The Earth Sciences in Unesco

SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences

SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences present concise summaries of cutting-edge research and practical applications in all research areas across earth sciences. It publishes peerreviewed monographs under the editorial supervision of an international advisory board with the aim to publish 8 to 12 weeks after acceptance. Featuring compact volumes of 50 to 125 pages (approx. 20,00070,000 words), the se...

Chapter 8 Laboratories in the Earth Sciences

Introduction In reviewing and assessing the importance and role of laboratory exercises in earth sciences, we begin with defining the scope of this review. The ensuing discussion is limited to fields of study that have traditionally formed the core of studies of the solid earth, specifically geology, soil science, and geomatics (remote sensing and geographic information systems). Related subjec...

Cluster Design in the Earth Sciences Tethys

Data assimilation methods in the Earth sciences

Although remote sensing data are often plentiful, they do not usually satisfy the users’ needs directly. Data assimilation is required to extract information about geophysical fields of interest from the remote sensing observations and to make the data more accessible to users. Remote sensing may provide, for example, measurements of surface soil moisture, snow water equivalent, snow cover, or ...

Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences

Clarke, Roy S., Jr., and Joseph I. Goldstein. Schreibersite Growth and Its Influence on the Metallography of Coarse-Structured Iron Meteorites. Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences, number 21, 80 pages, 28 figures, 20 tables, 1978. —The role that schreibersite growth played in the structural development process in coarse-structured iron meteorites has been examined. The availability ...