Advances in geophysics
By: edited by H.E. Landsberg and J. van Mieghem
Series: Advances in Geophysics -- v. 11; Advances in geophysics
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780080568393; 9780120188116
Subjects: Geophysics; SCIENCE; Earth Sciences; Geography; Geology; Geofísica
Description: ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 11.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 11; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1. Astrogeology: Terrestrial Meteoritic Craters and the Origin of Tektites; 1. Introduction; 2. General Description of Tektites; 3. Chemical Composition of Tektites; 4. Ages of Tektites; 5. Physical Poperties of Tektites; 6. Varieties of Tektites; 7. Silica Glasses and Impactites; 8. Theories of Origin of Tektites; 9. Backsplash Hypothesis; 10. Meteoritic Craters Associated with Tektites; 11. Effects of Large-Scale Impacts; 12. Epilogue; Acknowledgments; References.; title: Chapter 2. Atmospheric Ozone1. Introduction; 2. Measurement of Characteristic Parameters; 3. Concentration at Ground Level; 4. Reduced Thickness and Temperature; 5. Vertical Distribution; 6. Ozone in the Upper Atmosphere; 7. Origin of Atmospheric Ozone; References; Chapter 3. The Heat and Water Budget of the Earth's Surface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Earth's Surface as the Locale of the Heat and Water Balances; 3. Individual Fluxes, Storages, and Transformations in the Heat and Water Balances; 4. The Budget in Situ; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.; title: Chapter 4. Fluctuations of Ground-Water Levels1. Introduction; 2. Fluctuations in Large Aquifers Replenished by Precipitation or Artificial Recharge; 3. Fluctuations in Alluvial Aquifers Recharged by or Discharging into Watercourses with Changing Level; List of Symbols; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Cumulative Author Index, Volumes I-II; Cumulative Subject Index, Volumes I-II.