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Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Harsh K. Gupta
| Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Harsh K. Gupta |
| Edizione | [2nd ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1976 pages) |
| Disciplina | 550 |
| Collana | Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Earth sciences
Physical geography Natural disasters Geographic information systems Earth Sciences Earth System Sciences Natural Hazards Geographical Information System |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geology
Science |
| ISBN | 3-030-58631-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Contributors -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Acknowledgments -- A -- Absolute Age Determinations: Radiometric -- Definition -- Introduction -- Radioactivity and the Systematics of Its Use as a Chronometer -- The Application of Radiometric Dating -- Summary and Conclusions -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Anthropogenic Seismicity Related to Exploitation of Georesources -- Definition -- Overview -- Mechanisms of Interaction Between Technological Activity and the Rock Mass -- Induced, Triggered, or Natural -- Specific Features -- Collaborative Undertakings for Research into Anthropogenic Seismicity -- Summary -- Bibliography -- Archaeomagnetism -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Basic Features -- Archaeological Site Sampling -- Directional Analyses -- Paleo-intensity Analyses -- Magnetic Dating Based on the Direction of Remanence -- Relative Dating -- Chronological Dating -- Magnetic Polarity and Polarity Excursion Dating -- Magnetic Dating Based on the Intensity of Remanence -- Errors -- General Errors -- Errors Specific to Directional Dating -- Errors Specific to Intensity Dating -- Overall Error Assessment -- Specialized Applications -- Murals and Plaster -- Object Reconstruction -- Archaeological Sediments -- Magnetic ``Sourcing´´ -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Artificial Water Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes, with Special Emphasis on Koyna, India -- Definition and Introduction -- Triggered vis-à-vis Induced Earthquakes -- Artificial Water Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes -- Reservoir-Triggered Seismicity (RTS): Global Distribution -- Important Factors for RTS -- Common Characteristics of RTS Sequences -- Mechanism of Triggered Earthquakes -- Koyna, India -- How Long Triggered Earthquakes Will Continue at Koyna?.
Short-Term Earthquake Forecast at Koyna -- Near-Source Studies at Koyna -- Pilot Borehole Location -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- B -- Biogeophysics -- Definition -- Introduction -- Geophysical Detection of Cells and Biofilms -- Geophysical Detection of Metabolic By-Products and Mineral Weathering -- Geophysical Detection of Microbially Mediated Redox Processes -- Geophysical Detection of Microbe-Mineral Transformations -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Body Waves -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Types of Body Waves -- Wave Propagation -- Waves on a Seismogram -- Refraction -- Reflection -- Velocity -- Velocity of P- and S-waves -- P-waves -- S-waves -- Attenuation -- Summary: Results of Regional and Global Studies -- Body-Wave Modeling -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Borehole Seismic Networks and Arrays -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Early Developments -- Current Instrumentation and Installation -- Noise-Suppression and Signal-Detection Advantages -- Networks Versus Arrays -- Illustrative Examples -- Conclusions -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- C -- Characteristic Earthquakes and Seismic Gaps -- Definition -- Introduction -- History -- Assumptions -- Small Characteristic Earthquakes -- Modified Seismic Gap Hypothesis -- Challenges to the Seismic Gap Model -- Conclusions -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Continental Crustal Structure -- Definition -- Introduction -- Methods -- Cratons -- Orogens -- Extensional Areas -- Constraints on Crustal Petrology -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Continental Drift -- Definition -- Introduction -- Alfred Wegener -- Conclusions -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Continental Rifts -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Rift, Graben, and Taphrogen -- General Properties of Rifts -- Structure of Rifts. Sedimentation in Rifts -- Magmatism in Rifts -- Metamorphism in Rifts -- Kinds of Rifts -- Geometric Classification of Rifts (See Figs. 7 and 8) -- Kinematic Classification of Rifts (See Fig. 8) -- Dynamic (Genetic) Classification of Rifts (See Fig. 6) -- Concluding Note -- Bibliography -- Core Dynamo -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Dynamo Model Concept and Equations -- Model Setup -- Dynamo Equations -- Parameters -- Energetics of the Geodynamo -- Flow Pattern and Dynamo Mechanism -- Flow Outside Tangent Cylinder -- Flow Inside Tangent Cylinder -- Field Properties -- Field Strength Inside the Core -- Scaling Laws -- Magnetic Field Geometry -- Secular Variation -- Time Scales -- Advection vs. Diffusion of Field -- Magnetic Field Reversals -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Core-Mantle Coupling -- Definition, Scope, and Aims -- The Four Coupling Processes -- The Viscous Torque -- The Topographic Torque -- The Gravitational Torque -- The Magnetic Torque -- Synthesis -- Cross-References -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Crustal Reflectivity (Oceanic) and Magma Chamber -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Methods -- Crustal Structure at Fast Spreading Centers -- Plot Triplication -- Axial Magma Chamber (Melt Lens) -- Lower Crust -- Oceanic Moho -- Crustal Thickness -- Upper Mantle -- Faults in the Oceanic Crust and Upper Mantle -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Curie Temperature -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Magnetic Minerals and Curie Temperature -- Geomagnetic Implications -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- D -- Deep Scientific Drilling -- Definition -- Introduction -- Goals of Scientific Drilling -- Drilling, Sampling, and Monitoring Techniques -- Dynamics of Continental Crust -- Volcanic Systems -- Mid-ocean Ridge Magmatism -- Active Volcano Drilling and Subduction-Induced Volcanism. Mantle Plume Volcanism -- Impact Craters -- Active Fault Zones -- Nojima Fault Projects, Japan -- SAFOD, California -- Taiwan Chelungpu Drilling Project, Taiwan -- Wenchuan Earthquake Fault Scientific Drilling Project (WFSD), Sichuan, China -- Geophysical Observatory in the Eastern Sea of Marmara, GONAF -- Deep Scientific Drilling to Study Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes in Koyna, India -- Subduction Zone Fault Drilling at Sea -- Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) -- Unconventional Resources: Geoenergy -- The Iceland Deep Drilling Project, IDDP -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Deep Seismic Reflection and Refraction Profiling -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Deep Seismic Reflection and Refraction Profiling -- Notational Notes -- Introduction -- Basic Principles -- Data Acquisition -- Field Layouts -- Special Processing and Interpretation Tools -- Main Results -- Some Recent Developments -- Research Problems -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Differential Rotation of the Earth´s Inner Core -- Definition -- Background -- Seismological Observations -- Concluding Remarks -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- E -- Earth Rotation -- Definition -- Introduction -- Mathematical Formulation of Earth Rotation -- Definition and Observation of Earth Orientation Parameters -- IERS International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earth Tides -- Definition -- The Tidal Force -- The Earth´s Response -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earth, Density Distribution -- Definition -- The Mean Density -- The Moment of Inertia Constraint -- Self-Compression -- Free Oscillation Data -- A Density Gradient Anomaly -- Extrapolation to Zero Pressure and Inferences About Composition -- Lateral Density Variations -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography. Earth´s Structure, Core -- Definition -- Overall Structure -- Radial and Lateral Variations -- Irregular Surface -- Mushy Zone at the Top -- Temporal Changes -- Possible Physical Mechanisms -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earth´s Structure, Global -- Definition -- Introduction -- 1D Structure of the Earth -- Characterizing the Interior of the Earth with Earthquake Waves -- From 1D Models to 3D Tomographic Models -- Mantle Convection Jigsaw -- Seismic 3D Tomography: The Earth Scanner -- An Anisotropic and Anelastic Earth -- Outlook: New Challenges -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Earth´s Structure, Lower Mantle -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Tools for Studying the Lower Mantle -- Three-Dimensional Structure and Dynamics -- Future Progress -- Summary -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earth´s Structure, Upper Mantle -- Definition -- Tomographic Techniques -- Global Models -- Regional Models -- Outlook -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earthquake Lights -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Classification of Earthquake Lights -- Examples of EQL -- Example of Type 3 EQL -- Source of EQL and Associated Electromagnetic (EM) Phenomena -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- Bibliography -- Earthquake Precursors and Prediction -- Definitions and Introduction -- History -- Nonmechanical Short-Term Precursors -- Difficulties Inherent to Short-Term Precursors -- Macro-anomalies -- Geochemical/Hydrological Precursors -- Satellite IR Images as Possible Surface Temperature -- Electric, Magnetic, and EM Precursors -- Telluric Current Precursors: The VAN Method -- Ultralow Frequency (ULF) Precursors -- Higher-Frequency EM Emission -- Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling -- Possible Mechanism of Pre-seismic EM Emissions -- Critical Phenomena -- Summary and Future Outlook -- Cross-References -- Bibliography. Earthquake Prediction, M8 Algorithm. |
