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Adventures In Volcanoland - What Volcanoes Tell Us About The World And Ourselves (Paperback): Tamsin Mather Adventures In Volcanoland - What Volcanoes Tell Us About The World And Ourselves (Paperback)
Tamsin Mather
R450 R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Save R48 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and religious roles they have played in the minds of those living around them at different times throughout history, and the science behind their formation and eruptions.

Volcanoes help to make and shape our world, bursting forth from inside of the earth and, in many places, looming over us. Present since the earth's beginning they continue to maintain its life support systems and, their extraordinary chemistry may even have created the ingredients needed for life to kick start.

In some places volcanoes are even beginning to provide us with part of the energy we need to curb our use of fossil fuels. They have fascinated humans for millennia, their eruptions charted throughout history, seeming to show us how the earth has been living, breathing and changing for billions of years.

Why exactly are these geological mammoths found where they are? What can they teach us about our environment, the Anthropocene and the ecological disaster that is climate change? Are there volcanoes on other planets, and what might they tell us about whether we could one day live there if we exhaust our own habitat? How can we predict if or when volcanoes might explode?

Adventures in Volcanoland is an enthralling mix of travel, science and environmental writing for fans of Robert MacFarlane and Raynor Winn.

The Buried City - Unearthing The Real Pompeii (Paperback): Gabriel Zuchtriegel The Buried City - Unearthing The Real Pompeii (Paperback)
Gabriel Zuchtriegel
R470 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R100 (21%) Pre-order

This is Pompeii, as you've never seen it before.

In this revelatory history, Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the new secrets of Pompeii. Over the last few years, a vast stretch of the city has been excavated for the first time. Now, drawing on these astonishing discoveries, The Buried City reveals the untold human stories that are at last emerging.

Pompeii is a world frozen in time. There are unmade beds, dishes left drying, tools abandoned by workmen, bodies embracing with love and fear. And alongside the remnants of everyday life, there are captivating works of art: lifelike portraits, exquisite frescos and mosaics, and the extraordinary sculpture of a sleeping boy, curled up under a blanket that's too small.

The Buried City reconstructs the catastrophe that destroyed Pompeii on 24 August 79 CE, but it also offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the city as it was before: who lived here, what mattered to them, and what happened in their final hours. It offers us a vivid sense of Pompeii's continuing relevance, and proves that ancient history is much closer to us than we think.

Seismic While Drilling - Fundamentals of Drill-Bit Seismic for Exploration (Paperback, 2nd edition): F.B. Poletto, F. Miranda Seismic While Drilling - Fundamentals of Drill-Bit Seismic for Exploration (Paperback, 2nd edition)
F.B. Poletto, F. Miranda
R4,737 Discovery Miles 47 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Seismic While Drilling: Fundamentals of Drill-Bit Seismic for Exploration, 2nd edition, revised and extended gives a theoretical and practical introduction to seismic while drilling by using drill-bit noise. While drilling seismic methods using surface sources and downhole receivers are also analysed. The goal is to support the exploration geology with geophysical control of drilling, and to build a bridge between geophysicists involved in seismic while drilling, drillers and exploration geologists. This revised and extended edition includes new topics such as novel drilling technology, downhole communication, ground-force drill-bit measurement, SWD seismic interferometry, and fiber optic (DAS). A new section is dedicated to well placement and geosteering. Like the first edition, Seismic While Drilling, 2nd edition also includes examples of SWD analysis and application on real data.

