The asteroid impact connection of planetary evolution : with special reference to large Precambrian and Australian impacts / / Andrew Y. Glikson |
Autore | Glikson A. Y |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.44 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in earth sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Asteroids - Collisions with Earth
Impact craters |
ISBN | 94-007-6328-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. A paradigm shift in Earth science -- 2. Encounters in space -- 3. Lunar impacts and the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) in the Earth-Moon system -- 4. Impact cratering and ejecta dynamics -- 5. Identification of impact structures -- 6. Impact ejecta and fallout units -- 7. Extraterrestrial geochemical, isotopic and mineralogical signatures -- 8. Precambrian asteroid impacts -- 9. Very large impact structures -- 10. Asteroid impact clusters and isotopic age peaks -- 11. Australian large asteroid impact and possible impact structures -- 12. Impacts and mass extinctions -- 13. Uniformitarian models and the role of asteroid impacts in Earth evolution -- 14. The current danger -- Index. |
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Glikson A. Y | ||
Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 | ||
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Dune Worlds : How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes / / by Ralph D. Lorenz, James R. Zimbelman |
Autore | Lorenz Ralph D |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (311 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.375 |
Collana | Geophysical Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astrophysics Geotechnical engineering Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences Popular Science in Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-540-89725-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Dune Physics -- Dune Trafficability – soil mechanics, effects on mobility on Earth, Mars and elsewhere -- Earth -- Mars -- Titan -- Elsewhere -- Field Studies - Overview -- Laboratory Studies -- Computer Models -- Conclusions. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910298384403321 |
Lorenz Ralph D | ||
Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
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Harvesting the biosphere : what we have taken from nature / / Vaclav Smil |
Autore | Smil Vaclav |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.95 |
Soggetto topico |
Biomass
Biosphere Natural resources - Accounting Environmental auditing |
Soggetto non controllato | ENVIRONMENT/General |
ISBN |
0-262-31227-1
1-283-93888-X 0-262-31226-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; I The Earth's Biomass: Stores, Productivity, Harvests; 1 Biomass: Definitions and Compositions; 2 Biomass Stores: Means and Extremes; 3 Biomass Productivities; 4 Phytomass Harvests; 5 Zoomass Harvests; 6 Land Cover and Productivity Changes; II History of the Harvests: From Foraging to Globalization; 7 The Evolution of Foraging; 8 Crops and Animals; 9 Biomass Fuels and Raw Materials; III Adding Up the Claims: Harvests, Losses, and Trends; 10 Changing Land Cover and Land Use; 11 Harvesting the Biosphere; 12 Long-Term Trends and Possible Worlds; Scientific Units and Prefixes
ReferencesSubject Index; Species Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786017803321 |
Smil Vaclav | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 | ||
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Innovation in near-Surface Geophysics : Instrumentation, Application, and Data Processing Methods / / edited by Raffaele Persico, Salvatore Piro, Neil Linford |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 518 pages). : illustrations |
Disciplina | 550 |
Soggetto topico |
Geophysics - Data processing
Geophysics - Methodology Ground penetrating radar Planets - Surfaces |
ISBN | 0-12-812430-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583327703321 |
Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , 2019 | ||
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Landscapes on the edge : new horizons for research on Earth's surface / / Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.13072 |
Soggetto topico |
Landscapes
Land use Climatic changes |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-14025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460143803321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 | ||
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Landscapes on the edge : new horizons for research on Earth's surface / / Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.13072 |
Soggetto topico |
Landscapes
Land use Climatic changes |
ISBN |
0-309-15268-2
