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Geologic Erosion Books

Soil and Water Conservation for Productivity and Environmental Protection, 4th edition

Author: Frederick Troeh, Arthur Hobbs, Roy Donahue

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM308

Topics: Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, erosion, Soil Erosion and Civilization, Geologic Erosion, Sedimentation, Landscape Development, rock types, Sedimentary Landforms, Mass Movement Deposits, Glacial Landscapes, Water Erosion, erosion damage, Vegetation, Soil Properties, Soil Erodibility, pollution, Water-Erosion Control, Wind Erosion, wind erosion process, Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wind-Erosion Control, Predicting Soil Loss, Tolerable Soil Loss, Universal Soil Loss Equation, Computer-Based Soil Loss Prediction Models, Wind-Erosion Prediction Equation, Wind Erosion Prediction System, Soil Map Unit Interpretations, soil survey, Land Use Planning, managing land, cropping systems, Managing Monocultures, crop rotations, Multiple Cropping, Evaluating Cropping Systems, strip cropping, tillage, Conservation Tillage, deep tillage, Contour Cultivation, Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, Gully-Control Structures, road ditches, culverts, Earthen Dams, Streambank Protection, flood control, Wind Erosion-Control Structures, Pastureland Management, Rangeland Management, Forestland Management, water cycle, drought, Soil Drainage, wetlands, Irrigation, Irrigation Methods, Land Reclamation, Conservation Irrigation, soil pollution, pollutants, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, aerosols, polluted soil, Hazardous Sites, Soil Remediation, Water Quality, water Pollution, Water acidification, Farm Service Agency

Integrated Soil Management

Author: Odunze Chidowe

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM506

Topics: Soil Management, Soil Erosion, water erosion, Soil Erodibility, water erosion effects, wind erosion, organic soils, soil organic carbon Sequestration, Regosol, problem soils, polluted soils, sandy soil, shallow soil, skeletal soil, Polluted Soil reclamation, Polluted Soils management, Polluted Soils bioremediation, soil nutrient dynamics, wetland soils, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, stream banl erosion

A Geology for Engineers, 7th Edition

Author: FGH Blyth, MH de Freitas

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV3401

Topics: Geology, Earth's Surface, Earth's Dimensions, Surface Relief, Earth's Interior, Temperature gradient, Earth's Density, Earthquakes, Isostasy, Continental Drift, Oceanic Ridges, Rock Magnetism, Drift Mechanism, Geological History, Strati-graphical column, Plate Tectonics, Earth age, Earth origin, Precambrian, Phanerozoic, Surface Processes, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Minerals, Igneous Rocks, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphic Rocks, Geological Structures, Strength of Geological materials, In-situ investigations, Laboratory investigations, Geological Maps, Ground-water, Slope Stability, Reservoirs, Dams, Excavations, Ground water treatment, Nuclear waste, Foundations, Construction materials, Water supplies, Retaining walls, Thermal treatment, Consolidation, Grouting, Dewatering, Underground excavations, Disposal of excavated materials, Surface excavations, Ground-water control, Underground reservoir, Reservoirs, Dams, Slope Stability, Slope Failure, Water levels, Aquifers, Aquicludes, Hydrological Cycle