Andean Structural Styles - A Seismic Atlas (Paperback): Gonzalo Zamora, Andres Mora Andean Structural Styles - A Seismic Atlas (Paperback)
Gonzalo Zamora, Andres Mora
R3,515 Discovery Miles 35 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Andean Structural Styles: A Seismic Atlas is a comprehensive reference illustrating the variability in structural styles and hydrocarbon traps that exist in the Andean chain. The Andean chain, stretching over more than 5,000 km (3,000 mi) from Venezuela to Argentina, contains a large number of sedimentary basins which have developed in a wide range of tectonic settings. Some of these basins are highly mature, with hydrocarbon production from Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentary sequences, while others are still underexplored. Andean Structural Styles: A Seismic Atlas covers topics including fold types, thrust faults, triangle zones, inversion structures, synorogenic deposits, and growth stratal geometries. These topics are illustrated by thirty-two seismic examples interpreted and uninterpreted, covering most of the Andean basins, and five chapters reviewing the structural styles of the Andes, the complexity of processing seismic in these settings, how analogue models help in the interpretation, and several outcrop analogues. This reference is invaluable to both hydrocarbon exploration of the Andes and researchers and students in the fields of exploration geology and structural geology. Also, those teaching structural geology and seismic interpretation will find a valuable resource with lots of uninterpreted seismic examples that can be used in their lectures.

Shipwrecks of the Volcano - The story of the 1902 Caribbean maritime disaster (Hardcover): Dominique Serafini Shipwrecks of the Volcano - The story of the 1902 Caribbean maritime disaster (Hardcover)
Dominique Serafini; Contributions by Cathy Salisbury, Jacques-Yves Imbert
R619 Discovery Miles 6 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Foundations of Modern Global Seismology (Paperback, 2nd edition): Charles J. Ammon, Aaron A. Velasco, Thorne Lay, Terry C.... Foundations of Modern Global Seismology (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Charles J. Ammon, Aaron A. Velasco, Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace
R3,083 Discovery Miles 30 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Modern Global Seismology, Second Edition, is a complete, self-contained primer on seismology, featuring extensive coverage of all related aspects-from observational data through prediction-and emphasizing the fundamental theories and physics governing seismic waves, both natural and anthropogenic. Based on thoroughly class-tested material, the text provides a unique perspective on Earth's large-scale internal structure and dynamic processes, particularly earthquake sources, and the application of theory to the dynamic processes of the earth's upper layer. This insightful new edition is designed for accessibility and comprehension for graduate students entering the field. Exploration seismologists will also find it an invaluable resource on topics such as elastic-wave propagation, seismic instrumentation, and seismogram analysis.

Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, and Campanian Volcanism (Paperback): Benedetto De Vivo, Harvey E Belkin, Giuseppe Rolandi Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, and Campanian Volcanism (Paperback)
Benedetto De Vivo, Harvey E Belkin, Giuseppe Rolandi
R3,744 Discovery Miles 37 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Vesuvius, Campi Flegrei, and Campanian Volcanism communicates the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on past and active volcanism in an area characterized by elevated risk due to high-density population. Eruptions, lahars and poisonous gas clouds have killed many thousands of people over recorded history, but volcanoes have given people some of the most fertile soil known in agriculture. The research presented in this book is useful for policymakers and researchers from these and other countries who are looking for risk assessment and volcanic evolution models they can apply to similar situations around the world. Naples and its surrounding area, in particular, the area situated between Vesuvius and the Campi Flegrei volcanic area has a population in excess of 4 million people. The volcanic areas that have similarly large populations in proximity to dormant, but hazardous volcanoes, i.e., Indonesia and Central America can also benefit from this work.

Volcanology: An Introduction (Hardcover): Easton Nicholson Volcanology: An Introduction (Hardcover)
Easton Nicholson
R3,199 R2,896 Discovery Miles 28 960 Save R303 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Volcanic Ash - Hazard Observation (Paperback): Shona MacKie, Kathy Cashman, Hugo Ricketts, Alison Rust, Matt Watson Volcanic Ash - Hazard Observation (Paperback)
Shona MacKie, Kathy Cashman, Hugo Ricketts, Alison Rust, Matt Watson
R3,228 R3,024 Discovery Miles 30 240 Save R204 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volcanic Ash: Hazard Observation presents an introduction followed by four sections, each on a separate topic and each containing chapters from an internationally renowned pool of authors. The introduction provides a volcanological context for ash generation that sets the stage for the development and interpretation of techniques presented in subsequent sections. The book begins with an examination of the methods to characterize ash deposits on the ground, as ash deposits on the ground have generally experienced some atmospheric transport. This section will also cover basic information on ash morphology, density, and refractive index, all parameters required to understand and analyze assumptions made for both in situ measurements and remote sensing ash inversion techniques. Sections two, three, and four focus on methods for observing volcanic ash in the atmosphere using ground-based, airborne, and spaceborne instruments respectively. Throughout the book, the editors showcase not only the interdisciplinary nature of the volcanic ash problem, but also the challenges and rewards of interdisciplinary endeavors. Additionally, by bringing together a broad perspective on volcanic ash studies, the book not only ties together ground-, air-, academic, and applied approaches to the volcanic ash problem, but also engages with other scientific communities interested in particulate transport.