0-309-14025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The importance of Earth surface processes -- Grand challenges in Earth surface processes -- Four high-priority research initiatives in Earth surface processes -- Mechanisms for developing initiatives and sustaining growth in Earth surface processes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787155003321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 | ||
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Landscapes on the edge : new horizons for research on Earth's surface / / Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (180 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.13072 |
Soggetto topico |
Landscapes
Land use Climatic changes |
ISBN |
0-309-15268-2
0-309-14025-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The importance of Earth surface processes -- Grand challenges in Earth surface processes -- Four high-priority research initiatives in Earth surface processes -- Mechanisms for developing initiatives and sustaining growth in Earth surface processes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828085103321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2010 | ||
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Planetary conditions at the Hadean and Archean transition [[electronic resource] ] : possible scenarios for the origin of life / / Julio Valdivia-Silva ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (102 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Valdivia-SilvaJulio |
Collana |
Earth sciences in the 21st century
Space science, exploration and policies |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution Planets - Origin Planets - Surfaces Geology, Stratigraphic - Archaean |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62081-488-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452874803321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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Planetary conditions at the Hadean and Archean transition [[electronic resource] ] : possible scenarios for the origin of life / / Julio Valdivia-Silva ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (102 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Valdivia-SilvaJulio |
Collana |
Earth sciences in the 21st century
Space science, exploration and policies |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution Planets - Origin Planets - Surfaces Geology, Stratigraphic - Archaean |
ISBN | 1-62081-488-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779786603321 |
New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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Planetary conditions at the Hadean and Archean transition [[electronic resource] ] : possible scenarios for the origin of life / / Julio Valdivia-Silva ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (102 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Valdivia-SilvaJulio |
Collana |
Earth sciences in the 21st century
Space science, exploration and policies |
Soggetto topico |
Life - Origin
Molecular evolution Planets - Origin Planets - Surfaces Geology, Stratigraphic - Archaean |
ISBN | 1-62081-488-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- PLANETARY CONDITIONS AT THE HADEAN AND ARCHEAN TRANSITION: POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR THE ORIGIN OF LIFE -- PLANETARY CONDITIONS AT THE HADEAN AND ARCHEAN TRANSITION: POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR THE ORIGIN OF LIFE -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2: HADEAN EARTH -- 2.1. TEMPORAL LIMITS -- 2.2. MAGMA OCEAN -- 2.3. LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT -- 2.4. REDOX STATE OF THE PRIMITIVE MANTLE -- 2.5. PRIMITIVE LITHOSPHERE -- 2.6. PLATE TECTONICS AND MINERAL EVOLUTION -- Chapter 3: GEOPHYSICAL ASPECTS OF EARTH'S PRIMITIVE OUTER LAYERS -- 3.1. INTRODUCTION -- 3.2. THE YOUNG FAINT SUN PARADOX -- 3.3. THE EARTH'S EARLY MAGNETOSPHERE -- 3.4. COSMIC RAYS AND THE EARLY EARTH -- 3.5. HYDROSPHERE -- 3.6. ATMOSPHERE -- Chapter 4: THE CHEMICAL APPROACH TO THE ORIGIN OF LIFE -- 4.1. THE HETEROTROPHIC HYPOTHESIS -- 4.2. AUTOTROPHIC HYPOTHESIS -- 4.3. ENERGY AND MATTER ON EARLY EARTH -- 4.3.1. Energy Sources of Early Earth -- 4.3.2. Organic Matter Sources -- 4.4. STABILITY OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE PRIMITIVE EARTH -- 4.5. CHEMICAL COMPONENTS IN CONTEMPORARY LIFE -- 4.6. PREBIOTIC CHEMISTRY -- 4.6.1. The Oparin-Haldane Hypothesis -- 4.6.2. Simulated Experiments -- 4.6.3. RNA World -- 4.6.4. Thioester World -- 4.6.5. Pre-Rna World -- 4.6.6. Clay Theory -- 4.6.7. Thermal Vents -- 4.7. THE OPTICAL ACTIVITY PROBLEM -- 4.8. REMARKS -- Chapter 5: PRE-CELLULAR SYSTEMS AND FIRST ORGANISMS -- 5.1. EARLIEST FOSSILS AND PALEONTOLOGY -- Chapter 6: DISCUSSION -- REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENT ENERGY SOURCES -- WHEN AND WHERE LIFE ORIGINATED ON EARTH? -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2011 | ||
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