| Collation |
xxvi, 938 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Balkema book." |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 825-922) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I: Methodology with global examples (continental, marine and airborne - satellite surveys) -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Gravity method -- Ch. 3. Magnetic methods -- Ch. 4. Common data processing methods and parameter estimation - digital signal processing -- Pt. II: Integrated exploration of Indian plate and resources (geodynamics, seismotectonics, hydrocarbons, minerals, groundwater, environment and engineering sites) -- Ch. 5. Continental drift and plate tectonics: reconstructions, Gondwanaland break-up, plumes and drifting of Indian plate -- Ch. 6. Collision of Indian and Eurasian plates and seismotectonics: Himalayan and Tibetan terrains -- Ch. 7. Geodynamics of the Indian continent and seismotectonics: isostasy, Archean-Proterozoic cratons, collision zones, rift basins, plumes and lithosphere and it's flexure -- Ch. 8. Seismotectonics and geodynamics: Bhuj, New Madrid and Sumatra earthquakes and tsunami with co-seismic changes -- Ch. 9. Resource exploration and geodynamics: hydrocarbons, groundwater, and minerals -- Ch. 10. Some typical environmental and engineering studies: near surface geophysics. |
| Summary |
"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 a large contrast in density and susceptibility compared to country rock. This reference volume consists of two parts: the first part describes the basic principles nd methodology of the gravity and the magnetic methods of geophysical exploration, illustrated with global examples. It deals with geological studies and gravity and magnetic methods; geodynamic studies (plate tectonics, crustal structures, plume tectonics); resources exploration (geological mapping, hydrocarbon, mineral and groundwater exploration); environmental studies (seismotectonics, engineering sites, climate changes, mining geophysics, volcanoes and volcanic activity, landslides, impact craters) and different modes of surveying. The second part is dedicated to the Indian Continent and deals wit the application of geological data, integrated with other geophysical and geological information. It discusses geodynamics and seismotectonics with respect to the Indian Plate zone, including the Indian Ocean, Himalaya, Tibet and Archean- Proterozoic Cratons and Mobile Belts. Besides several global geodynamic studies, some major/great earthquakes like Shillong, Bhuj, New Madrid, and along the Himalayan front like Kashmir, Kangra, Sichuan, and Sumatra earthquakes and tsunami are treated extensively. It also presents ways for integrated exploration for hydrocarbons, minerals, groundwater in hard rock areas of India and Central Africa and a number of environmental issues relevant in engineering and archaeology"--Cover. |
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Magnetic prospecting.
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Soil surveys -- Geophysical methods.
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Gravity.
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Geology.
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Gravimeters (Geophysical instruments)
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Gravity -- Measurement.
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| ISBN |
9780415684200 |
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041568420X |
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