The Seismic Cycle - From Observation to Modeling (Hardcover): F Rolandone The Seismic Cycle - From Observation to Modeling (Hardcover)
F Rolandone
R3,808 Discovery Miles 38 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The study of the seismic cycle has many applications, from the study of faulting to the estimation of seismic hazards. It must be considered at different timescales, from that of an earthquake, the co-seismic phase (a few seconds), the post seismic phase (from months to dozens of years) and the inter-seismic phase (from dozens to hundreds of years), up to cumulative deformations due to several seismic cycles (from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands of years). The Seismic Cycle uses many different tools to approach its subject matter, from short-term geodesic, such as GPS and InSAR, and seismological observations to long-term tectonic, geomorphological, morphotectonic observations, including those related to paleoseismology. Various modeling tools such as analog experiences, experimental approaches and mechanical modeling are also examined. Different tectonic contexts are considered when engaging with the seismic cycle, from continental strike-slip faults to subduction zones such as the Chilean, Mexican and Ecuadorian zones. The interactions between the seismic cycle and magmatism in rifts and interactions with erosion in mountain chains are also discussed.

Ring of Fire - An Encyclopedia of the Pacific Rim's Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes (Hardcover): Bethany D Rinard... Ring of Fire - An Encyclopedia of the Pacific Rim's Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Volcanoes (Hardcover)
Bethany D Rinard Hinga
R3,250 Discovery Miles 32 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The author examines natural disasters around the Pacific Rim throughout history together with scientific data context to produce enlightening-and highly readable-entries. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan's coast, triggering a powerful tsunami. The massive destruction that resulted proved that not even sophisticated, industrialized nations are immune from nature's fury. Written to take some of the mystery out of the earth's behavior, this encyclopedia chronicles major natural disasters that have occurred around the Pacific Rim, an area nicknamed the "Ring of Fire" because of the volatile earth that lies above and below. The encyclopedia offers descriptions of deadly earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis through time. The entries provide in-depth information that promotes an understanding of the structure of the earth and earth processes and shares the insights of scientists whose work helps clarify the causes and effects of these cataclysmic events. At the same time, the work examines how the people and cultures of the Pacific Rim view this active part of the earth, how they live with the threat of disaster, and how they have been affected by major events that have occurred. Readers will come away with a holistic view of what is known, how this knowledge was gained, and what its implications may be. Features approximately 100 alphabetically arranged entries with insights into specific disasters, technology, key geographic features of the area, significant people, cultural beliefs, and more Includes a general introduction and overview of the geography and tectonic activity in the Pacific Rim countries Offers both historical and scientific information Explains complex natural phenomena and scientific concepts using nontechnical language and clear illustrations Provides relevant cross-references to related topics as well as to articles, books, and websites that offer further information

