Use of Microcomputers in Geology

by Hans Kïrzl, Daniel F. Merriam

Overview

This volume 'Use ofMicrocomputers in Geology' is the sixth in the series Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences published by Plenum Press in New York. The series was started in 1969 to publish proceedings of important meetings on geomathematics and computer applications. The first two volumes recorded proceedings of the Colloquia (1969,1970) sponsored by the Kansas Geological Survey at The University ofKansas in Lawrence. The third volume was proceedings of the 8th International Sedimentological Congress (1971) held in Heidelberg, West Germany; the fourth was preceedings of the 8th Geochautauqua (1979) at Syracuse Universityin Syracuse, New York; and the fifth was selected papers from the 27th International Geological Congress (1989) held in Washington, D.C. All meetings were cosponsored by the International Association for Mathematical Geology. These special publications are important in the development of quantitative geology. Papers by a wide range of authors on a wide range of topics gives the reader a flavor for recent advances in the subject -in this volume, those advances in the use ofmicrocomputers. The 24 authors of the 15 papers come from nine countries -Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, and USA. My coeditor, Hans Kürzl, has given pertinent information on the included papers in the Introduction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489923370
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	07/18/2013
Series:	Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	285
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Zoneography of mineral resources.- Teaching and testing strategy in mineral exploration by simulation techniques on personal computers.- Computer-aided decision techniques for hydrogeochemical uranium exploration.- Estimating the probability of occurrence of mineral deposits from multiple map patterns.- Use of a laptop computer and spreadsheet software for geophysical surveys.- A program for petrophysical database management.- Artificial intelligence tools and techniques for waterresources assessment in Africa.- Hydrodat®: a package for hydrogeochemical data management.- MinIdent - some recent developments.- Microcomputer application of digital elevation models and other gridded data sets for geologists.- Reusable code works!.- A PC statistical package for field acquisition and analysis of two-dimensional orientation data.- A simple method for the comparison of adjacent points on thematic maps.- Map integration model applied in site selection.- Analysis of space and time dependent data on a PC using a data analysis system (DAS): a case study.

Editorial Reviews

From a July 1989 international congress in Washington, D.C., 15 papers examine both the established use of computers in the geological sciences, and the front line of experimentation and research for expanding their use. Included among the topics are the zoneography of mineral resources, computer-aided decision techniques for hydrogeochemical uranium exploration, a software package for data management, and the application of a map integration model to site selection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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