Geophysics: A Very Short Introduction

by William Lowrie

Book Overview

Geophysics is the physics of the Earth. Central to the Earth Sciences today, it encompasses areas such as seismology, volcanism, plate tectonics, gravitational anomalies, and the Earth's magnetic field (present and past, as captured in rocks), all of which give clues to both the structure and the working of the Earth.

In this Very Short Introduction, William Lowrie describes the internal and external processes that affect the planet, as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198792956
• ISBN13: 9780198792956
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 7.4"