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9780321716842

Geoscience Animation Library on DVD

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  • ISBN13:

    9780321716842

  • ISBN10:

    0321716841

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: DVD
  • Copyright: 2010-09-20
  • Publisher: Pearson

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Summary

TheGeoscience Animation Library(GAL), Fifth Editionoffers over 100 animations that will help you understand the most difficult-to-visualize topics in physical geology, physical geography, oceanography, meteorology, and earth science. Available on CD-ROM, the animations are provided as Flash files and pre-loaded into PowerPointreg; slides for both Windows and Mac. This library was created through a unique collaboration among Pearson Prentice Hallrs"s leading geoscience authors-including Robert Christopherson, Darrel Hess, Frederick Lutgens, Aurora Pun, Gary Smith, Edward Tarbuck, and Alan Trujillo.

Author Biography

Robert W. Christopherson attended California State University—Chico for undergraduate work and received his Masters in Geography from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He joined the American River College faculty in 1970, where he founded the geography program.  From 1970 to 1999 he taught such courses as physical and cultural geography, weather and climate, humans and the environment, and humans in the urban environment, and is currently Professor Emeritus.

Robert Christopherson is the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Patrons Chair and Student Association Teacher of the Year Awards at his college, the 1999 Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award from the National Council for Geographic Education, the 1998 Textbook Award for Geosystems, 3/E from the Text and Academic Authors Association, the California Geographical Society’s 1997 Outstanding Educator Award, and, most recently, the 2005 President's Award and 2005 Textbook Award for Elemental Geosystems, 4/E from the Text and Academic Authors Association.

Robert presented in seminar, television and radio, and research papers on topics such as the physical geography of the polar regions, global climate change, energy issues, and environmental awareness.  He and his professional photographer wife completed five polar expeditions; they attended the 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Symposium in Reykjavik, Iceland to gain photo and video coverage as well as research for Geosystems and Elemental Geosystems. Robert's wife has provided more than 300 exclusive photos for each of these texts.



Darrel Hess began teaching geography at City College of San Francisco in 1990 and served as chair of the Earth Sciences Department from 1995 to 2009. After earning his bachelor’s degree in geography at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978, he served for two years as a teacher in the Peace Corps on the Korean island of Chejudo. Upon returning to the United States, he worked as a writer, photographer, and audiovisual producer. His association with Tom McKnight began as a graduate student at UCLA, where he served as one of Tom’s teaching assistants. Their professional collaboration developed after Darrel graduated from UCLA with a master’s degree in geography in 1990. He first wrote the Study Guide that accompanied the fourth edition of Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, and then the Laboratory Manual that accompanied the fifth edition. Darrel has been authoring both works ever since. In 1999 Tom asked Darrel to join him as coauthor of the textbook. As did Tom, Darrel greatly enjoys the outdoor world.



Fred Lutgens and Ed Tarbuck have been good friends and colleagues since 1970.  Between them, they have more than 57 years of experience teaching geology to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors.  They share a special interest in introducing geology to beginning students and a belief in the value of field experiences for students of all levels.

Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976.  That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now going into its tenth edition.  In 1983, as the first edition of Earth was being prepared, gifted geology illustrator Dennis Tasa joined the author team.  Since then the three have collaborated on more than twenty projects.  Not only do Tarbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa work well together creatively; they also enjoy spending time in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Tasa’s New Mexico studio.

Tarbuck enjoys downhill skiing in Colorado, fly fishing near his childhood home in Northern Minnesota, and spending time in the Cascades.  Lutgens is an avid runner, and when he can make the time, truly enjoys hiking the canyons of the Colorado Plateau.  Although Lutgens and Tarbuck think alike on many issues, they don’t agree on everything.  Lutgens is devoted to jazz and classical music, whereas Tarbuck prefers pop artists or a good country station.
   


Gary A. Smith is a Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico and Fellow of the Geological Society of America. He has an undergraduate geology degree with a specialty in geophysics from Bowling Green State University and a Ph.D. in geology from Oregon State University. Gary has strong interests in science education through his membership in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and the National Science Teachers Association, and as Director of the Office of Support for Effective Teaching, the faculty development center at the University of New Mexico.

Aurora Pun is a Lecturer in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of New Mexico. She holds an undergraduate degree in paleontology from the University of California, Berkeley and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology from the University of New Mexico, Institute of Meteoritics. Aurora has taught physical geology for over 14 years. Also a member of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Aurora has taught a course for teachers on developing inquiry-based K-12 curricula in the earth and space sciences.



