A dictionary of earth sciences

Covers topics such as climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology. Includes entries on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, wind strength scales, material, temporal, and chronostratigraphic units, geologic,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Allaby, Michael
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Edition3rd ed. /
SeriesOxford paperback reference.
Subjects
Earth sciences > Dictionaries.
Englisch.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780199211944
9781615837588
9780191726613
Physical Description1 online zdroj (654 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; CONTRIBUTORS AND ADVISERS; A DICTIONARY OF EARTH SCIENCES: A-Z; APPENDICES; A. Stratigraphic Units as defined in the North American Stratigraphic Code, 1983; B. Time Scales; C. Wind Strength; D. SI Units, Conversions, and Multiples; E. List of Useful Websites (web-linked); BIBLIOGRAPHY

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