Computers in Geology 25 Years of Progress

by Davis, John C.; Herzfeld, Ute Christina

• ISBN13: 9780195085938
• ISBN10: 0195085930
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-11-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume vividly demonstrates the importance and increasing breadth of quantitative methods in the earth sciences. With contributions from an international cast of leading practitioners, chapters cover a wide range of state-of-the-art methods and applications, including computer modeling and mapping techniques. Many chapters also contain reviews and extensive bibliographies which serve to make this an invaluable introduction to the entire field. In addition to its detailed presentations, the book includes chapters on the history of geomathematics and on R.G.V. Eigen, the "father" of mathematical geology. Written to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Association for Mathematical Geology, the book will be sought after by both practitioners and researchers in all branches of geology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Weights of Evidence Modeling and Weighted Logistic Regression for Mineral Potential Mapping	p. 13
Gold Prospecting with Factorial Cokriging in the Limousin, France	p. 33
Recent Experiences with Prospector II	p. 45
Correspondence Analysis in Heavy Mineral Interpretation	p. 55
Mathematics Between Source and Trap: Uncertainty in Hydrocarbon Migration Modeling	p. 69
Risk Analysis of Petroleum Prospects	p. 85
Characteristic Analysis as an Oil Exploration Tool	p. 99
Information Management and Mapping System for Subsurface Stratigraphic Analysis	p. 113
Automated Correlation Based on Markov Analysis of Vertical Successions and Walther's Law	p. 121
Milankovitch Cyclicity in the Stratigraphic Record--A Review	p. 133
Can the Ginsburg Model Generate Cycles?	p. 145
Quantitative Genetics in Paleontology: Evolution in Tertiary Ostracoda	p. 155
An Integrated Approach to Forward Modeling Carbonate Platform Development	p. 169
Principal Component Analysis of Three-Way Data	p. 181
A Solution to the Percentage-Data Problem in Petrology	p. 195
Amplitude and Phase in Map and Image Enhancement	p. 207
Fractals in Geosciences--Challenges and Concerns	p. 217
An Executable Notation, with Illustrations from Elementary Crystallography	p. 231
Uncertainty in Geology	p. 241
Expert Systems in Environmental Geology	p. 255
From Multivariate Sampling to Thematic Maps with an Application to Marine Geochemistry	p. 265
The Kinematics of Paleo Landforms	p. 275
R. G. V. Eigen: Legendary Father of Mathematical Geology	p. 287
Index	p. 295
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