The second edition of this acclaimed textbook has been brought fully. Convection in the earth s mantle is the engine of plate tectonics and gives rise to the creation of ocean basins and. Geophysics, the physics of the earth, is a huge subject that includes the physics of space and the atmosphere, of the oceans and of the interior of the planet. Recently blackwell scientific publications offered to reprint the book, so i took advantage of the opportunity to rewrite the preface and introduction, and to update the references. Both the solid earth and the atmosphericspace part of the earths system are included. I have enjoyed using this book in my beginning physics course with graduate and senior undergraduate students. Lillie oregon state university prentice hall upper saddle river, new jersey 07458 general 550. It is designed for students in introductory geophysics courses who have a general background in the physical sciences, including introductory calculus. Understand the fundamental principles of plate motions, seismic waves, gravity, magnetics, heat flow, and mantle convection. Developments in solid earth geophysics book series. An introduction to global geophysics 2 by fowler, c.
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Seismology as a part of geophysics use of elastic waves to learning, understanding of the earth and other planetary bodies. Introduction to geophysics ge 391 course outline fall. Introduction to geophysics lecture notes download book. Encyclopedia of solid earth geophysics springerlink. Gupta, represents a thoroughly revised and expanded reference work. Gravimetry, newtons law of gravitation, gravity effect of selected bodies, magnetometry, magnetism of rocks and minerals, magnetic measurements for an archaeological prospection, geoelectrical methods.
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