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1979ref. GE-3Berlin - Stuttgart Germany: Gebruder Borntraeger 1979. Comprehensive monograph deals with the observations of earth resistance as observed at the surface of the Earth by measuring the potential field set up on passing an electric current between specific surface locations. Topics covered include: measurement of an earth resistence; concept of apparent resistivity; topographic effects; multiple electrode configurations; basic exploration procedures; interpretation and qualitative "layered media" methods; treatment of two and three dimensional structures; orientational variation of apparent resistivity; etc. 152 pgs. Illustrated with 100 figures and 7 tables. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; clean pocket label on rear endpaper; reference numerals on lower front cover. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Gebruder Borntraeger Hardcover
1977ref. GE-279Washington D.C.: American Geophysical Union 1977. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics covering volcanogenic sediments and sedimentation in the Indian Ocean; Mesozoic-Cenozoic sediemnts of the Eastern Indian Ocean; paleobathymetry and sediments; magnetic properties of Indian Ocean basalts; stratigraphy and paleontology; Mesozoic calcerous nannofossils and Paleocene to Eocene nannoplankton of the Indian Ocean; East Indian Ocean DSDP sites; seismic velocities and elastic moduli of igneous and metamorphic rocks from the Indian Ocean; etc. 616 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Geophysical Union Hardcover
1995ref. GE-268New York: Oxford University Press 1995. Comprehesive text examines the North American Pleistocene herpetofauna and its unique relationships to the events of the Pleistocene epoch including effects on the physical and biological world; nomenclature of established Pleistocene chronologies; synopsis of herpetological families and genera recorded from the North American Pleistocene; identification of North American Pleistocene herpetological fossils; Pleistocene herpetofaunas in North America by geographic location; extinction patterns in the North American herpetofaunas; etc. 243 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine and front cover. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Oxford University Press Hardcover
1981ref. OC-11Boulder CO.: Westview Press 1981. Scholarly text contains a collection of original articles surveying the history of U.S. ocean policy ocean policy advocacy and the struggle within government to determine how best to develop and implement a sensible ocean policy. Includes topics covering the major United States federal government marine organization proposals; history of the U.S. ocean policy program; an ecology of geovernments: coastal zone management in a federal system; decision-making process and the formulation of marine policies; multi-attribute utility measurement for coastal zone decision-making; local government diversity and federal grant programs; seaports as public enterprises; toward a positive model of fishery management decision-making; prospects for marine policy research; etc. 291 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Westview Press Hardcover
1967ref. GE-49Stanford CA.: Stanford University Press 1967. Classic text comprises worldwide contributions from a variety of disciplines including: Micropaleontology Geophysics Geochronology Paleobotany Palynology Anthropology and others. Divided into four parts: Geology Past Environments Fossil Evidence of Migrations and Biographic Reconstructions of Migrations Through Beringia. 495 pgs. Illustrated. Inscribed and signed on dedication page. Very minor shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stanford University Press Hardcover
1978ref. GO-6Indiana: Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing/Purdue University 1978. Comprehensive study designed to assess the feasibility of utilizing Lansat data in tropical forest areas- two study areas selected are in Bolivia and Taiwan; emphasis given to evaluating data availability and information content of the Landsat data; and cost- effectiveness of using manual and computer aided analysis techniques. Topics covered include materials and methods; characteristics of the Landsat satellites and data; data availability in relation to cloud cover in tropical forest areas; Landsat data analysis techniques; etc. 176 pgs. Illustrated including over 50 color and b&w photos. Prior owner's name stamp on lower title page. Soft Cover. Excellent. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing/Purdue University Paperback
2004ref. GE-182Salt Lake City Utah: Utah Geological Survey 2004. Comprehensive text on CD-ROM contains a detailed study of the Cedar Valley structural basin in the Utah Lake hydrological basin. Includes topics on geology; hydrology; groundwater quality; principle aquifers; sedimentology; etc. Includes a 74-page report and 4 plates at a scale of 1:100000 in pdf format. CD-ROM is in excellent condition in the originally-issued crystal case. Digital Media. As New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. CD-ROM. Utah Geological Survey unknown
1986ref. GE-325New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1986. Comprehensive text provides detailed information on the concepts data methods gridding graphics applications and interpretation of different geologic mapping methods for structural surfaces and thickness intervals. Topics covered include: Computers contouring and geological interpretation. Contouring and geologic concepts. Input data for computer mapping. Simple grids and contour maps. Data character: requiring special handling. Building the stratigraphic framework. Displaying stratigraphic relationships. Faulting. Forcing interpretation into grids. Petroleum applications. Trend analysis. Historical reconstruciton. 314 p. Illustrated. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Van Nostrand Reinhold Hardcover
