Introduction to Geophysics Global Physical Fields and Processes in the Earth
This textbook on geophysics is a translated and revised editon from its third German edition Einführung in die Geophysik - Globale physikalische Felder und Prozesse in der Erde. Explaining the technical terminology, it introduces students and the interested scientific public to the physics of the Ea...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Fundamentals of geophysics, the Earth in the universe, its material composition, and its internal structure
- Radioactive decay and rock ages
- Earthquakes and Earth's structure
- Gravity field and figure of the Earth
- Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere
- Earth's heat and temperature field