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Our Changing Planet

Table of Contents

Volume 1



Publisher’s Note


Editor’s Introduction


Contributors


Common Units of Measure


Complete List of Contents


EARTH’S FEATURES


Alpine Glaciers


Aquifers


Asteroid Impact Craters


Beaches and Coastal Processes


Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks


Calderas


Clouds


Continental Crust


Continental Glaciers


Continental Rift Zones


Continental Shelf and Slope


Continents and Subcontinents


Crystals


Deserts and Dunes


Diamonds


Discontinuities


Earth’s Age


Earth’s Core


Earth’s Interior Structure


Earth’s Lithosphere


Earth’s Magnetic Field


Earth’s Mantle


Earth’s Oldest Rocks


Faults: Normal


Faults: Strike-slip


Faults: Thrust


Faults: Transform


Flood Basalts


Folds


Gem Minerals


Geologic Settings of Resources


Geysers and Hot Springs


Glacial Deposits


Glacial Landforms


Gondwanaland and Laurasia


Groundwater


Hot Spots, Island Chains, and Intraplate Volcanism


Hydrothermal Vents


Ice Sheets and Ice Streams


Icebergs and Antarctica


Land Bridges


Metamorphic Textures


Minerals


Mountain Belts


Ocean Basins


Ocean Ridge System


Oceanic Crust


Pangaea


Permafrost


Plumes and Megaplumes


Pyroclastic Flows


Pyroclastic Rocks


Radon Gas


Rainforests and the Atmosphere


Ring of Fire


Spreading Centers


Thrust Belts


Water and Ice


Water Table


PROCESSES AND PHENOMENA


Atmosphere’s Evolution


Auroras


Cambrian Diversification of Life


Catastrophism


Coastal Processes


Contact Metamorphism


Continental Drift


Continental Growth


Deep-focus Earthquakes


Deep Ocean Currents


Deep-sea Sedimentation


Earth-moon Interactions


Earth Tides


Earth’s Differentiation


Evolution of Life


Experimental Rock Deformation


Geochemical Cycles


Glacial Surges


Glaciation and Azolla Event


Global Energy Transfer


Gravity Anomalies


Hydrothermal Mineralization


Ice Ages and Glaciations


Landslides and Slope Stability


Lava Flow


Life’s Origins


Long-term Weather Patterns


Mass Extinctions


Metamictization


Metamorphism and Crustal Thickening


Metasomatism


Mountain Building


Nitrogen Cycle


Ocean-atmosphere Interactions


Ocean Tides


Ocean Waves


Oceans’ Origin


Plate Motions


Plate Tectonics


Polar Wander


Radioactive Decay


Regional Metamorphism


River Flow


Salinity and Desalination


Saltwater Intrusion


Sea Level


Seafloor Spreading


Sediment Transport and Deposition


Soil Erosion


Soil Formation


Solar Wind Interactions


Sub-seafloor Metamorphism


Supercontinent Cycles


Surface Ocean Currents


Tectonic Plate Margins


Tidal Forces


Transgression and Regression


Ultra-high-pressure Metamorphism


Water-rock Interactions


Weathering and Erosion


Volume 2



Common Units of Measure


Complete List of Contents


CLIMATE, WEATHER, AND NATURAL DISASTERS


Climate and Climatology


Cyclones and Anticyclones


Drought


Earthquakes


Floods


Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones


Lightning and Thunder


Monsoons


Precipitation


Recent Eruptions


Seasons


Severe and Anomalous Weather in Recent Decades


Severe Storms


Tornadoes


Tsunamis and Earthquakes


Volcanic Eruptions


Volcanic Hazards


Volcanism


Volcanoes: Climatic Effects


Wind


HUMANITY AND THE CHANGING PLANET


Acid Rain and Acid Deposition


Air Pollution


Bleaching of Coral Reefs


Carbon Sequestration


Climate Change Theories


Coal and Energy Production


Dams and Flood Control


Deep-earth Drilling Projects


Desertification


Earth Resources


Freshwater and Groundwater Contamination Around the World


Geomorphology and Human Activity


Geothermal Power


Global Warming


Greenhouse Effect


Groundwater Pollution and Remediation


Hazardous Waste


Hydroelectric Power


Land Management


Landfills


Land-use Planning


Mining Processes


Nuclear Power


Nuclear Waste Disposal


Nuclear Winter


Ocean Pollution and Oil Spills


Ocean Power


Offshore Wells


Oil and Gas Distribution


Oil and Gas Origins


Oil and Natural Gas Exploration


Oil Shale and Tar Sands


Onshore Wells


Ozone Depletion and Ozone Holes


Petroleum Industry Hazards


Petroleum Reservoirs


Solar Power


Strategic Resources


Unconventional Energy Resources


Water Quality


Wind Power


UNDERSTANDING EARTH’S CHANGES


Biostratigraphy


Climate Modeling


Forecasting Eruptions


Fossil Record


Geoarchaeology


Geodynamics


Geologic Time Scale


Geomorphology of Dry Climate Areas


Geomorphology of Wet Climate Areas


Geothermometry and Geobarometry


Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability


Metamorphic Rock Classification


Observational Data of the Atmosphere and Oceans


Oil Chemistry


Paleoclimatology


Paleogeography and Paleocurrents


Paleoseismology


Radiometric Dating


Relative Dating of Strata


Sedimentary Rock Classification


Snowball Earth


Stratigraphic Correlation


Weather Forecasting


APPENDICES AND SUBJECT INDEX



Glossary


Historical Timeline of Geophysical History


Earth Facts


Common Earth Minerals


Earthquakes in History


Glacial Retreat and Ice Loss


Bibliography