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A dictionary of earth sciences.

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Covers topics such as climatology, economic geology, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, petrology, and volcanology. Includes entries on planetary science, remote sensing, statistics, and sequence stratigraphy, wind strength scales, material, temporal, and chronostratigraphic units, geologic,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Allaby, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Edition:3rd ed. /
Series:Oxford paperback reference
Subjects:
Earth sciences > Dictionaries.
Sciences de la terre > Dictionnaires anglais.
Dictionnaires.
Encyclopédies.
Ouvrages de référence.
Earth sciences.
Aardwetenschappen.
Geowissenschaften.
Englisch.
Handbooks
Electronic books.
Dictionaries.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; CONTRIBUTORS AND ADVISERS; A DICTIONARY OF EARTH SCIENCES: A-Z; APPENDICES; A. Stratigraphic Units as defined in the North American Stratigraphic Code, 1983; B. Time Scales; C. Wind Strength; D. SI Units, Conversions, and Multiples; E. List of Useful Websites (web-linked); BIBLIOGRAPHY.