Geosciences

This book describes the main concepts used to develop and implement chemistry-transport models to calculate the evolution of regional air pollution. Since physico-chemical principles are already widely presented in various works, the perspective chosen ... (Read more)

The Himalaya is well known as the largest and highest mountain belt on Earth. Advances in geoscience over the past few decades have revealed a complex picture of the dynamics of this giant, opening up questions about the initial stages of Himalayan buildin... (Read more)

The impact of natural disasters has become an important and ever-growing preoccupation for modern societies. Volcanic eruptions are particularly feared due to their devastating local, regional or global effects. Relevant scientific expertise that aims to e... (Read more)

The impact of natural disasters has become an important and ever-growing preoccupation for modern societies. Volcanic eruptions are particularly feared due to their devastating local, regional or global effects. Relevant scientific expertise that aims to e... (Read more)

The study of the seismic cycle has many applications, from the study of faulting to the estimation of seismic hazards. It must be considered at different timescales, from that of an earthquake, the co-seismic phase (a few seconds), the post seismic phase (... (Read more)

The impact of natural disasters has become an important and ever-growing preoccupation for modern societies. Volcanic eruptions are particularly feared due to their devastating local, regional or global effects. Relevant scientific expertise that aims to e... (Read more)

The volcanic island of Iceland is a unique geological place due both to its position in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and its repeated glaciations. It has been an accurate recorder of geodynamic and regional climatic evolutions for at least the last 15 ... (Read more)

The volcanic island of Iceland is a unique geological place due both to its position in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and its repeated glaciations. It has been an accurate recorder of geodynamic and regional climatic evolutions for at least the last 15 ... (Read more)

The Earth’s oceans are currently undergoing unprecedented changes: rivers have suffered a severe reduction in their sediment transport, and as a result, sediment input to the oceans has dropped lower than ever before. These inputs have varied over millen... (Read more)

The great deltas of the globe have been threatened for several decades but their decline now appears to be inevitable; they are receding and losing the fertility that supports their tens of millions of inhabitants. Our deltas are victims of the dramatic de... (Read more)

Soils are environments where a myriad of different organisms evolve, determining a series of functions which translate into ecosystem services that are essential for humanity. Improving our understanding of these organisms, their biodiversity and their int... (Read more)

One third of the world's soils have already been degraded. The burden on the land continues to grow under the combined pressures of demography, urbanization, artificialization and mining, and there are increased demands on agricultural land: changing dieta... (Read more)

This book provides the most up-to-date knowledge on water in soils and applications for the best use of our water resources. It first addresses the influence of soils on water quality, which is linked to rock weathering, soil formation, acidity and wate... (Read more)

This book invites the reader to look differently at two seemingly mundane resources: soil and water. Water possesses extraordinary properties which form the foundations of life itself. Without water, there would be no life, and without soils, no terrestria... (Read more)

“Make the ground transparent”. Such is the aim of applied geophysics, which proposes to characterize the geometry of the subsoil. Since our eyes, which are able to gaze at distant stars, are unable to see through the surface of the floor, we can use el... (Read more)

The functions of soils are manifold. They act as a basis for plant life, support for constructions and infrastructure, a biodiversity reserve, a carbon store and so much more. As such, their crucial importance for human life is no longer questioned. Yet so... (Read more)

Scientific, socioeconomic, political and media interest in soils has re-emerged in recent years. Soil is now recognized, not only as a substrate for crop production and human activities, but as a regulator of natural environmental balance (for example, sup... (Read more)

"Make the ground transparent". Such is the aim of applied geophysics, which proposes to characterize the geometry of the subsoil. Since our eyes, which are able to gaze at distant stars, are unable to see through the surface of the floor, we can use electr... (Read more)