Landscapes and Landforms of Italy

Landscapes and Landforms of Italy
Author: Mauro Soldati
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2017-05-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319261940

The book deals with the most striking landscapes and landforms of Italy. Attention is given to landform diversity and landscape evolution through time which has been controlled by very diverse geological conditions and dramatic climate changes that have characterized the Italian peninsula and islands since the end of the last glaciation. In addition, various examples of human impact on the landscape are presented. Landscapes and Landforms of Italy contains more than thirty case studies of a multitude of Italian geographical landmarks. The topics and sites described in this book range from the Alpine glaciers to the Etna and Vesuvius volcanoes, taking into account the most representative fluvial, coastal, gravity-induced, karst and structural landscapes of the country. Chapters on the geomorphological landmarks of the cities of Rome and Venice are also included. The book provides the readers with the opportunity to explore the variety of Italian landscapes and landforms through informative texts illustrated with several color maps and photos. This book will be relevant to scientists, scholars and any readers interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, landscape tourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.

Crustal Permeability

Crustal Permeability
Author: Tom Gleeson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2016-11-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 111916656X

Permeability is the primary control on fluid flow in the Earth’s crust and is key to a surprisingly wide range of geological processes, because it controls the advection of heat and solutes and the generation of anomalous pore pressures. The practical importance of permeability – and the potential for large, dynamic changes in permeability – is highlighted by ongoing issues associated with hydraulic fracturing for hydrocarbon production (“fracking”), enhanced geothermal systems, and geologic carbon sequestration. Although there are thousands of research papers on crustal permeability, this is the first book-length treatment. This book bridges the historical dichotomy between the hydrogeologic perspective of permeability as a static material property and the perspective of other Earth scientists who have long recognized permeability as a dynamic parameter that changes in response to tectonism, fluid production, and geochemical reactions.

JOIDES Journal

JOIDES Journal
Author: Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1994
Genre: Borings
ISBN:

Exhumation Processes

Exhumation Processes
Author: Uwe Ring
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Total Pages: 390
Release: 1999
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781862390324

The Andes

The Andes
Author: Onno Oncken
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2006-11-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540486844

This book provides the first comprehensive overview of a complete subduction orogen, the Andes. To date the results provide the densest and most highly resolved geophysical image of an active subduction orogen.

Subduction Top to Bottom

Subduction Top to Bottom
Author: Gray E. Bebout
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1996-01-09
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 96. Perhaps no other plate tectonic setting has attracted as diverse multidisciplinary attention as convergent margins. This has in part been spurred by the extremely tangible hazards imposed by subduction, particularly in the form of earthquakes and tsunamis and arc volcanism. Concern regarding these hazards is heightened by the tendency of convergent margins to be heavily populated coastal regions. There has also been great interest in convergent margin settings for their potential (and demonstrated capability) of producing economically important oil and gas reservoirs and ore deposits. The cycling of materials (e.g., CO2 at convergent margins has been recognized as potentially significantly effecting changes in our environment, in particular, impacting evolution of the hydrosphere and atmosphere. It is widely accepted that convergent margin accretion and arc magmatism have been largely responsible for continental crust formation over long periods of Earth's history.