Synopses & Reviews
Interest in groundwater and other subsurface fluids has increased in recent years. Hydrogeologists and geologists are now actively exploring the role of subsurface fluids in such fundamental geologic processes as crustal heat transfer, hydrocarbon migration, earthquakes, diagenesis, and metamorphism. Groundwater in Geologic Processes first develops the basic theory of groundwater motion, solute transport, and heat transport. The second section applies flow and transport theory in a generalized geologic context, and focuses on particular geologic processes and environments. The systematic presentation of theory and application make this book ideal for graduate-level hydrogeologists and geologists with background calculus and introductory chemistry. It will also be an invaluable reference for professionals in the field.
Review
"Groundwater in Geologic Processes should be of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary audience because it reaches well beyond the standard assumptions of isothermal and nondeforming mediums common to most hydrogeologic investigations....Thirty-three pages of references from many scientific disciplines represent a resource in itself. As a special bonus, the book is well written and well illustrated." GSA Today"Groundwater in Geologic Processes should be of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary audience because it reaches well beyond the standard assumptions of isothermal and nondeforming mediums common to most hydrogeologic investigations....Thirty-three pages of references from many scientific disciplines represent a resource in itself. As a special bonus, the book is well written and well illustrated." GSA Today"This intelligent and highly readable book is a much-needed addition to the geological literature, presenting in an approachable form the basic theory and effects of fluid flow in porous rocks....It will appeal to a broad section of the geological community because the authors have purposefully set out to cross the apparent cultural divide between low-temperature and high-temperature flow...unreservedly recommend[ed]." Geological Magazine"This intelligent and highly readable book is a much-needed addition to the geological literature, presenting in an approachable form the basic theory and effects of fluid flow in porous rocks....It will appeal to a broad section of the geological community because the authors have purposefully set out to cross the apparent cultural divide between low-temperature and high-temperature flow...unreservedly recommend[ed]." Geological Magazine"The authors have done a commendable job in their extensive and comprehensive survey of others' works...will serve not only as a textbook for graduate students, but also as a valuable interdisciplinary reference to practitioners and researchers in earth sciences and engineering...The publisher should be congratulated for bringing this in a reasonably priced paperback form." Applied Mechanics Review"...will make good reading for hydrogeologists, and geoscientists in general, who have wondered how ground water occurrence and migration might influence ore deposition, earthquakes, hydrocarbon resources, geothermal systems, diagensis, and other geologic processes...a timely contribution to the geoscience literature." Groundwater"...a high level text that doesn't skimp on complex details but still is descriptive, interesting, and easy to follow."
Review
"A welcome paperback edition of this much-heralded look at how water moves about inside the Earth, triggering earthquakes, forming ore deposits and infusing geothermal fields." New Scientist"Groundwater in Geologic Processes should be of interest to a wide, interdisciplinary audience because it reaches well beyond the standard assumptions of isothermal and nondeforming mediums common to most hydrogeologic investigations....Thirty-three pages of references from many scientific disciplines represent a resource in itself. As a special bonus, the book is well written and well illustrated." GSA Today"...a valuable and overdue addition to the library of any earth scientist dealing with fluid flow, mass transport and heat transfer in geological media...an extremely useful book for anyone involved in the study of flow and transport processes in the Earth's upper crust, be it at the fundamental research level, at the application level, at the exploration level in the search for energy and mineral resources, or in the prevention of geological hazards." Tectonophysics"This intelligent and highly readable book is a much-needed addition to the geological literature, presenting in an approachable form the basic theory and effects of fluid flow in porous rocks....It will appeal to a broad section of the geological community because the authors have purposefully set out to cross the apparent cultural divide between low-temperature and high-temperature flow...unreservedly recommend[ed]." Geological Magazine"The authors have done a commendable job in their extensive and comprehensive survey of others' works...will serve not only as a textbook for graduate students, but also as a valuable interdisciplinary reference to practitioners and researchers in earth sciences and engineering...The publisher should be congratulated for bringing this in a reasonably priced paperback form." Applied Mechanics Review"...provides an excellent quantitative primer on fluid-rock interactions within the Earth's crust....Ingebritsen and Sanford are well suited as coauthors for this book....Unlike some authors of other hydrogeologic texts, it is clear that these authors have a firm grasp of the material they present. The book is a good read at a good price." EOS"...a high level text that doesn't skimp on complex details but still is descriptive, interesting, and easy to follow.""Principally the book is designed as a teaching text for graduate students in hydrogeology anf geology, however many other specialists in the field of Earth sciences, especially economic geologists, will benefit from it." Pure appl. geophys
Synopsis
Explores the role of subsurface fluids in geologic processes - ideal for graduate-level hydrogeologists and geologists.
Synopsis
Explores the role of subsurface fluids in such fundamental geologic processes as crustal heat transfer, hydrocarbon migration, earthquakes, diagenesis, and metamorphism. The systematic presentation of theory and application make this book ideal for graduate-level hydrogeologists and geologists.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-334) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface; List of symbols; 1. Groundwater flow; 2. Solute transport; 3. Heat transport; 4. Regional-scale flow and transport; 5. Ore deposits; 6. Hydrocarbons; 7. Geothermal processes; 8. Earthquakes; 9. Evaporites; 10. Diagenesis and metamorphism; References.