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Energetics of geological processes / editors Surendra K. Saxena and Somdev Bhattacharji ; associate editors Hans Annersten and Ove Stephansson
| Energetics of geological processes / editors Surendra K. Saxena and Somdev Bhattacharji ; associate editors Hans Annersten and Ove Stephansson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Springer, 1977 |
| Descrizione fisica | XVIII, 473 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Soggetto non controllato | Geology |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990009930180403321 |
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Experimenting on a Small Planet [[electronic resource] ] : A Scholarly Entertainment / / by William W. Hay
| Experimenting on a Small Planet [[electronic resource] ] : A Scholarly Entertainment / / by William W. Hay |
| Autore | Hay William W. <1934-2022, > |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Copernicus, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (998 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Climate change Nature Environment Historical geology Geology Earth System Sciences Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Popular Science in Nature and Environment Historical Geology |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geography
Geology Life sciences Climatic changes Earth Sciences Popular Science in Nature and Environment Historical Geology |
| ISBN |
1-283-93492-2
3-642-28560-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The Language of Science -- Geologic Time -- Putting Numbers on Geologic Ages -- Discovering Past Climate Change -- The Nature of Energy Received from the Sun - The Analogies with Water Waves and Sound -- The Nature of Energy Received from the Sun - Figuring out what Light really is -- Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum -- The Origins of Climate Science - The Idea of Energy Balance -- The Climate System -- What's at the Bottom of Alice's Rabbit Hole? -- Energy from the Sun - Long-term Variations -- Solar Variability -- Albedo -- Air -- HOH - The Keystone of Earth's Climate -- Greenhouse Gasses -- The Circulation of Earth’s Atmosphere and Ocean -- The Biological Interactions -- Sea level -- Global Climate Change - the (Geologically) Immediate Past -- Is there an Analog for the Future Climate? -- The Instrumental Temperature Record -- What is Expected in the 21st Century -- Beyond 2100 - The Return to Warm Earth -- Titanic Timeline. |
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Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Current Activity of the Himalayan Range / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Current Activity of the Himalayan Range / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22868-6
1-394-22866-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Surface Process -- Chapter 1. Orogenesis and Climate -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2.Climate inAsia: present and past -- 1.2.1.Present-dayclimate -- 1.2.2.Cenozoic climate evolution -- 1.3. Reconstructing the paleo-elevation of landforms -- 1.4.The contributionof climatemodeling -- 1.4.1. Impact of orogenesis on the atmospheric circulation -- 1.4.2. Impact of orogenesis on the ocean circulation -- 1.4.3. Impact of orogenesis on the chemical composition of the atmosphere -- 1.5.Conclusion -- 1.6.References -- Chapter 2. Eroding the Himalaya: Processes, Evolution, Implications -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.Main process domains in theHimalaya -- 2.2.1.Himalayanrivers -- 2.2.2.The glaciatedHighRange -- 2.2.3. Critical hillslopes -- 2.3. Extreme events and their contribution to denudation -- 2.4. 1-10 ka timescale and climatic oscillations -- 2.5. Impact of long-term tectonic and climatic evolution over several Ma -- 2.6. Out of the Himalaya: sediment transport and storage from the range to the sedimentarybasin -- 2.7.Conclusion -- 2.8.References -- Part 2. Natural Hazards -- Chapter 3. Glaciers and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalaya -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.Glaciers andtheir future -- 3.2.1. The present state of glaciers at a regional scale -- 3.2.2. On the interest of monitoring glaciers -- 3.2.3.What will happen to the Himalayan glaciers and Karakoram glaciers? -- 3.3.Glacier lakes -- 3.3.1. Formation and present distribution of glacier lakes in theHimalaya -- 3.3.2. Historic changes of glacier lake abundance and size -- 3.3.3.Projectionsof futureglacier lakes -- 3.4. Glacial lake outburst floods and downstream propagation -- 3.4.1.GLOFtriggers.
