Earth Sciences: Reference Sources

"Water, soil, minerals, radioactive substances, oil and gas, and an array of substances present on earth and mined from it are described in depth."

This encyclopedia "describes mountain ranges, the oceans, continental movement, and a wide variety of features that have influenced life on earth. Detailed explorations of the evolution of dinosaurs, fish, birds, plant life and humans, as they were influenced by the earth's surface, fill this set. Fantastic disruptions, from Mount St. Helens to the ice ages are woven into the story of how the earth influences everything."

"The work explores the evolution of... the interactions among the fluids on the surface of the earth and the gases that surround us... during the earth's history, theories regarding the future of the atmosphere and oceans and specific causes and effects that are at work."

"Earth Science, Physics & Chemistry of the Earth is a detailed look at the dynamics of the earth's mass and how its chemistry produces change... For instance, the set goes beyond the basics of climate change to explore many underlying factors surrounding the issue, including geothermometry and geobarometry, glacial events, and mass extinction theories. The set also explores earthquakes, their engineering, hazards, predictability, and the role of fault and mantle dynamics."

Covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology.

This resource comprises 575 essays on all aspects of natural resources, from their economic applications and benefits to the impact of their extraction.