Download or read book Advances In Geosciences (A 4-volume Set) - Volume 9: Solid Earth (Se), Ocean Science (Os) & Atmospheric Science (As) written by Yuntai Chen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2007-09-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Geosciences is the result of a concerted effort in bringing the latest results and planning activities related to earth and space science in Asia and the international arena. The volume editors are all leading scientists in their research fields covering six sections: Hydrological Science (HS), Planetary Science (PS), Solar Terrestrial (ST), Solid Earth (SE), Ocean Science (OS) and Atmospheric Science (AS). The main purpose is to highlight the scientific issues essential to the study of earthquakes, tsunamis, atmospheric dust storms, climate change, drought, flood, typhoons, monsoons, space weather, and planetary exploration.