An introduction to forensic Geoscience provides fundamental training in geoscience as developed through the lens of its forencis applications .it incorporates a range of topics including geophysical methods of grave detection,the mineralogy of art,identication of microfossils ,and comparison of soil trace evidence samples .each topich is introduced …
. The synoptic view afforded by orbiting earth sensors can be' extremely valuable for resource evaluation, environmental monitoring and development planning. For many regions of the world, however, cloud cover has prevented the acquisition of remotely sensed data during the most environmentally stressed periods of t…
There are no documented records of when or how mankind first discovered that a certain
"black rock" would burn. However, it is known that coal was employed as a fuel in China circa
1100 BC and that Welsh Bronze Age cultures had used coal for funeral pyres. There are many other instances where …
In the year 1973 the term "energy" became common in households throughout the United States. At that time, an energy crisis suddenly fell upon the country and for some time it was not unusual for motorists to spend hours waiting in line to obtain gasoline at a filling station. Customers were sometimes limited to a
5-gallon …
The seismic-reflection method, a powerful geophysical exploration technique that has been in widespread use in the petroleum industry for more than 60 years, has been used increasingly since 1980 in applications shallower than 30 m. The seismic-reflection method measures different parameters than other geophysical methods, and …