Advances in Earth Science: Contributions to the International Conference on the Earth Sciences MIT September 1964 - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0262080230 ISBN 13 : 9780262080231

Editeur : The MIT Press, 1966

Synopsis

Advances in Earth Science is a major book on geophysics presented in a form that is understandable to nonspecialist. Yet, since theoretical treatments form the bases of this work, it should prove a valuable addition to every geophysical library of importance as well.

Contributors
Leo Goldberg (Harvard University), Gerard O. Kuiper (University of Arizona), Ludwik F. B. Biermann (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik und Astrophysik), Edward N. Lorenz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Arnt Eliassen (University of Ohio), A. M. Obukhov (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Moscow), Gustaf Arrhenius (University of California, La Jolla), Henry M. Stommel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Walter H. Munk (University of California, La Jolla), Gordon J. F. MacDonald (University of California, Los Angeles), Frank Press (California Institute of Technology), A. E. Ringwood (Australian National University), Francis Birch (Harvard University), G. J. Wasserburg (California Institute of Technology), Walter M. Elsasser (Princeton University)

Most of the articles attempt to treat the earth as a whole system, thereby permitting the examination of the interrelationships between the various layers of the earth and its outer environment. The subject matter is divided up into large- versus smaller-scale phenomena both in space and time, giving continuity to the studies and to their theoretical treatment.

The beginning chapters deal with the sun, solar planetary relationship, and an examination of the large-scale motions of the atmosphere. More detailed discussions of meteorological phenomena such as fronts, cyclones, and atmospheric turbulence follow. A similar pattern is repeated in the arrangement of papers reporting on the dynamics of oceans: first, large-scale oceanic circulation, then, the coupling of waves, tides, and finally, the fluctuations of the sea level.

The papers on solid earth consider such major problems as mantle convection. The mechanical properties of the deep earth are demonstrated by the response of the earth's figure to disturbance of its gravitational equilibrium that results from a change of its speed of rotation. Recent advances in seismology present new information on the changes at shallower depths. Then, the constitution of the earth's interior is reexamined in the light of new research on high-pressure phases and more extensive heat flow data.

The book records the proceedings of the International Conference on the Earth Sciences at M.I.T. in 1964.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The MIT Press
• Date d'édition: 1966
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0262080230
• ISBN 13: 9780262080231
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 502
• Éditeur: Hurley Patrick M.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible