Ancient Seismites
Author: Frank R. Ettensohn
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780813723594
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Ancient Earthquakes
Author: M. Sintubin
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780813724713
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Ancient earthquakes are pre-instrumental earthquakes that can only be identified through indirect evidence in the archaeological (archaeoseismology) and geological (palaeoseismology) record. Special Paper 471 includes a selection of cases convincingly illustrating the different ways the archaeological record is used in earthquake studies. The first series of papers focuses on the relationship between human prehistory and tectonically active environments, and on the wide range of societal responses to historically known earthquakes. The bulk of papers concerns archaeoseismology, showing the diversity of approaches, the wide range of disciplines involved, and its potential to contribute to a better understanding of earthquake history. Ancient Earthquakes will be of interest to the broad community of earth scientists, seismologists, historians, and archaeologists active in and around archaeological sites in the many regions around the world threatened by seismic hazards. This Special Paper frames in the International Geoscience Programme IGCP 567 'Earthquake Archaeology: Archaeoseismology along the Alpine-Himalayan Seismic Zone.'"--Publisher's description.
The Ordos Basin
Author: Renchao Yang
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2021-11-30
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 0323852653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ordos Basin: Sedimentological Research for Hydrocarbons Exploration provides an overview of sedimentological approaches used in the lacustrine Ordos Basin (but also applicable in other marine and lacustrine basins) to make hydrocarbon exploration more efficient. Oil exploration is becoming increasingly focused on tight sandstone reservoirs and shales. The development of these reservoirs, particularly regarding the sedimentary processes and the resulting sediments, are still poorly understood. Exploration and exploitation of such reservoirs requires new insights into the lateral and vertical facies changes, and as already indicated above, the knowledge surrounding facies and how they change in deep-water environments is still relatively unclear. - Covers several geological aspects so the reader may well understand the context of the various chapters - Explores and explains the important relationship between sedimentology and hydrocarbon explorations - Highlights the significance of sedimentological aspects (facies, porosity, etc.) for basin analysis and the development of energy resources
Tectonic Archaeology
Author: Gina L. Barnes
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Published: 2022-12-29
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 180327400X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami destruction, but these processes also affect a broader sphere of landform structures, environment, and climate. An overview of tectonic archaeology is followed by a detailed summary of geoarchaeological fieldwork in Japan.
Roaming the Rocky Mountains and Environs
Author: Robert G. H. Raynolds
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 0813700108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrepared following the 2007 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, these 15 guides illustrate the latest geological and archeological thinking on a variety of current research themes.
Sedimentary Dynamics of Windfield-Source-Basin System
Author: Zaixing Jiang
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-03-06
Total Pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9811074070
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book introduces the geological concept of the “windfield-source-basin system,” based on integrated modern and ancient sedimentology studies. It identifies wind field as a main sedimentation-controlling factor that combines with provenance and basin dynamics to determine the formation and distribution of depositional systems. Using the unary properties of facies, sedimentary models and the duality properties of source-to-sink approaches, the concept of a “wind-source-basin system” introduces the “sedimentary system trinity”: wind field, provenance and basin properties. “Wind-source-basin systems” provide more plausible genetic interpretations of depositional systems (including both continental and marine facies, and clastic and carbonate systems), as well as more comprehensive and precise predictions of depositional systems (hydrocarbon reservoirs) in unknown regions. Further, the book proposes a series of methods on paleowind field reconstruction, which fill the gaps in paleo-atmospheric field studies in paleoclimatology, and shows that allocating relationships among source-reservoir-cap in petroliferous basins are limited by the “wind-source-basin system”. This trinity system also provides a new perspective on petroleum geology assessment. The book appeals to all those engaged in sedimentology, petroleum geology and climatology studies.
Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution
Author: Steven Michael Reddy
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781862392830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Palaeoproterozoic era (2500-1600 Ma) is a critical period of Earth history, with dynamic evolution from the deep planetary interior to its surface environment. Several lines of geological evidence suggest the existence of at least one pre-Rodinia supercontinent, named Nuna or Columbia, which formed near the end of Palaeoproterozoic time. Prior to this assembly, there may have been an older supercontinent (Kenorland) or perhaps only independently drifting supercratons. The tectonic records of amalgamation and dispersal of these ancient landmasses provide a framework that links processes of the deep Earth with those of its fluid envelope. The sixteen papers in this volume present reviews and new analytical data that span the geological record of Palaeoproterozoic Earth. The volume is useful as a reference book for students and professional geoscientists interested in this important period of global evolution.
Recent Advances in North American Paleoseismology and Neotectonics East of the Rockies
Author: Randel Tom Cox
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0813724937
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This volume focuses on the continental intraplate region of the United States and provides an update and overview of documented Quaternary faulting and paleoseismic liquefaction east of the Rocky Mountains, and of the application of these results to seismic hazard and risk assessments. Contributions include papers that describe zones of newly recognized Quaternary deformation such as the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, as well as reinterpretations of well-known areas such as the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The chapters make important contributions to the recognition of earthquake sources active during the Quaternary and assess the seismic hazards posed by these sources. This volume should interest a wide range of readers from geology, seismology, hazard assessment, and emergency management"--Provided by publisher.
Sand Injectites
Author: A. Hurst
Publisher: AAPG
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 697
ISBN-13: 0891813683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccompanying CD-ROM contains color illustrations.--cf. page 4 of cover.
New Frontiers in Dead Sea Paleoenvironmental Research
Author: Yehouda Enzel
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0813724015
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