Main Title |
Continental Scientific Drilling A Decade of Progress, and Challenges for the Future / [electronic resource] : |
Type |
EBOOK |
Author |
Harms, Ulrich.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
Year Published |
2007 |
Call Number |
QE1-996.5 |
ISBN |
9783540687788 |
Subjects |
Geochemistry ;
Geology ;
Physical geography ;
Engineering geology ;
Climatic changes ;
Environmental toxicology
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
X, 366 p. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
History and Status of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program -- Climate Dynamics and Global Environments: A Community Vision for the Next Decade in ICDP -- Continental Drilling and the Study of Impact Craters and Processes - an ICDP Perspective -- The GeoBiosphere -- Active Volcanic Systems -- Scientific Drilling of Active Faults: Past and Future -- Hotspot Volcanoes and Large Igneous Provinces -- Convergent Plate Boundaries and Collision Zones -- Natural Resources. Scientific drilling is an indispensable tool of modern Earth science - search, as it provides the only means of obtaining direct information on processes operating at depth. Drilling allows for the determination of - situ properties of solid materials and fluids and permits testing of hypot- ses and models derived from surface observations. In addition, drill holes may be used as a natural laboratory for experiments and as observatories for long-term monitoring of on-going active processes. Earth drilling, therefore, plays a critical role in scientific research directed towards - proved understanding of the workings of our planet and has a key role in solving urgent socio-economic problems. As a rule, drilling projects are an integral component of major geosci- tific research programs, comprising comprehensive pre-site investigations, accompanying laboratory studies, the drilling phase itself, and consecutive measurements and tests in the drill hole. Such drilling programs are costly and thus only realizable to a limited extent. International cost sharing, the optimal utilization of all available resources, the incorporation of inter- tional leading experts, and the application of the existing know-how, as well as the selection of an optimal drilling location ("World Geological Site"), are thus essential elements of an international scientific drilling p- gram. |
Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
computer |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
online resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140919023808 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
SPRINGER |
Type |
EBOOK |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03604nam a22005295i 45 |