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The state of the planet : frontiers and challenges in geophysics /

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What does the 21st century hold for Earth system science and geophysics? How can we optimize past discoveries and current breakthroughs? What problems continue to defy resolution? This volume responds to such questions in 30 papers by leading scientists from selected core disciplines. Papers are der...

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Other Authors: Sparks, R. S. J. (Robert Stephen John), 1949-, Hawkesworth, C. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : [Place of publication not identified] : American Geophysical Union ; International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, ©2004.
Series:Geophysical monograph ; 150.
IUGG (Series) ; v. 19.
Subjects:
Geophysics > Research.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:What does the 21st century hold for Earth system science and geophysics? How can we optimize past discoveries and current breakthroughs? What problems continue to defy resolution? This volume responds to such questions in 30 papers by leading scientists from selected core disciplines. Papers are derived from prestigious Union Symposia at the 2003 General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 410 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781118666012
1118666011
ISSN:0065-8448 ;