Encyclopedia of Seismic Waves (Hardcover): Agnes Nolan Encyclopedia of Seismic Waves (Hardcover)
Agnes Nolan
R3,182 R2,879 Discovery Miles 28 790 Save R303 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Polar Seismology - Advances and Impact (Hardcover): Masaki Kanao Polar Seismology - Advances and Impact (Hardcover)
Masaki Kanao
R3,309 Discovery Miles 33 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quantum Physics Basic Principles - Discover the Most Mind Blowing Theories That Govern the Universe and the World Around Us... Quantum Physics Basic Principles - Discover the Most Mind Blowing Theories That Govern the Universe and the World Around Us (Hardcover)
Loew Kaufmann
R854 R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Save R116 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Earthquake Engineering (Hardcover): Agnes Nolan Handbook of Earthquake Engineering (Hardcover)
Agnes Nolan
R3,184 R2,882 Discovery Miles 28 820 Save R302 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Hardcover): Agnes Nolan Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (Hardcover)
Agnes Nolan
R3,223 R2,920 Discovery Miles 29 200 Save R303 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Seismic Hazards and Risk - Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa... Seismic Hazards and Risk - Select Proceedings of 7th ICRAGEE 2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
T. G. Sitharam, Sreevalsa Kolathayar, Mukat Lal Sharma
R6,378 Discovery Miles 63 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume presents select papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. The papers discuss advances in the fields of soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering. Some of the themes include seismic risk assessment, engineering seismology, wave propagation, remote sensing applications for geohazards,engineering vibrations, etc. A strong emphasis is placed on connecting academic research and field practice, with many examples, case studies, best practices, and discussions on performance based design. This volume will be of interest to researchers and practicing engineers alike.

When the Earth Roars - Lessons from the History of Earthquakes in Japan (Paperback): Gregory Smits When the Earth Roars - Lessons from the History of Earthquakes in Japan (Paperback)
Gregory Smits
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advances in earthquake-related safety technologies, the destructiveness of the magnitude 9 class earthquake and tsunami that struck the country on 3/11 raised profound questions about how societies can deal effectively with seismic hazards. This important book places the devastating earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster in historical perspective, examining conceptions of earthquakes since the seventeenth century, the diverse ways actual earthquakes and their aftermath played out, and their enduring social and scientific significance. By looking backward, Gregory Smits identifies future pitfalls to avoid and assesses the allocation of resources for dealing with future earthquake and tsunami disasters. He criticizes Japan's postwar quest for earthquake prediction and the concept of "characteristic" earthquakes. Smits argues that earthquakes are so chaotic as to be unpredictable, not only geologically but also in their social and cultural effects. Therefore, he contends, the best hope for future disaster mitigation is antiseismic engineering and flexible disaster-relief capabilities. As the first sustained historical analysis of destructive earthquakes and tsunamis, this book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Japan, natural disasters, seismology, and environmental history.

Volcano-Tectonic Processes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Valerio Acocella Volcano-Tectonic Processes (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Valerio Acocella
R4,640 Discovery Miles 46 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volcanoes have terrified and, at the same time, fascinated civilizations for thousands of years. Many aspects of volcanoes, most notably the eruptive processes and the compositional variations of magma, have been widely investigated for several decades and today constitute the core of any volcanology textbook. Nevertheless, in the last two decades, boosted by the availability of volcano monitoring data, there has been an increasing interest in the pre-eruptive processes related to the shallow accumulation and to the transfer of magma approaching the surface, as well as in the resulting structure of volcanoes. These are innovative and essential aspects of modern volcanology and, as driving volcanic unrest, their understanding also improves hazard assessment and eruption forecasting. So far, the significant progress made in unravelling these volcano-tectonic processes has not been supported by a comprehensive overview. This monograph aims at filling this gap, describing the pre-eruptive processes related to the structure, deformation and tectonics of volcanoes, at the local and regional scale, in any tectonic setting. The monograph is organized into three sections ("Fundamentals", "Magma migration towards the surface" and "The regional perspective"), consisting of thirteen chapters that are lavishly illustrated. The reader is accompanied in a journey within the volcano factory, discovering the processes associated with the shallow accumulation of magma and its transfer towards the surface, how these control the structure of volcanoes and their activity and, ultimately, improve our ability to estimate hazard and forecast eruption. The potential readership includes any academic, researcher and upper undergraduate student interested in volcanology, magma intrusions, structural geology, tectonics, geodesy, as well as geology and geophysics in general.

