Table Of ContentNEW ACHIEVEMENTS
IN GEOSCIENCE
Edited by Hwee-San Lim
New Achievements in Geoscience
Edited by Hwee-San Lim
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Contents
Preface IX
Chapter 1 Seismic Reflection Contribution to the Study
of the Jerid Complexe Terminal Aquifer (Tunisia) 1
Rihab Guellala, Mohamed Hédi Inoubli,
Lahmaidi Moumni and Taher Zouaghi
Chapter 2 New Techniques for Potential Field Data Interpretation 21
Khalid S. Essa
Chapter 3 Geophysics in Near-Surface Investigations 45
Jadwiga A. Jarzyna, Jerzy Dec, Jerzy Karczewski,
Sławomir Porzucek, Sylwia Tomecka-Suchoń,
Anna Wojas and Jerzy Ziętek
Chapter 4 Magnetotelluric Tensor Decomposition:
Insights from Linear Algebra and Mohr Diagrams 81
F.E.M. (Ted) Lilley
Chapter 5 Heat and SO Emission Rates at Active Volcanoes
2
– The Case Study of Masaya, Nicaragua 107
Letizia Spampinato and Giuseppe Salerno
Chapter 6 What Caused the Ice Ages? 131
Willy Woelfli and Walter Baltensperger
Chapter 7 Origin of HED Meteorites from the Spalling
of Mercury – Implications for the Formation
and Composition of the Inner Planets 153
Anne M. Hofmeister and Robert E. Criss
Chapter 8 The Eruptions of Sarychev Peak Volcano,
Kurile Arc: Particularities of Activity
and Influence on the Environment 179
Alexander Rybin, Nadezhda Razjigaeva, Artem Degterev,
Kirill Ganzey and Marina Chibisova
VI Contents
Chapter 9 Asymmetric Continuum Theories – Fracture
Processes in Seismology and Extreme Fluid Dynamics 199
Teisseyre Roman
Preface
Geoscience is the scientific field of science covering all related disciplines dealing with
Earth and its systems. The scientific field includes geology, physical geography,
geophysics, geodesy, soil science, oceanography, hydrology, glaciology and
atmospheric sciences. New Achievements in Geoscience is a comprehensive, up-to-
date resource for academic researchers in geophysics, environmental science, earth
science, natural resource managements and their related support fields. This book
attempts to highlight issues dealing with geophysical and earth sciences. It describes
the research carried out by world-class scientists in the fields of geoscience.
The content of the book includes selected chapters covering seismic interpretation,
potential field data interpretation and several chapters on earth science. It also includs
an introductory chapter on new techniques for potential field data interpretation. This
book also includes a few chapters on volcanic activity research. The knowledge and
skills in regards of Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite meteorites (HED) originating in
deep spalling of Mercury - Implications for composition and differentiation of the
inner planets also described fully in this book. Finally, I’m sure that this book will
provide precious opportunities for all the readers or researchers a new stage for earth
science research for the benefit of the entire population. The direct contributions from
the authors are sincerely appreciated by the editors, as well as the effort by Ana
Skalamera for her coordinating to this book.
Hwee-San Lim
School of Physics,
University Sains Malaysia,
Malaysia
