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Alastair Ruffell - Geoforensics - 9780470057353 - V9780470057353
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Geoforensics

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Description for Geoforensics Paperback. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the text follows a path from the large-scale application of remote sensing, landforms and geophysics in the first half to the increasingly small-scale examination of rock and soils to trace amounts of material. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKVF1; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 720.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the text follows a path from the large-scale application of remote sensing, landforms and geophysics in the first half to the increasingly small-scale examination of rock and soils to trace amounts of material. The two scales of investigation are linked by geoscience applications to forensics that can be applied at a range of dimensions. These include the use of topographic mapping, x-ray imaging, geophysics and remote sensing in assessing whether sediment, rocks or concrete may have hidden or buried materials inside for example, drugs, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470057353
SKU
V9780470057353
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Alastair Ruffell
Dr Alastair Ruffell, School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleoecology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK. Dr Jennifer McKinley, School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleoecology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.

Reviews for Geoforensics
"The book is an excellent source of information on the applied aspect of Earth sciences.  In my opinion, the book is worth reading, especially for those who are professional geologists, geographers or geophysicists.  They may be surprised by the new, sometimes amazing applications of the methodology of their well-known disciplines." (Geologos, November 2010) "[The book] is ... Read more

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