The Little Book of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Schick, Rolf (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
• Σειρά: Little Book Series
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Science.; Earth sciences.; Nature.; Environment.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Earth Sciences, general.; Science, general.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

In this lay reader's introduction to the most spectacular and devastating of all geological events, Rolf Schick describes how earthquakes and volcanoes are related, and how they are an integral part of Earth's structure. Tracing the latest findings and theories in plate tectonics, he helps...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Dynamic Earth
• The View of Ancients
• Great Earthquakes in History
• Great Volcanoes in History
• The Ring of Fire
• Current Tectonic Theory
• Monitoring Volcanoes
• Predicting Earthquakes
• Earth's Hotspots.