Earth's Early Atmosphere and Oceans, and The Origin of Life [[electronic resource] /] / by George H. Shaw |
Autore | Shaw George H |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (117 p.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Geobiology
Planetology Earth Geology Geoecology Environmental geology Biogeosciences Popular Earth Science Geoecology/Natural Processes |
ISBN | 3-319-21972-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Accretional history of Earth -- Processes of degassing -- Atmospheric processing of degassed volatiles -- Early Archean “geography” -- Degassing processes -- Prebiotic chemistry – why we should pay attention to this -- Eigen’s hypercycle and the emergence of life -- How the carbon-rich surface is key to emergence of life -- Evolution of Earth starting with a carbon-rich surface -- Implications of this model -- Conclusions. |
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Shaw George H
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Evolution of Land and Life in Oman: an 800 Million Year Story [[electronic resource] /] / by Mohammed Hilal Al Kindi |
Autore | Al Kindi Mohammed Hilal |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 555.353 |
Soggetto topico |
Paleontology
Structural geology Historical geology Evolutionary biology Archaeology Earth Geology Paleontology Structural Geology Historical Geology Evolutionary Biology Popular Earth Science |
ISBN | 3-319-60152-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Planet Earth -- Oman during Precambrian -- Oman during Palaeozoic -- Oman during Mesozoic -- Oman during Cenozoic -- Humans -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299388003321 |
Al Kindi Mohammed Hilal
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The Face of the Earth : Natural Landscapes, Science, and Culture / / SueEllen Campbell |
Autore | Campbell SueEllen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina | 508 |
Soggetto topico |
Earth
Natural history Nature and civilization History & Archaeology History - General |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-27864-2
9786613278647 0-520-95071-2 |
Classificazione | RB 10528 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Face of the Earth -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Landscapes of Internal Fire -- On the Spot: Over a River of Lava -- Prologue -- Imagining the Interior -- On the Spot: At the Edge of an Overthrust Belt -- Mundus subterraneus -- On the Spot: Among the Aeolian Islands -- The Globe, Tectonic Plates, and Mountain Building -- On the Spot: Along the Disturbance Gradient -- Volcanoes and Their Eruptions -- On the Spot: Approaching Chaitén Volcano -- Hot Springs and Geysers -- 2. Climate and Ice -- Prologue -- On the Spot: Up and Down the Himalaya -- How the Climate Works -- The Ghosts of Climates Past -- On the Spot: On the Burren -- Our Ice Age -- Landscapes Shaped by Ice -- On the Spot: In the Channeled Scablands -- Ice-Age Humans -- On the Spot: On the Arctic Tundra -- The Little Ice Age, Glaciology, and the Sublime -- On the Spot: Toward a Glacier's Edge -- The Story Now -- 3. Wet and Fluid -- Prologue -- On the Spot: In the Rocky Intertidal Zone -- The Water Cycle -- On the Spot: Along a Rain Forest Stream -- The Moving Waters of Rivers -- The Dream of Water in Deserts -- The Slow Water of Wetlands -- On the Spot: At the Bog on Céide Fields -- Peat, Mires, Bogs, Fens -- On the Spot: At Wicken Fen -- Marshes and Swamps -- Wet/Dry -- On the Spot: At the Billabong -- 4. Desert Places, Desert Lives -- Prologue -- On the Spot: Down a Desert River Canyon -- Dry, Hot, Windy, and Dusty -- On the Spot: In Jabal Ajā -- What We See -- On the Spot: In the Chihuahuan Desert -- Clever Plants -- On the Spot: In the Red Center -- Clever Creatures -- On the Spot: In the Negev Desert -- The Human Desert -- 5. The Complexities of the Real -- Prologue -- Underfoot -- On the Spot: In Antarctica's Dry Valleys -- Oceans of Grass -- The Shapes of Complexity -- On the Spot: On the Chalk Downs -- Evolving Together . . . -- On the Spot: In the Tallgrass Prairie -- . . . And Moving Apart -- On the Spot: On the Tibetan Plateau -- Among Trees -- On the Spot: In a Eucalypt Forest -- Zooming In -- Return to Wonder -- Epilogue: In a High Flower Meadow -- Sources -- Contributor Biographies -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456785903321 |
Campbell SueEllen
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Fisica della terra solida / P. Gasparini, M. Mantovani |
Autore | Gasparini, Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Napoli : Liguori, 1981 |
Descrizione fisica | 509 p., 4 c. di tav. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Altri autori (Persone) | Mantovani, Marta S.M. |
Soggetto topico |
Geophysics
Earth |
ISBN | 8820710331 |
Classificazione |
52.9.3
551 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000950779707536 |
Gasparini, Paolo
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Geology of the Oman Mountains, Eastern Arabia [[electronic resource] /] / by Mike Searle |
Autore | Searle Mike |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (487 pages) |
Disciplina | 555.353 |
Collana | GeoGuide |
Soggetto topico |
Geology
Earth Geomorphology Mineralogy Popular Earth Science |
ISBN | 3-030-18453-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: Geography, History and Exploration. - Arabia Geography and Exploration -- Exploration of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- PART II: Geology -- Geology of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- Ophiolites and Structure of the Oman – UAE Mountains -- Oil and Gas -- PART III. Regional GeoPark Sites -- Musandam and Straits of Hormuz -- United Arab Emirates -- Northern Oman Mountains -- Ibri – Wadi Hawasina – Rustaq -- Jebel al-Akhdar -- Muscat – As Sifah. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337892003321 |
