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This text describes several geological processes, such as the lithospheric deformation and evolution of groundwater resources, which are directly or indirectly influenced by the movements of subsurface fluids from crustal level to the Earth's core.

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Author:   Shivendra Nath Rai ,  D.V. Ramana ,  A. Manglik
Publisher:   A A Balkema Publishers
Imprint:   A A Balkema Publishers
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9789058092366

ISBN 10:   9058092364
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 1.1 Earth's fluid systems: An introduction 2. Elasticity and faulting 2.1 Theory of elasticity 2.2 Earthquake faulting 2.3 Flexure of thin elastic plates 3. Porous media flow 3.1 Groundwater flow modelling 3.2 Modeling of groundwater flow in an unconfined aquifer 3.3 Reservoir Triggered Seismicity (RTS): The role of reservoir loading, fluid pressure and pore pressure diffusion 3.4 Modeling geometrical shape of volcanic constructs 4. Heal: and mass transport 4.1 Fleat and mass transport modeling 4.2 Thermal evolution of lithosphere in presence of uplift/erosion 4.3 Effect of lateral fluid flow on thermal structure of crust 4.4 Moving phase boundary problems and thermal modeling 4.5 Stochastic modeling of the subsurface temperature distribution 5. Lithospheric deformation 5.1 Rheological modeling and deformation of continental lithosphere 5.2 Plate tectonics - Some recent results, questions, and mechanisms 6. Fluid mechanics 6.1 An introduction to the Finite Element Method 6.2 Finite element models of flows of viscous incompressible fluids 6.3 Thermal convection in the Mantle: Modeling Aspects 7. Core dynamics 7.1 Magnetohydrodynamics of the earth's core.

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Shivendra Nath Rai, D.V. Ramana, A. Manglik, all of the National Geophysical Research Institute Uppal Road, Hyderabad, India.

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