Planetary surface processes
"Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights...
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| 格式: | 電子 電子書 |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| 叢編: | Cambridge planetary science series ;
13. |
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| 在線閱讀: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| 總結: | "Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting the velocity of a river are dependent on gravity: traditional geomorphology textbooks fail to take this into account. This textbook is a one-stop source of information on planetary surface processes, providing readers with the necessary background to interpret new data from NASA, ESA and other space missions. Based on a course taught by the author at the University of Arizona for 25 years, it is aimed at advanced students, and is also an invaluable resource for researchers, professional planetary scientists and space-mission engineers"-- |
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| 實物描述: | xix, 500 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). |
| 參考書目: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |