Alik Ismail-Zadeh (Moscow Russian Academy of Sciences), Paul Tackley (Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich)

Gebundenes Buch

Computational Methods for Geodynamics

Beschreibung

Both a textbook and a handy reference, this book brings together key numerical techniques for geodynamic modeling - providing a foundation in the basic principles and practical demonstrations of the different methods and their effective applications. An essential text for advanced students and researchers in geodynamics and geophysics.

Autor

Alik Ismail-Zadeh is a Senior Scientist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Chief Scientist of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Moscow (RusAS), and Professor of the Institut de Physique de Globe de Paris. He graduated from the Baku State and Lomonossov Moscow State Universities before being awarded Ph.D. and Doctor of Science degrees in geophysics from RusAS. He lectures on computational geodynamics at the University of Karlsruhe, Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, and Moscow State University of Oil and Gas, while his research interests cover crust and mantle dynamics, basin evolution, salt tectonics, and seismic hazards. Professor Ismail-Zadeh is the recipient of the 1995 Academia Europaea Medal and the 2009 American Geophysical Union International Award, and is Secretary-General of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics until 2015.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 906g
• ISBN-13: 9780521867672
• ISBN-10: 0521867673
• Artikelnr.: 29573593