3.4.2. Dam breach -- 3.4.3.Floodpropagation -- 3.4.4.Earlywarning -- 3.5.Consequences and impact -- 3.6.Role in landscape formation -- 3.7.Conclusion -- 3.8.References -- Chapter 4. Landsliding in the Himalaya: Causes and Consequences -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Understanding landsliding and their links to the dynamics of theHimalayanrange -- 4.2.1. Preliminary notions on the mechanics of landsliding -- 4.2.2. Seasonal landsliding caused by monsoons and extreme rainfall -- 4.2.3. Landslide induced by earthquakes and other exceptional perturbations -- 4.2.4.Giant and paleo-landslides -- 4.3.LandslideswithinHimalayansociety -- 4.3.1. Hazard cascades and their societal impact -- 4.3.2. Human activities as an additional trigger of landslides -- 4.3.3. Potential for mitigation -- 4.3.4. Climate change and future landsliding -- 4.4.Conclusion -- 4.5.References -- Chapter 5. Himalayan Surface Rupturing Earthquakes -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. The large devastating earthquakes in the Himalaya -- 5.2.1. Historical chronicles and earthquakes -- 5.2.2. Strong instrumental earthquakes -- 5.3. Surface expression of the seismic deformation in the landscape andwithin paleoseismological excavations -- 5.3.1. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1934 earthquake -- 5.3.2. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1714 earthquake in Bhutan -- 5.3.3. In the mesoseismal trace of the 1950 earthquake -- 5.4. Overview of the paleoseismological excavations along theHimalayanarc -- 5.5. Abandoned alluvial terraces, an archive of the paleoearthquakes -- 5.6.Conclusion -- 5.7.References -- Chapter 6. Seismic Coupling and Hazard Assessment of the Himalaya -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. From current ground motion to the buildup of slip deficit at depth -- 6.2.1. Geodetic observations of the interseismic period -- 6.2.2. Inferring coupling along the MHT with a Bayesian analysis. 6.2.3. Interseismic couplingdistribution -- 6.2.4.Discussion -- 6.3.Seismic potentialof theMHT -- 6.3.1.Conservationof the seismicmoment -- 6.3.2. Magnitude-frequency distribution in the Himalaya -- 6.3.3. Including the physics of fault slip in seismic hazard -- 6.3.4.Seismic potential of theMHT -- 6.4. Seismic hazard in the Himalaya -- 6.4.1. Ground motion prediction equations and Vs30 -- 6.4.2.Modelingscenario events -- 6.4.3. Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment -- 6.4.4. From hazard to risk -- 6.5.Conclusion -- 6.6.References -- Part 3. Focus -- Chapter 7. Recent and Present Deformation of the Western Himalaya -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2.Structural styles and tectonic prismmodel -- 7.2.1.Themainstructural zones -- 7.2.2. The Himalaya in the west of the syntax -- 7.2.3. The Himalaya of the Jammu-Kashmir area -- 7.2.4. A structural evolution in agreement with the tectonic prismmodel -- 7.3. Out-of-sequence deformation in the western Himalayan syntax -- 7.3.1. Quaternary out-of-sequence activity of the NW Himalayan thrusts -- 7.3.2. Out-of-sequence seismological and paleoseismological activity in theNWHimalaya -- 7.4. Deformation associated with a ductile décollement, not always aseismic -- 7.4.1. Seismic coupling assessment along the MHT -- 7.4.2. Occurrence of ruptures on asperities -- 7.4.3. Transition between thin-skin and thick-skin tectonics -- 7.5.Conclusion -- 7.6.References -- Chapter 8. The 2015 April 25 Gorkha Earthquake -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. The mainshock and its effects on the ground -- 8.2.1. Overview description of the mainshock -- 8.2.2. Ground motion and deformation -- 8.3. Investigatingthe seismic source at depth -- 8.4.Aftershockactivity andpost-seismic relaxation -- 8.4.1. Early aftershocks and the occurrence of the Kodari earthquake -- 8.4.2. Seismicity monitored by denser, dedicated temporary networks. 8.4.3. Post-seismic relaxation monitored by geodetic and seismological networks -- 8.5. A more earthquake-informed and earthquake-resilient local community in the aftermath of the earthquake -- 8.6.Conclusion -- 8.7.References -- Chapter 9. Crustal Fluids in the Nepal Himalaya and Sensitivity to the Earthquake Cycle -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Overview of thermal springs geochemistry in Nepal -- 9.3. Overview of gaseous emission zones in Nepal -- 9.4.Spatial organizationof crustalfluid release -- 9.5. Temporal variations of crustal fluid release: a tectonic control -- 9.6.Conclusion -- 9.7.References -- Conclusion -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Tectonic Units and Structure of the Himalaya / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya : Dynamics of a Giant, Tectonic Units and Structure of the Himalaya / / edited by Rodolphe Cattin and Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22862-7
1-394-22859-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Tethyan Himalayan Sequence -- Chapter 1. Magmatism in the Kohistan-Ladakh Paleo-arc: Building Continental Crust During the India-Eurasia Convergence -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Geological setting of the Kohistan-Ladakh arc -- 1.3.Main geological contacts -- 1.3.1. The Shyok Suture Zone -- 1.3.2. The Indus Suture Zone -- 1.4. Reconstruction of the arc structure and evolution -- 1.4.1.SouthernPlutonicComplex -- 1.4.2.ChilasComplex -- 1.4.3. Gilgit Complex and Kohistan Batholith -- 1.4.4. Ladakh Batholith -- 1.5. Geochemistry and magmatic evolution of Kohistan-Ladakh magmas -- 1.5.1. Inferences for juvenile continental crust construction -- 1.5.2. Isotopic composition, inferences on the mantle source and crustal assimilation, and implications for the timing of collisions -- 1.6. Tectonic reconstructions of Kohistan-Ladakh arc evolution -- 1.6.1. Scenario 1: south-dipping subduction zone -- 1.6.2. Scenario 2: north-dipping subduction zone -- 1.7.Conclusion -- 1.8.References -- Chapter 2. Suture Zone -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.General geologicaldescriptionof the ITSZ -- 2.3. The Indus suture zone of the Eastern Ladakh, the Nidar zone -- 2.3.1. The Indus group sediments -- 2.3.2. The Nidar ophiolite -- 2.3.3. The accretionary wedge or oceanic mélange -- 2.4.Conclusion -- 2.5.References -- Chapter 3. Geological Evolution of the Tethys Himalaya -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.The stratigraphyof theTethysHimalaya -- 3.2.1.The pre-Tethyanhistory -- 3.2.2.TheNeotethyanrift stage -- 3.2.3.TheNeotethyandrift stage -- 3.2.4. The Paleocene-Eocene collision stage -- 3.3.Deformationof theTethysHimalaya -- 3.3.1.Deformation and metamorphismof the Tethys Himalaya in Dolpo (WesternNepal).
