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Beyond Global Warming

Geology: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

Distal Impact Ejecta Layers

Rogue and Shock Waves in Nonlinear Dispersive Media

Seismic Behaviour and Design of Irregular and Complex Civil Structures IV

The Ethics of Technological Risk

Wildfire Risk

Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section

Waves And Rays In Elastic Continua (Fourth Edition)

Einstieg in das Universum: Das kleine Buch der Astronomie

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures

Practical Geophysical Technology and Application for Lithological Reservoirs

Mathematical Geophysics

Application of Soil Physics in Environmental Analyses

Integrated Assessment of Ecosystem Health

Geometrical Theory of Satellite Orbits and Gravity Field

Site Investigation using Resistivity Imaging

The Sun

Soft Plate and Impact Tectonics

Nonlinear Internal Waves in Lakes

Subsurface Fluid Flow and Imaging

Active tectonics of the Hellenic subduction zone

Fractal Solutions for Understanding Complex Systems in Earth Sciences

Coastal and Marine Spatial Database Systems