Key Features:
The most authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences in a single volume
- Sold over 38,000 in previous editions
- Over 6,000 entries
- Compiled by a team of specialist contributors
- Broad coverage of climatology, geology, oceanography, volcanology, petrology, geochemistry, planetary science, statistics, palaeontology, and geophysics
- Appendices include wind strengths and time scales
Description:
Compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, this authoritative dictionary has been substantially updated for this reissue. It is essential reference for all students of the subject, especially those on interdisciplinary courses.
The 6,000 entries provide broad coverage of climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, petrology, and volcanology. There are entries on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, and substantial updating in palaeontology, mineralogy, and geophysics.
The most authoritative and wide-ranging dictionary of earth sciences in a single volume
- Sold over 38,000 in previous editions
- Over 6,000 entries
- Compiled by a team of specialist contributors
- Broad coverage of climatology, geology, oceanography, volcanology, petrology, geochemistry, planetary science, statistics, palaeontology, and geophysics
- Appendices include wind strengths and time scales
Description:
Compiled with the help of a team of specialist contributors, this authoritative dictionary has been substantially updated for this reissue. It is essential reference for all students of the subject, especially those on interdisciplinary courses.
The 6,000 entries provide broad coverage of climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, petrology, and volcanology. There are entries on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, and substantial updating in palaeontology, mineralogy, and geophysics.