1975ref. GE-51Tulsa Oklahoma: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists 1975. Comprehensive text discusses progressively sedimentary environments from within the glacier out into proglacial braided streams and finally into glacial lakes. 320 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt cover and spine. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Hardcover
1973ref. GE-324Edmonton Alberta: University of Alberta Press 1973. Comprehensive classic text provides an in-depth treatment of time series and time sequence analysis as practiced by the geophysical industry and used by geophysicists and geologists in their research. Includes topics covering convvolution and deconvolution; correlation and covariance; aliasing; power spectral estimates and spectral windows; cross spectral analysis coherency and bispectral analysis; wave propagation in layered media in terms of filter theory; velocity ffilters; polarization analysis; fast Fourier transforms; etc.352 pp. Illustrated. Small prior owwnership stamp on lower title page. Small scuff to lower front cover; small slight crease on the upper edge of rear cover. No spine cracks or creases. Minimal shelfwear. Scarce. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Alberta Press Paperback
1980ref. GE-46Oxford U.K.: Pergamon Press 1980. Text contains detailed information on the construction and operation of various field installations and facilities; including reserves production rates ownership production platforms storage facilities and pipelines. 260 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Excellent/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pergamon Press Hardcover
1992ref. GE-235Paris France: Editions Technip 1992. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed coverage of thermal and catalytic conversion processes of heavy fuel oils including topics dealing with physical processes with carbon rejection; carbon rejecting processes by thermal treatment; thermal conversion processes without hydrogen visbreaking; non-catalytic conversion processes; catalytic conversion under hydrogen pressure; resid processing schemes; treating of heavy crudes; hydrotreating and coking; types of catalytic hydrotreating processes; etc. 179 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; pocket remnant on rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Editions Technip Hardcover
1985ref. GE-169Tulsa Oklahoma: American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1985. Comprehensive reference text presents a series of technical papers by renown field experts and scientists covering detailed topics on basic source rock evaluation and carbon isotope; source rock evaluation including isotopes and biomarkers; geochemical investigation of Alaska North Slope oils and source rock; specialized or statistical processes; comparison of molecular markers in crude oils and rocks from the North Slope of Alaska; etc. 682 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Heavy Item. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Paperback
1968ref. GE-311Oxford UK: Pergamon Press 1968. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed monograph dealing with the composition and transformation of decomposition products of organisms in natural processes with phenomena of migration and the concentration of chemical elements by organic substances in sedimentary rocks. Includes theories concerning the chemical structure of natural compounds that serve as progenitors for the formation of naturally occurring organic substances and the concentration of chemical elements by organic substances during different stages of metamorphism. 347 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; reference numerals on lower spine; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper. Gilt spine and front cover. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Pergamon Press Hardcover
1984ref. GE-176New York: Halsted Press/John Wiley & Sons 1984. Classic comprehensive text presents theoretical and analytical concepts of digital filtering and related fields such as correlational and spectral analysis and illustrates the practical applications in geophysical prospecting for oil and gas. Includes topics on applications in the seismic gravity and magnetic prospecting methods; fundamentals and applications of optimum filters; etc. 636 pgs. Illustrated including nemrous tables and examples. Minor top edge wear to dustjacket; in mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. . Halsted Press/John Wiley & Sons Hardcover
2003ref. BI-49Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Libraries 2003. Comprehensive reference text contains contemporary data on squid based on recent scientific studies and published works including detailed sections on form and structure of squids; main features of squid biology; geographic distribution of squid; squid and bionics; biology and primary squid species; role of squid in the food chains in the ocean; fishery for squid in foreign countries; fishing equipment; etc. 291 pgs. Illustrated. Pgs.89-95 has a small discoloration blemish which does not affect the text. Gilt spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Smithsonian Institution Libraries Hardcover