3.3.2. Deformation and metamorphism of the Tethys Himalaya inLadakh(NWIndia) -- 3.4.Conclusion -- 3.5.References -- Part 2. Greater Himalayan Crystalline Complex -- Chapter 4. High-Pressure and Ultra-High-Pressure Units in the Himalaya -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. High pressure rocks in the suture zone (witnesses of the oceanic subduction) -- 4.2.1. The Shapi-Shergol blueschists (Ladakh) -- 4.2.2.TheShanglaBlueschists (Pakistan) -- 4.2.3.TheSangsangBlueschist -- 4.2.4. The Indo-Burmese Blueschists -- 4.3. Continental high-pressure (HP) to ultra-high-pressure (UHP) metamorphism of the Indian margin (continental subduction) located next to the Indus Tsangpo Suture Zone -- 4.3.1.TheKaghanunit -- 4.3.2.TheTsoMorariUHPunit -- 4.3.3. Other HP metamorphosed unit south of suture zone in the Indian continentalmargin -- 4.4. Oligocene-Miocene high-pressure, high-temperature metamorphism eclogite with granulite overprint far from the suture zone -- 4.5.Conclusion -- 4.6.References -- Chapter 5. The Greater Himalayan Sequence - Tectonic, Petrographic and Kinematic Evolution of the Metamorphic Core Zone of the Himalayan Orogeny -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the GHS in the central part of the Himalaya inNepal -- 5.3. Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the GHS in the north-western part of the Indian Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh -- 5.3.1. Metamorphism and deformation in the High Himalayan Crystalline Zone of Zanskar -- 5.3.2. Timing of crustal shortening and metamorphism along the Miyar ShearZone -- 5.3.3. Kinematic and tectonothermal evolution of the High Himalayan Crystalline Zone of Zanskar -- 5.4.Conclusion -- 5.5.References -- Chapter 6. Oligo-Miocene Exhumation of the Metamorphic Core Zone of the Himalaya Across the Range -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2.CentralHimalaya -- 6.3.NorthWest India -- 6.4.Conclusion. 6.5.References -- Part 3. Lesser and Sub Himalayan Sequence -- Chapter 7. Lithostratigraphy, Petrography and Metamorphism of the Lesser Himalayan Sequence -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2.Lithostratigraphyand petrography -- 7.2.1.Lower-LHS -- 7.2.2.Upper-LHS -- 7.2.3.Meta-igneous rocks -- 7.2.4. Along-strike variation in the LHS lithostratigraphy -- 7.3.Metamorphism -- 7.3.1.Lower-LHS -- 7.3.2.Upper-LHS -- 7.3.3.Tectonic implications -- 7.4.Conclusion -- 7.5.References -- Chapter 8. Sedimentary and Structural Evolution of the Himalayan Foreland Basin -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Overall geometry of the outer Himalayan domain -- 8.2.1.Forelandbasin geometry -- 8.2.2. Incorporation of the foreland basin into the range: a typical thin-skinnedthrust belt structure -- 8.3.Themain forelandsediments features -- 8.3.1. Present-day foothill sediments and morphology -- 8.3.2. Sedimentary facies of the Neogene Siwalik foreland basin deposits -- 8.3.3.Evolutionof sources -- 8.3.4. Evolution of environmental conditions -- 8.4. Evolution of the outer Himalayan domain: geodynamics and external processes control -- 8.4.1. Critical tectonic wedge, tectonic and surface processes velocity -- 8.4.2. Processes controlling the evolution of the foreland basin -- 8.5.Conclusion -- 8.6.References -- Conclusion -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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Himalaya, dynamics of a giant 1 : Geodynamic setting of the Himalayan range / / Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard
| Himalaya, dynamics of a giant 1 : Geodynamic setting of the Himalayan range / / Rodolphe Cattin, Jean-Luc Epard |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 pages) |
| Disciplina | 915.49604 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geophysics
Geology Science |
| ISBN |
1-394-22858-9
