Geohistory
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-16595-8 (ISBN)
1 Geohistory as a Discipline.- 2 The Earth as a Planet in the Solar System.- 2.1 Pre-Solar History.- 2.2 Condensation Theory - From Nebular Gas to Crystal Particles.- 2.3 Moon, Meteorites, and Other Planets - The Key to an Understanding of Early Geohistory.- 3 Evolution of the Earth.- 3.1 The Driving Force Behind the Earth's Evolution.- 3.2 Composition of the Earth - The Meteorite Analogy.- 3.3 The Layered Structure of the Earth.- 3.4 Formation of the Layered Structure.- 3.5 The Time of Core Formation, Based on Pb Isotopic Ratio Data.- 3.6 Mantle Differentiation.- 3.7 The Age of the Mantle.- 3.8 Origin and Evolution of the Atmosphere and Oceans.- 3.9 The Primordial Mantle and the Differentiated Mantle.- 4 Changes in the Earth's Crust.- 4.1 Rock Magnetism and Paleomagnetism.- 4.2 Ocean Floor Spreading, Continental Drift, and Plate Tectonics.- 4.3 Exchange of Material Between the Mantle and the Earth's Crust.- 4.4 Geochronology.- 5 Man and Geohistory.- 5.1 Bolide Impacts: Mass Extinction of Life?.- 5.2 The Fate of Radioactive Waste - The Oklo Phenomenon.- 5.3 Epilog.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.4.1987 |
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| Übersetzer | Judy Wakabayashi |
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 166 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 296 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| Schlagworte | air pollution and air quality • Atmosphere • Erdgeschichte • Evolution • Formation • Gas • geoscience • magnetism • Plate Tectonics • radioactive waste • Solar System • Tectonics • Water Quality and Water Pollution |
| ISBN-10 | 3-540-16595-9 / 3540165959 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-540-16595-8 / 9783540165958 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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