Basic petroleum geology

Author: Peter Link

School: Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun

Department: Engineering

Course Code: PEE315

Topics: earth structure, lithosphere, mantle, core, specific gravity, Earth's magnetic field, plate tectonics, continental drift, continental margin, geologic time, historical geology, stratigraphy, relative time, absolute time, radiometric time scale, geologic time scale, palentology, Minerals, rocks, weathering, erosion, deposition, Marine erosion, Marine deposition, depositional basin, Lacustrine environment, Desert environment, Glacial Environment, subsurface water, Diagenesis, structural geology, petroleum traps, petroleum, reservoir, recovery techniques, exploration techniques, igneous rock, sedimentary rock, metamoprphic rock, rock cycle, mechanical weathering, chemica weathering, weathering products, downslope movement, floodplain deposits, delta deposits, stream deposits, Marine depth zones, Marine currents, wave types, wave refraction, erosional features, marine shoreline, marine deposition, Basin, Lake basin, lacustrine deposition, lacustrine deposits, desert erosion, desert deposition, desert deposits, Glacier, glacial deposition, glacial deposits, groundwater classification, aquifer, water table, water well, ground water processes, groundwater products, lithification, induration, diagenesis, fracturing, stress, strain, faults, folds, strike, dip, superposition, decriptive geometry, stereographic projection, hydrocarbon traps, structural traps, stratigraphic traps, combination traps, unconformity traps, crude oil, natural gas, reservoir performane, reservoir pressure, resevoir loss, reservoir destruction, reservoir rocks, clastic reservoirs, carbonate reservoirs, seals, pressure-data, geometry, fluid content, Rock sampling, fluid flow, porosity, permeability, reservoir properties, surface geology, surface data, surface geology, drilling operations, well cuttings, cores, electric logging, radioactivity logging, acousting logging, sonic logging, spontaenous potential logs, self potential logs, resistivity logs, induction logs, dual induction-focused logs, electrode logs, radioactivity logs, acoustic logs, drill stem tests, geophysical surveys, geochemical surveys, maps, cross-sections

Natural Environment & Animal Production

Author: Isaac Butswat

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP314

Topics: Natural Environment, Animal Production, earth science, environment, geological activity, oceans, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, climate change, atmosphere, atmospheric layers, global warming, climate, weather, life ecosystems, biomes, biogeochemical cycles, wilderness, Environmental degradation, population growth, agriculture, water management, greenhouse gas emission, Gas effect, emissions, pollution, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, erosion, coastal erosion, glaciers, floods, freezing, thawing, wind erosion, gravitational erosion, exfoliation, soil structure, soil composition, vegetation cover, topography, agricultural practices, deforestation, urbanization, airborne dust pollution, desertification, Stratospheric Ozone, ozone hole, Antarctica Ozone Theory

Land reclamation

Author: Yau Lawan

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM508

Topics: Land reclamation, soil degradation, soil pollution, water erosion, wind erosion, acidification, soil salinization, soil solidification, waste, climate change, deforestation, desertification, Land Reclamation Technologies, Soil compaction, splash erosion, sheet erosion, Gully Erosion, Landslides

Soil Erosion and Conservation

Author: JO Omeke

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM306

Topics: Soil Erosion, soil Conservation, farm, farming systems, husbandry, land use, Soil productivity relation, soil modelling, Agronomic Soil Conservation Measures

Types and Analysis of Security Threats

Author: Monsuru Adegboyega Kasali

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Administration, Social and Management science

Course Code: CSS244

Topics: Security Threat, Manmade Threats, Information Warfare, Geological Security Threat, Geological Security Threat Hazard, Climatic Security Threat, Climatic Security Hazard, Environmental Security Threat, Environmental Security hazard, Threat Mitigation, risk, Vulnerability, Capacity Assessment, Crime Analysis, Crime Mitigation, Data Mining, Automated Data Analysis, Crime Management

Engineering Hydrology, 5th edition

Author: K Subramanya

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV4303

Topics: Engineering Hydrology, hydrologic cycle, Water-budget formation, world water balance, precipitation, Rain gauge network, Rainfall, evaporation process, evaporimeters, reservoir evaporation, transpiration, evapotranspiration, actual evapotranspiration, infiltration, infiltration capacity, streamflow measurement, acoustic doppler current profiler, hydrograph, runoff, hydrographs, base flow separation, effective rainfall, unit hydrograph, floods, flood-frequency studies, design flood, design storm, flood routing, hydrologic storage routing, level pool routing, flood control, groundwater, well hydraulics, aquifers, open wells, well loss, specific capacity, sea-water intrusion, erosion, reservoir sedimentation, process, channel erosion, trap efficiency

BASIC GEOLOGY lecture note

Author: PET

School: Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Department: Engineering

Course Code: PET204

Topics: structural geology, topographic and geologic maps, contour maps, vertical sections, faults, unconformities, folds, dip & strike of geological beo

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