1-394-22856-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tributes -- Foreword -- Preface. From Research to Education: The Example of the Seismology at School in Nepal Program -- Part 1. Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Tibet -- Chapter 1. Plate Reconstructions and Mantle Dynamics Leading to the India-Asia Collision -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The India-Asia convergence and the age of the collision -- 1.2.1.The India-Asia convergence -- 1.2.2. The age of the India-Asia collision -- 1.3. Plate collision configurations -- 1.3.1. Reconstructing lost continental margins -- 1.3.2. Alternative collision configurations -- 1.4. Reconstruction of the Neotethys Ocean closure dynamic -- 1.4.1. Number of subduction accommodating the Neotethys closure -- 1.4.2. Location of the Intraoceanic subduction zone and associated arc -- 1.4.3. Driving forces of the India-Asia convergence during Neotethys closure -- 1.5.Conclusion -- 1.6.References -- Chapter 2. Building the Tibetan Plateau During the Collision Between the India and Asia Plates -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.Present-dayTibetan crustal deformation -- 2.2.1. GPS velocity field and focal mechanisms in Tibet -- 2.2.2. Surface motions and deformation due to Indian indentation -- 2.3. Tibetan lithospheric mantle subduction during collision -- 2.3.1. Imaging ongoing subduction beneath Tibet -- 2.3.2. Imaging subduction of lithospheric Tibetan mantle during the collision -- 2.3.3. Volcanism in Tibet showing the subduction of lithospheric Asian mantle during the early collision -- 2.4. Modeling the Tibetan plateau formation during the indentation of the Indiancontinent intoAsia -- 2.4.1. Analogue modeling of the Tibetan lithosphere subduction duringthe indentationof India -- 2.4.2. Numerical modeling of Asian thickening and extrusion during the subduction of a continental-oceanic plate -- 2.5.Conclusion.
2.6.References -- Chapter 3. The Major Thrust Faults and Shear Zones -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2.Some basic concepts -- 3.3.Main faults andshear zones -- 3.3.1. South Tibetan detachment system (STDS) -- 3.3.2.MainCentral thrust (MCT) -- 3.3.3. Main Boundary thrust (MBT) -- 3.3.4.MainFrontal thrust (MFT) -- 3.3.5. Main Himalayan thrust (MHT), continental megathrust -- 3.4.Tectonicmodels -- 3.4.1. Fold-and-thrust belt versus channel flow -- 3.4.2.Coeval slip along theSTDSand theMCT -- 3.5.Conclusion -- 3.6.References -- Part 2. Along Strike Variations -- Chapter 4. Seismological Imaging and Current Seismicity of the Himalayan Arc -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Imagingby elasticwaves -- 4.2.1.Active seismics -- 4.2.2.Passive seismics -- 4.2.3. Tomographic imaging for bulk properties -- 4.2.4.Wave reflections and conversions for interfaces -- 4.3. Exploring the Central Himalaya along cross-sections -- 4.3.1.Field experiments -- 4.3.2. Main interfaces -- 4.3.3.Where do subducted plates go? -- 4.4.Lateral variations -- 4.4.1. Lateral ramps on the MHT, along-arcMoho variations -- 4.4.2. Segmentation of the India plate lithosphere -- 4.4.3.Thewestern andeastern syntaxes -- 4.5.Current seismicity of theHimalaya -- 4.5.1. Earthquake detection, location and activity -- 4.5.2. Seismicity of the Himalaya: an incomplete patchwork -- 4.5.3.Seismicity of theHimalaya:main features -- 4.6.Conclusion -- 4.7.References -- Chapter 5. Gravity Observations and Models Along the Himalayan Arc -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Methods -- 5.2.1. Measurements -- 5.2.2.Corrections -- 5.2.3.Anomalies -- 5.3. Isostasy -- 5.3.1.Local compensation -- 5.3.2.Regional compensation -- 5.3.3.Effectiveelastic thickness -- 5.4.Flexure of the Indianplate -- 5.4.1. Gravity anomaly across the Himalayan belt -- 5.4.2. Along-strike variation between Nepal and Bhutan -- 5.5. Satellite data contribution. 5.5.1.Gravitymeasurements fromspace -- 5.5.2. Towards a three-dimensional image -- 5.6.Conclusion -- 5.7.References -- Chapter 6. Topographic and Thermochronologic Constraints on the Himalayan Décollement Geometry -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Methods -- 6.2.1. Quantitative geomorphic analysis -- 6.2.2. Measures of erosion at different timescales: cosmogenic nuclides and thermochronology -- 6.2.3. From exhumation to kinematics: thermo-kinematic models -- 6.3.Regional case studies -- 6.3.1.CentralHimalaya-Nepal -- 6.4.Discussion -- 6.4.1. Constraints on MHT geometry and kinematics at different timescales -- 6.4.2.Nature and evolutionof rampson theMHT -- 6.4.3. Evidence for out-of-sequence thrusting? -- 