Geophysics Books

New and Published Books

1. Geomathematically Oriented Potential Theory

   By Willi Freeden, Christian Gerhards

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Pure and Applied Mathematics

   As the Earth`s surface deviates from its spherical shape by less than 0.4 percent of its radius and today’s satellite missions collect their gravitational and magnetic data on nearly spherical orbits, sphere-oriented mathematical methods and tools play important roles in studying the Earth’s...

   Published October 29th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
2. Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization 4

   Edited by Roberto Quental Coutinho, Paul W. Mayne

   Site characterization is a fundamental step towards the proper design, construction and long term performance of all types of geotechnical projects, ranging from foundation, excavation, earth dams, embankments, seismic hazards, environmental issues, tunnels, near and offshore structures. The Fourth...

   Published September 5th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Mathematical and Numerical Modeling in Porous Media

   Applications in Geosciences

   Edited by Martin A. Diaz Viera, Pratap Sahay, Manuel Coronado, Arturo Ortiz Tapia

   Series: Multiphysics Modeling

   Porous media are broadly found in nature and their study is of high relevance in our present lives. In geosciences porous media research is fundamental in applications to aquifers, mineral mines, contaminant transport, soil remediation, waste storage, oil recovery and geothermal energy deposits....

   Published July 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
4. Physical Oceanography

   A Mathematical Introduction with MATLAB

   By Reza Malek-Madani

   Accessible to advanced undergraduate students, Physical Oceanography: A Mathematical Introduction with MATLAB® demonstrates how to use the basic tenets of multivariate calculus to derive the governing equations of fluid dynamics in a rotating frame. It also explains how to use linear algebra and...

   Published April 19th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC
5. Physics of Coal and Mining Processes

   By Anatoly D. Alexeev

   Around the world, on average, four coal miners die for each million tons of coal recovered. Improving the safety of mining work while responding to the need for increased coal production, however, is impossible without further development of the physics of mining processes. A relatively new branch...

   Published November 27th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Gravity and Magnetic Methods for Geological Studies

   Principles, Integrated Exploration and Plate Tectonics

   By Dinesh C. Mishra

   Gravity and magnetic methods can be directly related to physical properties of rocks, i.e. the density and the susceptibility, and are very useful to field geologists and geophysicists in the mapping and identification of various rock types. They are also used for the detection of minerals with...

   Published November 27th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Geology of North Africa

   By Edward Tawadros

   A reference volume on the geology of North Africa, this volume deals with Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In great detail the geology, tectonic elements, the geology of the Pan-African Shield, the Phanerozoic geological evolution and most of the lithostratigrahpic units of the five...

   Published November 1st 2011 by CRC Press
8. Drilling and Completion in Petroleum Engineering

   Theory and Numerical Applications

   Edited by Xinpu Shen, Mao Bai, William Standifird

   Series: Multiphysics Modeling

   Modern petroleum and petrotechnical engineering is increasingly challenging due to the inherently scarce and decreasing number of global petroleum resources. Exploiting these resources efficiently will require researchers, scientists, engineers and other practitioners to develop innovative...

   Published October 18th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Microwave Propagation and Remote Sensing

   Atmospheric Influences with Models and Applications

   By Pranab Kumar Karmakar

   Because prevailing atmospheric/troposcopic conditions greatly influence radio wave propagation above 10 GHz, the unguided propagation of microwaves in the neutral atmosphere can directly impact many vital applications in science and engineering. These include transmission of intelligence, and radar...

   Published September 1st 2011 by CRC Press
10. Metaharmonic Lattice Point Theory

    By Willi Freeden

    Series: Chapman & Hall Pure and Applied Mathematics

    Metaharmonic Lattice Point Theory covers interrelated methods and tools of spherically oriented geomathematics and periodically reflected analytic number theory. The book establishes multi-dimensional Euler and Poisson summation formulas corresponding to elliptic operators for the adaptive...

    Published May 8th 2011 by Chapman and Hall/CRC