Planetary Surface Processes

by H. Jay Melosh

Planetary Surface Processes is the first advanced textbook to cover the full range of geologic processes that shape the surfaces of planetary-scale bodies. Using a modern, quantitative approach, this book reconsiders geologic processes outside the traditional terrestrial context. It highlights processes that are contingent upon Earth's unique circumstances and processes that are universal. For example, it shows explicitly that equations predicting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007Z01QZQ
• ISBN13: 9780521514187
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 9.7"