1959ref. MN-1Albuquerque N.M.: University of New Mexico Press 1959. Comprehensive reference text includes detailed descriptions and records of the place of occurrence of every mineral found in N.M. Contains entries for Radioactive and Flourescent Minerals N.M. Meteorites History of N.M. Minerology and Mining. Back cover map pocket contains a 28x32 bicolour map of N.M. Mining Districts. 681 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamp on title page. Dustjacket in mylar. Heavy Item. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. University of New Mexico Press Hardcover
1984ref. MN-14WashingtonD.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior 1984. Comprehensive reference text presents relevant thermodynamic data for elements oxides and compounds including irreversible transformations decomposition metastable phases enthalpy changes and increments entropy etc. Contains sections on thermodynamic background and applications thermodynamic property tables measurement and abbreviation units and symbols. 355 pgs. Prior owner's name stamps on endpapers; small label and numerals to front cover. Gilt spine and front cover. Minimal shelfwear. . Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. U.S. Department of the Interior Hardcover
1975ref. GE-59Elsevier Scientific 1975. Detailed text presents a ten year intensive research study of the theoretical and physical interpretations of the propogation and stress waves in rock and the parameters governing this process. 276 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket has moderate wear and tears along edges; in mylar. Prior owner's name on outer edge. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Elsevier Scientific Hardcover
1987ref. GE-321Winchester MA.: Allen & Unwin 1987. Comprehensive text presents the first exclusive study to deal systematically with the rheology of the earth including processes of deformation and flow which play a fundamental role in a variety of geological and geophysical topics from structural geology and tectonophysics through geodynamics to the physics of the earth. 366 pgs. Illustrated. Small prior ownership stamp on the half title page; reference numerals on the base of the spine; clean pocket remnant on the rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Allen & Unwin Paperback
1985ref. GE-227New York: Springer-Verlag 1985. Comprehensive reference text presents a critical review resynthesisand reevaluation of existing information utilizing organic geochemistry to implement solving paleooceanographic and marine geological problems. Topics covered include: the physiochemical properties of humic compounds; origin and distribution of organic compounds; process of humification; diagenic transformation; interreactions with metals and minerals; ecological and environmental problems; etc. 300 pgs. 133 Illustrations. Prior owner's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper; clean pocket remnant on rear endpaper; tiny numerals stenciled to lower spine. Very minimal shelfwear. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Professional Library. Springer-Verlag Hardcover
1983ref. GE-91Boston MA.: International Human Resources Development Co. 1983. Classic detailed text contains a geometric approach to seismic migration. Topics include: stratified-velocity migration constant-velocity migration depth migration geophysical inversion diffraction curves and wavefronts etc. 208 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Dustjacket in mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. International Human Resources Development Co. Hardcover
1989ref. CM-37Oxford UK: Pergamon Press 1989. Comprehensive extensively revised and updated text presents detailed coverage of mesoscale meteorology radar cloud studies and numerical cloud modelling development of precipitation atmospheric thermodynamics nucleation of water droplets and ice crystals; a new section on observed cloud properties; sections on severe storms precipitation processes and large scale aspects of cloud physics have been revised. 293 pgs. Illustrated. Third Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pergamon Press Paperback
1953ref. OC-9Paris France: Librairie Larousse 1953. Classic text presents detailed topics covering physical properties of the ocean; meteorology; atmospheric-ocean interactions; marine currents and swells; types of fish and fauna; light absorption; marine biology; thermal energy of the ocean; Antarctic Pacific Atlantic and Indian oceans; water composition; geology; flora of the ocean; sea ports; man's adaptation with the ocean; industrialization; etc. 503 pgs. 870 illustrations 16 in color. Gilt spine and front cover; decorative endpapers. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . Illus. by . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Librairie Larousse Hardcover
1968ref. GE-38Garden City New York: Natural History Press 1968. Classic detailed text covers the New York region's changing landscapes of the Paleozoic era; Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks; Mesozoic landscapes; Tertiary and Quaternary events; current landscapes; geologic time scale; and eight field trip itineries. 304 pgs. Photo-frontispiece of a 1902 excavation in Manhattan. Illustrated including fold out map of the physiography of the New York region. Map has a slight discoloration and prior owner's name stamp on the back does not affect the illustrated side. Prior owner's name stamp on half-title page and opposing page. Decorative endpapers. Minor shelfwear and rubbing to corners; a few light scuff marks to cover. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. . Natural History Press Hardcover