Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic to gain a better appreciation and perspective on the subject of comet/asteroid impacts as viewed by different disciplines. This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
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The Bobrowsky edited book is an excellent must-read book for anyone conducting serious intellectual inquiry into a potential asteroid impact with the Earth. The articles are a wonderful collection on a very serious topic. The reader gains multiple insights on the varied interdisciplinary issues related to asteroids. This is a fine contribution to the current state of knowledge. The book would make for an excellent university text in either astronomy or public policy agenda-setting and formulation. I highly recommend the investment in this book if you have serious interest in the history of asteroid/comet impacts as well as what humans may do to mitigate such a disaster in the future. I believe this book to be the best I have read on the topic of asteroids impacts. I am pleased to have added it to my personal library.
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tungusskogo meteorita, isotropic comets, atmospheric rainout, known terrestrial impact structures, treefall pattern, gravitational aggregates, hazardous comets, indirect physical effects, environmental downturn, volcano instability, asteroid impact hazard, projectile volumes, probabilistic hazard assessment, ecliptic comets, cometary showers, relevant disasters, peat columns, risk communication management, explosion epicenter, cosmic impacts, oceanic impact, probability neglect, crater field, impact tsunami, orbital distribution Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Planet Space Sci, Umm al Binni, United Nations, Geophys Res, Flood Comet, New Zealand, Academy of Sciences, South America, Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco, Meteor Crater, Oxford University Press, University of Arizona Press, Rio Cuarto, Bronze Age, Burckle Crater, North America, Old Testament, Papua New Guinea, Izdatelstvo Tomskogo Universiteta, Near East, Cambridge University Press, Canary Islands New!
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