Overview

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 150. Perhaps the most pressing scientific challenge before us concerns our understanding of the Earth and environmental change, which is occurring at a dramatic rate. Humanity can expect serious difficulties on the road ahead as a result, even to the point of threatening civilized progress itself. There is thus an urgent need to understand the state of the planet, to anticipate the effects and consequences of environmental change, and if necessary take preventive action. Our understanding of change and its consequences can only advance, however, if we understand the Earth system well. Geophysics (sensu lato), one of the critical disciplines in the emerging interdisciplinary Earth System Science, forms the basis of the present book?which moves from the deepest parts of the Earth to surface environments, to a final discussion on the interface between science and society. While depicting the frontiers in each of their fields and focusing on present challenges, our contributing authors have also written for wide readership, specialists and non-specialists alike.

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Author:   Robert S. J. Sparks ,  Christopher J. Hawkesworth
Publisher:   American Geophysical Union
Imprint:   American Geophysical Union
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   19
Dimensions:   Width: 22.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.236kg
ISBN:  

9780875904153

ISBN 10:   0875904157
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   09 January 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface Steve Sparks and Chris Hawkesworth vii Foreword Masaru Kono ix The Earth's Core: An Approach From First Principles G. David Price, D. Alfe, L. Votedlo, and M.J. Gil Ian 1 Modeling the Earth's Dynamo Gary A. Glatzmaier, Darcy E. Ogden, and Thomas L. Clune 13 Core-Mantle Boundary Structures and Processes Thorne Lay and Edward J. Garnero 25 Seismological Insights Into Heterogeneity Patterns in the Mantle B. L. N. Kennett 43 Geophysical and Geochemical Models of Mantle Convection: Successes and Future Challenges Yanick Ricard and Nicolas Coltice 59 Melting of Fertile Peridotite With Variable Amounts of H20 Bernard J. Wood 69 Geophysical Constraints on Slab Subduction and Arc Magmatism Akira Hasegawa andJunichi Nakajima 81 Evolution of Arc Magmas and Their Volatiles Richard J. Arculus 95 Volatile Controls on Magma Ascent and Eruption Katharine V. Cashman 109 Climatic Impact of Volcanic Emissions Alan Robock 125 High-Resolution Gravity Mapping: the Next Generation Sensors Christopher Jekeli 135 Satellite Magmetic Field Measurements: Applications in Studying the Deep Earth Catherine G. Constable and Steven C. Constable 147 Global Navigation Satellite Sounding of the Atmosphere and GNSS Altimetry:Prospects for Geosciences T. P. Yunck and G. A. Hajj 161 Dense GPS Array as a New Sensor of Seasonal Changes of Surface Loads Kosuke Heki 177 Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Water Storage, Soil Moisture and Surface Waters James S. Famiglietti 197 High-Resolution Measurement of Ocean Surface Topography by Radar Interferometry for Oceanographic and Geophysical Applications Lee-Leung Fu and Ernesto Rodriguez 209 The Global Water Cycle Taikan Oki, Dara Entekhabi, and Timothy Ives Harrold 225 Cryosphere During the Twentieth Century Atsumu Ohmura 239 Climate Prediction: The Limits of Ocean Models Peter H. Stone 259 Biosphere Dynamics: Challenges for Earth System Models I. Colin Prentice, Corinne Le Quere, Erik T. Buitenhuis, Joanna I. House, Christine Klass, and Wolfgang Knorr 269 The UVic Earth System Climate Model and the Thermohaline Circulation in Past, Present, and Future Climates Andrew J. Weaver 279 Complexities in the Climate System and Uncertainties in Forecasts Ronald G. Prinn 297 Modeling Human-Climate Interaction Henry D. Jacoby 307 Uncertainty and Predictability in Geophysics: Chaos and Multifractal Insights Daniel Schertzer and Shaun Lovejoy 317 Earthquake Prediction and Forecasting David D. Jackson 335 Earthquake Prediction, Seismic Hazard, and Vulnerability Seiya Uyeda and Kimiro Meguro 349 Volcanic Activity: Frontiers and Challenges in Forecasting, Prediction and Risk Assessment R. S. J. Sparks and W. P. Aspinall 359 Geophysical Risk, Vulnerability, and Sustainability Tom Beer 375 People Induced Geophysical Risks and Urban Sustainability Ian Douglas 387 Urban Climate, Weather and Sustainability Gerald Mills 399

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Robert S. J. Sparks is the editor of The State of the Planet: Frontiers and Challenges in Geophysics, published by Wiley. Christopher John Hawkesworth FRS FRSE is a British earth scientist, and former Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal for Research, at University of St. Andrews.

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