From the Earth's Core to Outer Space

Book Overview

Introduction.- I. Evolving Earth's Crust.- 1. Paleo-Mesoproterozoic assemblages of continents - paleomagnetic evidence for near equatorial supercontinents.- 2. Seismic structure of Earth's crust in Finland .-3. Evolution of the bedrock of Finland: An overview.- 4. Craton mantle formation and structure of Eastern Finland mantle: Evidence from kimberlite-derived mantle xenoliths, xenocrysts and diamonds.- 5. Metallic mineral resources in Finland and Fennoscandian - a major European raw-materials source for the future.- 6. Isotopic microanalysis - in situ constraints on the origin and evolution of the Finnish Precambrian.- 7. Fennoscandian land uplift: past, present and future.

II. Changing Baltic Sea.- 8. Ice season in the Baltic Sea and its climatic variability.- 9. Baltic Sea water exchange and oxygen balance.- 10. Marine carbon dioxide.- 11. Impact of climate change on biology of the Baltic Sea.

III Climate Change.- 12. Evolution of Earth's atmosphere .- 13. Late Quaternary climate history of Northern Europe.- 14. Aerosols and climate change.- 15. Enhanced greenhouse effect and climate change in northern Europe.- 16. Will there be enough water?

IV. Planet Earth, the third stone from the Sun.- 17. Trends in space weather since the 19th century.- 18. Space weather: From solar storms to the technical challenges of space age.- 19. Space geodesy - observing global changes.- 20. Destination Mars.- 21. In search of a living planet

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364243665X
• ISBN13: 9783642436659
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"