Mountain Building Geology In The Pacific Northwest
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Mountain Building Geology In The Pacific Northwest
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Author : Edwin H. Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Mountain Building Geology In The Pacific Northwest written by Edwin H. Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Geology categories.
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest
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Author : William N. Orr
language : en
Publisher: Waveland Press
Release Date : 2018-12-20
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest written by William N. Orr and has been published by Waveland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-20 with Science categories.
The geologic history of the Pacific Northwest is as unique as the region itself. Completely reorganized and revised, the Third Edition of Geology of the Pacific Northwest brings the area’s volcanism, earthquakes, tsunamis, and geologic environmental issues into sharp focus. William and Elizabeth Orr provide a singular perspective and explore the Pacific Northwest writ large, including Southeast Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern California. Descriptive and detailed photographs of the formations and terranes of each subregion are included, along with color plates that illuminate and expose the fundamental processes that shaped Pacific Northwest geology. The text reveals the geological origins, geographic features, phenomena, and natural resources of areas throughout the region. As urban development continues to expand in the tectonically active Pacific Northwest, environmental concerns and geologic hazards will grow more and more important. The authors’ central theme that continental plate tectonics are the fundamental processes of Northwest geologic history leads to deeper understanding of the region’s geology and new insights in volcanic eruption prediction, disaster preparedness, and the environmental effects of mining.
From Terranes To Terrains
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Author : Adam M. Booth
language : en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date : 2021-11-10
From Terranes To Terrains written by Adam M. Booth and has been published by Geological Society of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-10 with Science categories.
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest
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Author : William N. Orr
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest written by William N. Orr and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Geology categories.
The geologic history of the Pacific Northwest is as unique as the region itself. Completely reorganized and revised, the Third Edition of Geology in the Pacific Northwest brings the area's volcanism, earthquakes, tsunamis, and geologic environmental issues pinto sharp focus. William and Elizabeth Orr provide a singular perspective and explore the Pacific Northwest writ large, including Southeast Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern California. Descriptive and detailed photographs of the formations and terranes of each subregion are included, along with color plates that illuminate and expose the fundamental processes that shaped Pacific Northwest geology. The text reveals the geological origins, geographic features, phenomena, and natural resources of areas throughout the region.As urban development continues to expand in the tectonically active Pacific Northwest, environmental concerns and geologic hazards will grow more and more important. The authors' central theme that continental plate tectonics are the fundamental processes of Northwest geologic history leads to deeper understanding of the region's geology and new insights in volcanic eruption prediction, disaster preparedness, and the environmental effects of mining.
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest
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Author : Cynthia Light Brown
language : en
Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
Release Date : 2011
Geology Of The Pacific Northwest written by Cynthia Light Brown and has been published by Nomad Press (VT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Geology categories.
Venturing through two of the most diverse and fascinating regions of North America, these activity books combine the subjects of geology and physical geography while making them captivating and fun. With a different approach, this series reveals the underlying processes for kids, explaining each region’s evolution and illustrating the different forces of nature that have changed the continent over time. The lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, the dry and arid deserts of the Southwest, and even the volcanoes and rainforests of Hawaii are all explored in detail as the chapters chronicle the effects of plate tectonics; landforms such as mountains, plateaus, and canyons; and the elements of climates and ecosystems. A plethora of hands-on projects ensure the learning process is both engaging and entertaining, including making a swamp cooler, creating a rift zone, building a seismograph, constructing basalt columns and water wheels to harness the power of a river, fashioning moving tectonic plates, and even mimicking nature’s process of carving an arch.
Accretionary Prisms And Convergent Margin Tectonics In The Northwest Pacific Basin
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Author : Yujiro Ogawa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-05-18
Accretionary Prisms And Convergent Margin Tectonics In The Northwest Pacific Basin written by Yujiro Ogawa and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with Science categories.
Accretionary prisms in convergent margins are natural laboratories for exploring initial orogenic processes and mountain building episodes. They are also an important component of continental growth both vertically and laterally. Accretionary prisms are seismically highly active and their internal deformation via megathrusting and out-of-sequence faulting are a big concern for earthquake and tsunami damage in many coastal cities around the Pacific Rim. The geometries and structures of modern accretionary prisms have been well imaged seismically and through deep drilling projects of the Ocean Drilling Program (and recently IODP) during the last 15 years. Better understanding of the spatial distribution and temporal progression of accretionary prism deformation, structural and hydrologic evolution of the décollement zone (tectonic interface between the subducting slab and the upper plate), chemical gradients and fluid flow paths within accretionary prisms, contrasting stratigraphic and deformational framework along-strike in accretionary prisms, and the distribution and ecosystems of biological communities in accretionary prism settings is most important in interpreting the evolution of ancient complex sedimentary terrains and orogenic belts in terms of subduction-related processes. This book is a collection of interdisciplinary papers documenting the geological, geophysical, geochemical, and paleontological features of modern accretionay prisms and trenches in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, based on many submersible dive cruises, ODP drilling projects, and geophysical surveys during the last 10 years. It also includes several papers presenting the results of systematic integrated studies of recent to ancient on-land accretionary prisms in comparison to modern analogues. The individual chapters are data and image rich, providing a major resource of information and knowledge from these critical components of convergent margins for researchers, faculty members, and graduate and undergraduate students. As such, the book will be a major and unique contribution in the broad fields of global tectonics, geodynamics, marine geology and geophysics, and structural geology and sedimentology.
Cascadia Revealed
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Author : Daniel Mathews
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Cascadia Revealed written by Daniel Mathews and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Nature categories.
“A love poem to the living things that inhabit the mountains and rivers of Washington, coastal Oregon, and southwestern British Columbia.” —Saul Weisberg, executive director, North Cascades Institute More than just a field guide, Cascadia Revealed is the essential trailside reference for naturalists, hikers, and campers. With engaging prose and precise science, Dan Mathews brings the mountains alive with stories of their formation and profiles of the plants, animals, and people that live there. This is the perfect overview to help you discover the wonders of the region. Covers the Coast and Cascade Ranges, the Olympic Mountains, the Ranges of Vancouver Island, and the Coast Mountains of southwestern British Columbia Describes more than 950 species of plants and animals User-friendly, color-coded layout, with helpful keys for easy identification
Experimental Researches In Mountain Building
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Author : Henry Moubray Cadell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Experimental Researches In Mountain Building written by Henry Moubray Cadell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Mountains categories.
Olympic
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Author : George Wuerthner
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 1999
Olympic written by George Wuerthner and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
This full-color guide to Olympic National Park in Washington state, one of the nation's most popular destinations, details the diverse ecosystems to be found in the area, including a temperate rainforest. 255 color illustrations.
Guide To The Geology Of Mount Desert Island And Acadia National Park
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Author : Duane Braun
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2016-06-28
Guide To The Geology Of Mount Desert Island And Acadia National Park written by Duane Braun and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-28 with Science categories.
This richly-illustrated, full-color guide to the geology of Mount Desert Island, Maine, the home of Acadia National Park, makes the spectacular scenery and rich geological history accessible to outdoor explorers, geology enthusiasts, and armchair travelers alike. The Guide grounds readers in basic geologic concepts before chronicling the unique history of the area from 550 million years ago to the present. Including information-packed self-guided trips with stops at 31 points of interest, this book is lavishly illustrated with 100 full color photos, maps, and illustrations that enhance appreciation of this national treasure. Duane and Ruth Braun relate the fascinating story of the region’s formation, explaining how a slice of South America with Mount Desert Island bordering its southern side landed on the edge of North America to form Maine. Another piece of South America collided with this landing, causing Mount Desert Island to erupt violently in a ten mile wide volcanic caldera. The Island then underwent a long period of stream erosion culminating in a period of glacial erosion to form the present landscape. The exceptional scenery that resulted has attracted visitors from around the world. This book unlocks the many secrets of the formations, offering a deeper understanding of the land and its origins.