This unique textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of geophysics. Unlike most geophysics textbooks, it combines both the applied and theoretical aspects to the subject. The author explains complex geophysical concepts using abundant diagrams, a simplified mathematical treatment, and easy-to-follow equations. After placing the Earth in the context of the solar system, he describes each major branch of geophysics: gravitation, seismology, dating, thermal and electrical properties, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and geodynamics. Each chapter begins with a summary of the basic physical principles, and a brief account of each topic's historical evolution. The book will satisfy the needs of intermediate-level earth science students from a variety of backgrounds, while at the same time preparing geophysics majors for continued study at a higher level.
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"...thoroughly covers solid Earth geophysics...introduces a topic from a historical viewpoint..." John Bull, Nature
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This unique textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of each major branch of geophysics: gravitation, seismology, dating, thermal and electrical properties, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and geodynamics. The author has explained complex concepts of applied and theoretical geophysics using abundant diagrams, a simplified mathematical treatment, and easy-to-follow equations. The book will satisfy the needs of intermediate-level earth science students from a variety of backgrounds, while at the same time preparing geophysics majors for continued study to a higher level. The book is destined to become a core textbook for geology and geophysics programs.
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I tried to use this book as an "updated" textbook for an introductory course on Physics of the Earth (second year geophysics major) I had to taught. Since my area of research is paleomagnetism and rock magnetism the name of William Lowrie was sort of a guarantee that the book would be good. However, in the middle of the term I had to switch back to the "great classics", namely Stacey's and Garland's books. There are several problems with this book, firstly most of the formulae are presented out of the blues without a comprehensive deduction. That is not the most serious problem though, I also found several mistakes in the 2000 edition (I do not know if further editions took care of these problems). Some of these mistakes are pretty serious. As an example: he states that the international formula for the gravity normal to the Earth's ellipsoid derives directly from MacCullah's formula. That is not correct since in MacCullah's formula the centrifugal term coming from Earth's rotation is not considered!!!! There are also lots of minor mistakes related to missing terms in several formulae and derivatives. I did not touch the chapters related to geomagnetism and rock magnetism but I gather they should be the best in the whole book (I really hope so!!!!) since that is precisely William Lowrie's field of research. However I would not recommend this book at all.
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Geophysics (Paperback)
This book is what its title says "FUNDAMENTALS", I think it's a pre-basic book about Geophysics. There are other books better than this one, i.e. Telford's "Applied Geophysics" and Garland's "Introduction to Geophysics" (this is what Mr. Lowrie says).
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geocentric dipole hypothesis, combined elevation correction, normal gravity formula, elastic rebound model, oceanic magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic elements, axial geocentric dipole, plate correction, paleomagnetic directions, polarity record, continental heat flow, isostatic anomalies, oceanic heat flow, theoretical gravity, gravity station, measured gravity, mean heat flow, polarity timescale, superadiabatic temperature gradient, virtual geomagnetic pole, marine magnetic anomalies, radioactive heat production, magnetization contrast, polarity chron, seismic body waves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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geocentric dipole hypothesis, combined elevation correction, normal gravity formula, elastic rebound model, oceanic magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic elements, axial geocentric dipole, plate correction, paleomagnetic directions, polarity record, continental heat flow, isostatic anomalies, oceanic heat flow, theoretical gravity, gravity station, measured gravity, mean heat flow, polarity timescale, superadiabatic temperature gradient, virtual geomagnetic pole, marine magnetic anomalies, radioactive heat production, magnetization contrast, polarity chron, seismic body waves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New York, South America, San Francisco, Cambridge Univ, Blackwell Scientific Publ, Early Jurassic, Vening Meinesz, San Andreas, South Atlantic, United States, John Wiley, Early Paleozoic, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Cretaceous Quiet Interval, Late Carboniferous, North Atlantic, Van Allen, Western Australia, World War, Edward Arnold, Late Tertiary, Sir Isaac Newton, Theoretical Geophysics, Basic Exploration Geophysics New!
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- Geodynamics by Donald L. Turcotte on page 72
- Environmental Magnetism, Volume 86: Principles and Applications of Enviromagnetics (International Geophysics) by Mark Evans MD FRCP in Back Matter
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