Searle Mike
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The Glorious Geology of Iceland's Golden Circle [[electronic resource] /] / by Agust Gudmundsson |
Autore | Gudmundsson Agust |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 334 p. 216 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 554.912 |
Collana | GeoGuide |
Soggetto topico |
Earth
Geology Structural geology Geophysics Popular Earth Science Structural Geology Geophysics/Geodesy |
ISBN | 3-319-55152-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Keflavik to Reykjavik -- Reykjavik -- Reykjavik to Thingvellir -- Thingvellir -- Thingvellir to Geysir -- Geysir -- Gullfoss -- Gullfoss-Kerid-Reykjavik -- Other one-day geological excursions from Reykjavik -- Reykjavik-Hvalfjördur -- Reykjavik-Hengill -- Reykjavik-Kleifarvatn-Reykjanes -- Reykjavik-Eyjafjallajökull-Reynisfjara. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254003803321 |
Gudmundsson Agust
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Great Moments in the History of Life [[electronic resource] /] / by George H. Shaw |
Autore | Shaw George H |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (93 pages) |
Disciplina | 574.09 |
Collana | Popular Science |
Soggetto topico |
Life sciences
History Nature Environment Earth Geology Astrobiology Historical geology Popular Life Sciences History of Science Popular Science in Nature and Environment Popular Earth Science Historical Geology |
ISBN | 3-319-99217-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- In the beginning…and somewhat later -- How to make a habitable planet -- Prebiotic chemical synthesis -- The origin of life -- Interlude -- Photosynthesis – the game changer -- The rise of oxygen and the origin of the eukaryotic cell -- Earliest plants and animals -- The Cambrian explosion and emergence of “modern” body plans -- The end of the Ordovician and the colonization of the land -- The Permian extinction and the rise of the dinosaurs -- End of Cretaceous extinction – the end of the dinosaurs -- The rise of mammals, the Genus Homo, and the ongoing extinction event -- Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910303444303321 |
Shaw George H
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Iceland from the West to the South [[electronic resource] /] / by Wolfgang Fraedrich, Neli Heidari |
Autore | Fraedrich Wolfgang |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 pages) |
Disciplina | 554.912 |
Collana | GeoGuide |
Soggetto topico |
Earth
Geology Physical geography Geomorphology Geophysics Popular Earth Science World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions) Geophysics/Geodesy |
ISBN | 3-319-90863-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Iceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit -- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic -- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland -- Geology of Iceland -- The Economy of Iceland -- Excursion Proposals. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337893203321 |
Fraedrich Wolfgang
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The Illustrated History of the Elements [[electronic resource] ] : Earth, Water, Air, Fire / / by Jan Kozák, Roger M. W. Musson |
Autore | Kozák Jan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 273 p. 283 illus., 281 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 363.34 |
Soggetto topico |
Fine arts
Earth Geology Natural disasters Physical geography Fine Arts Popular Earth Science Natural Hazards Physical Geography |
ISBN | 3-030-21426-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Earth -- Chapter 3. Water -- Chapter 4. Air -- Chapter 5. Fire -- Conclusions -- Postscript -- References. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910377834703321 |
Kozák Jan
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Johnstown’s Flood of 1889 [[electronic resource] ] : Power Over Truth and The Science Behind the Disaster / / by Neil M. Coleman |
Autore | Coleman Neil M |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 256 p. 60 illus., 44 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 550 |
Soggetto topico |
Earth
Geology Technology—History Hydrology Engineering geology Engineering—Geology Foundations Hydraulics Natural disasters Geotechnical engineering Popular Earth Science History of Technology Hydrology/Water Resources Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics Natural Hazards Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-95216-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Journey into the Past – Introduction -- Dams and Society: Treasures and Troubles – Safety of earthen dams -- Genealogy of the South Fork Dam -- Changes wrought by the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club -- Gathering of Waters - How we study rivers in flood -- Storm Clouds – Dawn of the 1889 flood -- Day of the Dam Breach - Eyewitness account of engineer John Parke -- Aftermath -- Investigation by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) -- Post Mortem - Science reveals the true cause -- Autopsy – Probing the ASCE Investigation -- J. Wesley Powell - “The Lesson of Conemaugh” -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Technical Appendix. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337917903321 |
Coleman Neil M
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