LibGuides: Earth Sciences: Books and e-books

Selected textbooks

Dynamic Earth by Geoffrey F. Davies
Call Number: Hancock General ; QE509.4 .D38 1999
Publication Date: 1999
This book summarises key observations and presents the relevant physics of convection in the earth's mantle starting from basic principles. The main concepts and arguments are presented with minimal mathematics, although more mathematical versions of important aspects are included for those who desire them. The book also surveys geochemical constraints and mantle evolution. Prescribed text for EMSC3034.
The Solid Earth by C. M. R. Fowler
Call Number: Hancock General ; QC806 .F625 2005
Publication Date: 2004
The Solid Earth is a general introduction to the study of the physics of the solid Earth, including the workings of both the Earth's surface and its deep interior. The emphasis throughout is on basic physical principles rather than instrumentation or data handling. Prescribed text EMSC3034.
Principles of Planetary Climate by Raymond T. Pierrehumbert
Call Number: Hancock General ; QB603.A85 P54 2010
Publication Date: 2010
This book introduces the basic physical building blocks of climate needed to understand the present and past climate of Earth, and the climates of Solar System and extrasolar planets. Included are thermodynamics, infrared radiative transfer, scattering, surface heat transfer and various processes governing the evolution of atmospheric composition. Prescribed text for EMSC2021.
Planetary Geoscience by Harry Y. McSween; Jeffrey E. Moersch; Devon M. Burr; William M. Dunne; Joshua P. Emery; Linda C. Kah; Molly C. McCanta
Call Number: Hancock Large book ; QB820 .M37 2019
Publication Date: 2019
This book focuses on geologic processes, adopting a comparative approach that demonstrates the similarities and differences between planets, and the reasons for these. It brings together aspects of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, volcanology, sedimentology, geomorphology, tectonics, geophysics and remote sensing. Prescribed text for EMSC3022.

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