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This is a unique, up-to-date and well-illustrated monograph on early vertebrates (mainly fish), their appearance and way of life, and their cladistic relationships to extant vertebrates.

The second edition of this book presents an updated account of the transfer of energy, matter and momentum between the atmosphere and the ocean. It covers atmospheric, oceanographic and climatological problems affected by air-sea interactions, and emphasizes an understanding of the physical processes.

This text studies areas where solid earth geophysical studies could interact with climate studies. It devotes attention to assessing the effects of uncertainties in tectonic boundary conditions, covering such topics as: positions of continents; height of mountains; and depth of sea floor.

Recent research has indicated that serpentinite rocks are important markers of the architecture of the ocean crust, providing vital clues to the processes occurring in the Earth's tectonic plates. This advanced text presents the geological history of the serpentinites.

This volume is concerned with the behaviour of the "ore elements" - copper, zinc, lead, cobalt, nickel, barium, and others - in young, unmetamorphosed volcanic arc suites ranging from high-magnesium basalts to dactites and rhyolites.

This companion volume to the author's Geological Evolution of South East Asia (1989) covers the economic geology of the region.

Equations of state are of fundamental importance in studying the physics and chemistry of the Earth. This introduction to equations of state has many applications to ceramic sciences and solid Earth geophysics. Oxides and silicates, especially those with high density, are also examined.

Significant advances have been made recently in the field of optical oceanography, including the development of methods for in situ and remote sensing as well as theoretical advances in characterizing the underwater light field. This volume provides a survey of all new developments.

An explanation of the unique changes that occur in materials when they are subjected to unequal compressions. The effect of this type of nonequilibrium has not been fully explored before. The physical consequences are well known but the chemical consequences are less well understood. This book outlines a comprehensive approach to answering these questions.

The Pleistocene epoch is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This book discusses the Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and the European continent eastward through present-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Yugoslav republics and Greece.

This monograph offers an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of geological systems which become spatially organized through the mediation of chemical processes. The treatment is based on a mathematical approach. The intended readership includes advanced geology students.

This volume records the temporal and geographic distribution of amphibians and reptiles during the Pleistocene era in North America. It covers in detail the identification of fossils, and the range of adjustments and extinction patterns for each species.