQKBWorkID)10339822(PQKB)11626547(MiAaPQ)EBC802973(Au-PeEL)EBL802973(CaPaEBR)ebr10069933(CaONFJC)MIL41764(EXLCZ)99100000000001796120011026d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExploring space, exploring earth[electronic resource] new understanding of the earth from space research /Paul D. Lowman, Jr. ; foreword by Neil A. ArmstrongCambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20021 online resource (408 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-521-89062-4 0-521-66125-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-357) and index.Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 Preview of the orbital perspective: the million-year day; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 A digital tectonic activity map of the Earth; 1.3 Sea-surface satellite altimetry; 1.4 Satellite measurement of plate motion and deformation; 1.5 Satellite remote sensing; 1.6 Satellite magnetic surveys; 1.7 Origin and significance of the digital tectonic activity map; CHAPTER 2 Space geodesy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Space geodesy methods; 2.3 Shape of the Earth; 2.4 Gravity anomalies and global tectonics2.5 Marine gravity and ocean-floor topography2.6 Plate motion and deformation; 2.7 Plate tectonics and continental drift; 2.8 GPS measurements of crustal deformation; 2.9 Earth rotation and expansion tectonics; 2.10 Extraterrestrial gravity fields; 2.10.1 Gravity field of the Moon; 2.10.2 Gravity field of Mars; 2.10.3 Gravity field of Venus; 2.11 Summary; CHAPTER 3 Satellite studies of geomagnetism; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Satellite investigations of the Earth's magnetic field; 3.3 The main field; 3.4 The crustal field; 3.5 Extraterrestrial magnetic fields; 3.6 SummaryCHAPTER 4 Remote sensing: the view from space4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Orbital remote sensing in geology: a brief history; 4.3 Tectonics and structural geology; 4.3.1 Global tectonic activity map; 4.3.2 Tectonics of southern Asia; 4.3.3 Elsinore Fault; 4.3.4 Lineament tectonics; 4.4 Exploration geology; 4.4.1 Petroleum exploration; 4.4.2. Mineral exploration; 4.5 Environmental geology; 4.5.1 Active volcanism; 4.5.2 Glacial geology; 4.5.3 Aeolian geology and desertification; 4.6 Summary; CHAPTER 5 Impact cratering and terrestrial geology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Hypervelocity impact5.3 Impact craters5.4 Cratering studies and the space age; 5.5 Origin of continents; 5.6 Origin of ocean basins; 5.7 Economic importance of terrestrial impact structures; 5.8 Origin of the Sudbury Structure; 5.9 Impacts and basaltic magmatism; 5.10 Impacts and mass extinctions; 5.11 Summary; CHAPTER 6 Comparative planetology and the origin of continental crust; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Origin of the continental crust; 6.3 Previous studies; 6.3.1 Crustal province boundaries: are they sutures?; 6.3.2 Ensialic greenstone belts; 6.3.3 Terrane accretion vs. reworking; 6.4 Thermal histories of planets6.5 Crustal evolution in silicate planets6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.5.1 First differentiation; 6.5.2 Late heavy bombardment; 6.5.3 Second differentiation; 6.5.4 Summary; 6.6 A model of continental crust; 6.7 Evolution of the continental crust; 6.7.1 Stage I: first differentiation; 6.7.2 Stage II: second differentiation; 6.8 Petrologic evolution of the Earth; CHAPTER 7 Geology and biology: the influence of life on terrestrial geology; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Gaia7.3 The geologic role of waterAccount of the impact of space exploration on our understanding of the geology and geophysics of Earth.Earth sciencesRemote sensingAstronautics in earth sciencesEarth sciencesRemote sensing.Astronautics in earth sciences.550/.28/7Lowman Paul D1549254MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783126803321Exploring space, exploring earth3807125UNINA