6.4.4.Lateral segmentationof theMHT -- 6.5.Conclusion -- 6.6.References -- Part 3. Focus -- Chapter 7. Application of Near-surface Geophysical Methods for Imaging Active Faults in the Himalaya -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Near-surface geophysics -- 7.2.1. Geophysical methods for fault mapping -- 7.2.2. Case study data and inversion technique -- 7.3. Geophysical results of case study from south Bhutan -- 7.3.1.Electrical resistivity tomography -- 7.3.2.Seismic tomography -- 7.3.3.Micro-gravity -- 7.4. Implications of near-surface geophysical findings -- 7.4.1.Subsurface imaging -- 7.4.2.Overthrustingslip rate assessment -- 7.4.3. Deformation at the topographic front -- 7.5.Conclusion -- 7.6.References -- Chapter 8. Overview of Hydrothermal Systems in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Measurement methods -- 8.2.1.Explorationapproach -- 8.2.2.Thermal springwatermeasurements -- 8.2.3. CO2 flux and radonfluxmeasurements -- 8.2.4. Carbon content and isotopic composition measurements -- 8.3. Summary of results at the hydrothermal sites in the Nepal Himalaya -- 8.3.1. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Far-Western Nepal. 8.3.2. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Mid-Western Nepal -- 8.3.3. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Western Nepal -- 8.3.4. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Central Nepal -- 8.3.5. Overview of hydrothermal sites in Eastern Nepal -- 8.3.6. Overview of hydrothermal sites in the MFT zone -- 8.4.Conclusion -- 8.5.References -- Conclusion -- Rodolphe CATTIN and Jean-Luc EPARD of Authors -- Index -- Summaries of other volumes -- EULA. |
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Iceland within the Northern Atlantic . Volume 2 Interactions between volcanoes and glaciers / / edited by Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoe
| Iceland within the Northern Atlantic . Volume 2 Interactions between volcanoes and glaciers / / edited by Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Wiley-ISTE, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 pages) |
| Disciplina | 554.912 |
| Collana | Geoscience, Lithosphere-Asthenosphere interactions |
| Soggetto topico |
Geology - Iceland
Volcanoes - Iceland Glaciers - Iceland |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Geology
Science |
| ISBN |
1-119-85087-8
1-119-85089-4 1-119-85088-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Young Icelandic Volcanism and its Implications -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Icelandic magma series -- 1.2.1. Lava types -- 1.2.2. Geochemical diversity of young Icelandic basalts and their sources -- 1.2.3. Some geochemical constraints concerning the origin and geodynamic evolution of Iceland -- 1.3. Central volcanoes and active fissural systems -- 1.3.1. Central volcanoes -- 1.3.2. Fissural volcanism and subaerial lava flows -- 1.3.3. Hydromagmatism -- 1.4. Volcanic hazards in Iceland -- 1.4.1. Hazards related to lava flows -- 1.4.2. Hazards related to explosions and gas emissions -- 1.4.3. Jökulhlaups and associated hazards -- 1.4.4. Icelandic dust: a consequence of volcanism -- 1.5. References -- 2. Volcanism and Glaciations: Forcings and Chronometers -- 2.1. Subglacial volcanic landforms -- 2.1.1. Subglacial isolated volcanoes or tuyas -- 2.1.2. Hyaloclastite ridges or tindar -- 2.2. Volcanism, deglaciation and climate -- 2.2.1. General features: deglaciation, discharge and partial melting -- 2.2.2. Deglaciation and climate feedback -- 2.3. The hypothesis of a link between volcanism and climate and its test by dating -- 2.3.1. The K-Ar chronometer -- 2.3.2. The combination of K-Ar and 40Ar/39Ar methods for dating Icelandic volcanism -- 2.3.3. A link between volcanism and climate according to K-Ar ages? -- 2.3.4. A rhyolitic volcanism synchronous with deglaciations? -- 2.4. References -- 3. Cenozoic Evolution of Iceland and the Cryosphere -- 3.1. Ice ages and the opening of the Atlantic -- 3.1.1. The Middle and Final Miocene cooling -- 3.1.2. The acceleration of the Middle Pliocene -- 3.1.3. The Middle Pleistocene Transition -- 3.1.4. The initiation of thermohaline circulation -- 3.2. Iceland's Quaternary glaciations.