Alan P. Trujillo teaches at Palomar Community College in San Marcos, CA, where he is co-Director of the Oceanography Program and Chair of the Earth Sciences Department.  He received his bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of California at Davis and his master’s degree in geology from Northern Arizona University, afterwards working for several years in industry as a development geologist, hydrogeologist, and computer specialist.  Al began teaching in the Earth Sciences Department at Palomar in 1990 and in 1997 was awarded Palomar’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.  He has co-authored Introductory Oceanography with Hal Thurman and is a contributing author for the textbooks Earth and Earth Science.  In addition to writing and teaching, Al works as a naturalist and lecturer aboard natural history expedition vessels in Alaska and the Sea of Cortez/Baja California.  His research interests include beach processes, sea cliff erosion, and computer applications in oceanography. 
 

Table of Contents

Climate & Atmosphere
Atmospheric Energy Balance
Atmospheric Stability
Atmospheric Stability and Saturation Control
Coriolis Effect
Earth-Sun Relations
El Niño and La Niña
Global Warming
Global Wind Patterns with Hadley Cells
Orbital Variations and Climate Change
Ozone Depletion
Water Phase Changes

Weather
Cyclones and Anticyclones
Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts
Hurricane Wind Patterns
Jet Stream and Rossby Waves
Midlatitude Cyclones
Tornado Wind Patterns
Wind Pattern Development

Hydrology
Cones of Depression
Earth’s Water and the Hydrologic Cycle
Water Table Formation

Biomes & Ecosystems
Biological Productivity in Midlatitude Oceans
Daily Movement of the Deep Scattering Layer

Earth’s Interior
Lava Lamp Convection
Flipping of Earth's Magnetic Field
How Seismic Waves Reveal Earth’s Internal Layers
Inclination and Declination
Mantle and Core Dimensions
Seismic Wave Motion with Surface Effects
Seismic Wave Motion
Seismographs
Wave reflection and Refraction

Age of Earth
Angular Unconformities, Nonconformities, and Disconformities
Kelvin Calculation of Earth’s Age
Radioactive Decay
Relative Geologic Dating

Earth’s Materials
Calcareous Ooze and the Calcite Compensation Depth
Cross-Bedding
Dry Compaction and Liquefaction
Foliation of Metamorphic Rock
Foliation Processes
Fractional Crystallization
Igneous Features and Landforms
Mantle Melting and Pressure-Temperature Graphs
Shoreline and Sedimentation Changes
Turbidity Currents and the Formation of Graded Bedding
Tuttle and Bowen’s Data

Earthquakes
Dry Compaction and Liquefaction
Elastic Rebound
Seismic Wave Motion with Surface Effects
Seismic Wave Motion
Seismographs
Shoreline and Sedimentation Changes
Tsunami

Erosion and Weathering
Erosion of Deformed Sedimentary
Rock
Exposing Metamorphic Rock
Physical Weathering

Mass Movement
Dry Compaction and Liquefaction
Mass Movements: Five Main Types
Mass Movements: Uplift and Mass Movement
Mount St. Helens, Washington: Debris Avalanche and Eruption

Tectonics and Structure
Convection and Tectonics
Convergent Margins: India-Asia Collision
Divergent Boundary Formation
Faults
Folds
Global Geography Through Geologic Time
Mantle Melting and Plate Tectonics
Motion at Plate Boundaries
Pangea Breakup
Plate Boundary Features
Relative and Absolute Motion
Seafloor Spreading and Magnetization
Seafloor Spreading and Plate Boundaries
Stress and Strain Graphs
Tectonic Settings and Volcanic Activity
Terrane Formation
Transform Faults

Volcanoes
Caldera Formation
Caldera Formation: Crater Lake
Hot Spot Volcano Tracks
Magma Rising from the Mantle
Mt. St. Helen's
Tectonic Settings and Volcanic Activity
Volcano Types

Ocean and Coastal Systems
Beach Drift and Longshore Currents
Biological Productivity in Midlatitude Oceans
Calcareous Ooze and the Calcite Compensation Depth
Coastal Stabilization Structures
Daily Movement of the Deep Scattering Layer
Ekman Spiral Coastal Upwelling/Downwelling
El Niño and La Niña
Movement of Barrier Island in Response to Rising Sea
Movement of Sand in a Beach Compartment
Ocean Circulation
Seamounts/Tablemounts and Coral Reef Stages
Shoreline and Sedimentation Changes
Sonar and Echolocation
Summertime/Wintertime Beach Conditions
Tidal Cycle
Tidal Patterns
Tsunami
Turbidity Currents and the Formation of Graded Bedding
Wave Interference
Wave Interference with 3D Visualization
Wave Motion and Wave Refraction
Wave Properties

Fluvial Systems
Natural Levee Development with Flooding
Sediment Transport by Streams
Stream Processes: Floodplain Development
Stream Processes: Oxbow Lakes
Stream Processes: Oxbow Lakes and Floodplain Development
Stream Terrace Formation

Glacial Systems
Glacial Advance and Retreat
Glacial Isostasy
Glacial Processes

Eolian Systems
Cross Bedding
Sediment Transport by Wind

Solar System Formation
Nebular Hypothesis of Solar System Formation

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