A fascinating historical account of the emergence and development of the new interdisciplinary field of deep carbon science.

This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

The first comprehensive review of past and contemporary research on the Earth's inner core from a seismological perspective. Providing a detailed account of how seismology is used in inner core research, and suggesting avenues for further study, it is an essential resource for researchers and students studying seismology and deep Earth processes.

As Earth’s inhabitants, we are pretty familiar with what the planet’s surface looks like, but we seldom get a chance to look beneath Earth’s crust. This captivating book takes a closer look at Earth’s layers from crust to core. The volume discusses how Earth’s layers contribute to the formation of its magnetic field and help fuel volcanic activity. Readers will learn the story of Earth’s formation and come away knowing whether the planet’s core is now growing warmer or cooling off. Fun photographs, useful diagrams, and age-appropriate language make these complex topics comprehensible to the book’s lower-elementary audience.

This book explains what happens in Earth's layers from its core to its crust and details the many ways Earth's surface has changed over billions of years.

Explores how scientists study the inner workings of the earth using such tools as global positioning, seismology, and computer modeling.