The Precambrian Earth

Tempos and Events

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Eriksson, P.G.Hrsg.Altermann, WladyslawHrsg.Nelson, D.R.Hrsg.Mueller, W.U.Hrsg.Catuneanu O.Hrsg.Catuneanu OctavianHrsg.

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Covers primary topics in Precambrian geology. This book addresses celestial origins of Earth and succeeding extraterrestrial impact events. It includes such topics as evolution and models for Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere; and, evolution of life and its influence on Precambrian ocean chemistry and chemical sedimentation.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-444-51506-3

ProduktartBuch

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VerlagElsevier Science & TechnologyElsevier Science Ltd

Erscheinungsdatum04.03.2004

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 221 mm, Höhe 286 mm, Dicke 40 mm

Gewicht1880 g

WarengruppeNaturwissenschaft

KategorieGeographie

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Eriksson, P.G.Hrsg.Altermann, WladyslawHrsg.Nelson, D.R.Hrsg.Mueller, W.U.Hrsg.Catuneanu O.Hrsg.Catuneanu OctavianHrsg.

Octavian Catuneanu is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta, with PhD degrees from the University of Toronto and the University of Bucharest. He is the recipient of several distinctions in the field of Geology, including the W.W. Hutchison Medal of the Geological Association of Canada for exceptional advances in earth science research, and best paper awards from the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, the Geological Society of America, and the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Octavian Catuneanu served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, Chair of the Task Group on Sequence Stratigraphy of the International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification, Chair of the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature, and member of the editorial board of several journals in North America, Europe, and Africa. He is the editor of several books and special issues, author of numerous publications in the fields of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and basin analysis, and instructor of sequence stratigraphy and related disciplines for universities, conferences, and companies worldwide. The first edition of his Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy textbook (Elsevier, 2006) received the 2007 Outstanding Academic Title Choice Award from the American Library Association and remains a best-selling title.