Volcanoes - Geological and Geophysical Setting, Theoretical Aspects and Numerical Modeling, Applications to Industry and Their... Volcanoes - Geological and Geophysical Setting, Theoretical Aspects and Numerical Modeling, Applications to Industry and Their Impact on the Human Health (Hardcover)
Gemma Aiello
R3,376 Discovery Miles 33 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Skuif - Die Evolusie Van Ons Wereld Vanaf Die Begin Van Lewe Tot In Die Toekoms (Afrikaans, Hardcover): Martin Ince Skuif - Die Evolusie Van Ons Wereld Vanaf Die Begin Van Lewe Tot In Die Toekoms (Afrikaans, Hardcover)
Martin Ince; Translated by Esta Grobler
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Skuif handel oor die evolusie van ons węreld vanaf die begin van lewe tot in die toekoms. Die boek gee ’n ongelooflike oorsig van elke tydperk in die aarde se tektoniese geskiedenis. Hierdie verstommende visuele voorstelling van die aarde se geologiese geskiedenis beskryf die verskuiwing van landmassas en die ontwikkeling van die kontinente soos ons dit vandag ken.

Met pragtige węreldkaarte en illustrasies wat die oorsprong van lewe uitbeeld en die aarde se moontlike toekoms vorspel, is Skuif die ideale gids tot ons planeet se geskiedenis. Martin Ince beskryf op toeganklike wyse wat die impak van geologiese veranderinge op die lewe op aarde is.

Introduction to Volcanic Seismology, Volume 6 (Paperback, 2nd edition): Vyacheslav M. Zobin Introduction to Volcanic Seismology, Volume 6 (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Vyacheslav M. Zobin
R4,903 Discovery Miles 49 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Volcanic seismology represents the main, and often the only, tool to forecast volcanic eruptions and to monitor the eruption process. This book describes the main types of seismic signals at volcanoes, their nature and spatial and temporal distributions at different stages of eruptive activity. Following from the success of the first edition, published in 2003, the second edition consists of 19 chapters including significant revision and five new chapters. Organized into four sections, the book begins with an introduction to the history and topic of volcanic seismology, discussing the theoretical and experimental models that were developed for the study of the origin of volcanic earthquakes. The second section is devoted to the study of volcano-tectonic earthquakes, giving the theoretical basis for their occurrence and swarms as well as case stories of volcano-tectonic activity associated with the eruptions at basaltic, andesitic, and dacitic volcanoes. There were 40 cases of volcanic eruptions at 20 volcanoes that occurred all over the world from 1910 to 2005, which are discussed. General regularities of volcano-tectonic earthquake swarms, their participation in the eruptive process, their source properties, and the hazard of strong volcano-tectonic earthquakes are also described. The third section describes the theoretical basis for the occurrence of eruption earthquakes together with the description of volcanic tremor, the seismic signals associated with pyroclastic flows, rockfalls and lahars, and volcanic explosions, long-period and very-long-period seismic signals at volcanoes, micro-earthquake swarms, and acoustic events. The final section discuss the mitigation of volcanic hazard and include the methodology of seismic monitoring of volcanic activity, the examples of forecasting of volcanic eruptions by seismic methods, and the description of seismic activity in the regions of dormant volcanoes.

This book will be essential for students and practitioners of volcanic seismology to understand the essential elements of volcanic eruptions.
Provides a comprehensive overview of seismic signals at different stages of volcano eruption.Discusses dozens of case histories from around the world to provide real-world applications.Illustrations accompany detailed descriptions of volcano eruptions alongside the theories involved.

Applied Geophysics with Case Studies on Environmental, Exploration and Engineering Geophysics (Hardcover): Ali Ismet Kanli Applied Geophysics with Case Studies on Environmental, Exploration and Engineering Geophysics (Hardcover)
Ali Ismet Kanli
R3,323 Discovery Miles 33 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
From a Super Continent to Seven The Pangaea and the Continental Drift Grade 5 Children's Earth Sciences Books (Hardcover):... From a Super Continent to Seven The Pangaea and the Continental Drift Grade 5 Children's Earth Sciences Books (Hardcover)
Baby Professor
R748 R659 Discovery Miles 6 590 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What's Inside a Volcano? Where Is the Ring of Fire? Children's Science Books Grade 5 Children's Earth Sciences... What's Inside a Volcano? Where Is the Ring of Fire? Children's Science Books Grade 5 Children's Earth Sciences Books (Hardcover)
Baby Professor
R748 R659 Discovery Miles 6 590 Save R89 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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