3.2.1. Conditions for the development and functioning of ice caps -- 3.2.2. Glacio-isostasy -- 3.2.3. Icelandic data -- 3.2.4. The Icelandic record -- 3.3. The last glacial episode and its deglaciation -- 3.3.1. The Weichselian -- 3.3.2. The Last Glacial Maximum -- 3.3.3. Deglaciation and the Holocene -- 3.4. Iceland today, its climate and vegetation -- 3.4.1. The climate -- 3.4.2. Ocean circulation and climate -- 3.4.3. Soil, people and climate -- 3.4.4. Soils and erosion -- 3.5. References -- Conclusion -- References -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1 -- EULA. |
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Magnetic Records of Extreme Geological Events
| Magnetic Records of Extreme Geological Events |
| Autore | Eric Font |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (86 p.) |
| Collana | Frontiers Research Topics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
rock magnetism
Geology paleomagnetism Geophysics extreme events |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
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Observing the Volcano World [[electronic resource] ] : Volcano Crisis Communication / / edited by Carina J. Fearnley, Deanne K. Bird, Katharine Haynes, William J. McGuire, Gill Jolly
| Observing the Volcano World [[electronic resource] ] : Volcano Crisis Communication / / edited by Carina J. Fearnley, Deanne K. Bird, Katharine Haynes, William J. McGuire, Gill Jolly |
| Autore | Fearnley Carina J |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer Nature, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XV, 771 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Collana | Advances in Volcanology, An Official Book Series of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural disasters
Geology Environmental management Communication Natural Hazards Environmental Management Communication Studies |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Earth sciences
Natural disasters Geology Environmental management Communication |
| ISBN | 3-319-44097-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Bill McGuire -- Volcano Crisis Communication: Challenges and Solutions in the 21st Century -- Volcanic Gases: Silent Killers -- The Communication and Risk Management of Volcanic Ballistic Hazards -- Part One Summary: Adapting Warnings for Volcanic Hazards -- Part II: Gill Jolly -- Volcanic Unrest and Hazard Communication in Long Valley Volcanic Region, California -- Organisational Response to the 2007 Ruapehu Crater Lake Dam-Break Lahar in New Zealand: Use of Communication in Creating an Effective Response -- Social Representation of Human Resettlement Associated with Risk from Volcán de Colima, Mexico -- Part Two Summary: Observing Volcanic Crises -- Part III: Deanne Bird and Kat Haynes -- Communicating Information on Eruptions and Their Impacts from the Earliest Times Until the Late Twentieth Century -- “There’s no Plastic in Our Volcano”: A Story About Losing and Finding a Path to Participatory Volcanic Risk Management in Colombia -- Challenges of Volcanic Crises on Small Islands States -- Living with an Active Volcano: Informal and Community Learning for Preparedness in South of Japan -- Part Three Summary: Communicating into the Future. Volcanic Crisis Communication: Where Do We Go from Here?. |
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Petroleum geology and exploration of the Bongor Basin / / Lirong Dou, Kunye Xiao, Jingchun Wang
| Petroleum geology and exploration of the Bongor Basin / / Lirong Dou, Kunye Xiao, Jingchun Wang |
| Autore | Dou Lirong |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 486 pages) |
| Disciplina | 553.28 |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum - Geology - Chad - Bongor
Petroleum - Prospecting - Chad - Bongor |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Fossil Fuels
Geophysics Earth Sciences Geology, Stratigraphic Geology Technology & Engineering Science |
| ISBN | 981-19-2673-5 |
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| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Regional geological characteristics of the Central Africa Rift System -- Chapter 3. Structural Characteristics of the Bongor Basin -- Chapter 4. Strata and Reservoir-cap Assemblages of Lower Cretaceous -- Chapter 5. Reservoir Characteristics of Basement -- Chapter 6. Source Rock and Hydrocarbon Geochemical Characteristics -- Chapter 7. Reservoir Geological Characteristics -- Chapter 8. Seismic Reservoir Prediction Techniques -- Chapter 9. Reservoir Comprehensive Logging Evaluation Techniques. |
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