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Sediment Provenance and Properties
Thickness, depths, ages, and structural features of sedimentary strata on the ocean floor were presented in the previous chapter on the basis of... -
A geodynamic study of Peninsular India
A Geodynamic Study of Peninsular IndiaAn attempt was made to elucidate the geodynamic conditions existing at the present time in Peninsular India....
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Glacier Behaviour and Recent Changes in Alpine Climate
There is evidence of both short and long term variations in the climate of the Alps, followed by the mass balance of glaciers, the movement of the... -
Geochemical study of soils and metallogenetic implications at Hiendelaencina, Guadalajara, Spain
A geochemical soil survey has been carried out near a known mineralized vein in the argentiferous area of Hiendelaencina, Spain. The distribution of...
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Statistical moments of the hypsometric curve and its density function
A method, applicable to multivariate designs, describing the form of the percentage hypsometric curve is developed in this research. Emphasis is...
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On the misuse of regression in earth science
Simple least-squares regression analysis is applied to almost all empirical curve-fitting problems in earth science (and related fields). Its use,...
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Geological Significance of Continental Margins
Detailed studies of continental margins do not have a long history. Although surface geological sampling in shallow water dates back to the... -
Continental Margins, Freeboard and the Volumes of Continents and Oceans Through Time
Evidence is evaluated for freeboard of continents (relative elevation of continents with respect to sea level) as a function of time. Egyed’s... -
Relative Elevations on the Moon
In the preceding chapter we outlined the principal sources of our present knowledge of the shape of the Moon, and of the absolute elevations of its... -
Discussion of the new kinematic mantle convection theory
First of all it is shown that the nine fundamental suppositions of the kinematic theory of the mantle convection fit well into the image which is...
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A new dynamic conception of the internal constitution of the earth
A new conception of dynamic character is given for the internal constitution of the Earth. The main feature of the conception is that the material...
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The Floor of the Oceans
The antipodal distribution of continental blocks and oceanic receptacles ranges among the most peculiar features of the earth. The deep-sea area of... -
The Floor of the Oceans
The antipodal distribution of continental blocks and oceanic receptacles ranges among the most peculiar features of the earth. The deep-sea area of... -
Physical Geomorphology
Geomorphology, in its widest sense, is that branch of the geosciences which concerns itself with the development of the surface features of the... -