Geomorphology is the science concerned with the form of the landsurface and the processes which create it. It is extended by some to include the study of submarine features, and with the advent of planetary exploration must now incorporate the landscapes of the major solid bodies of the Solar System. One focus for geomorphic research is the relationship between landforms and the processes currently acting on them. But many landforms cannot be fully explained by the nature and intensity of geomophic processes now operating so it is also nec~ssary to consider past events that may have helped shape the landscape. To a significant extent, then, geomorphology is a historical science. Since the landsurface is located at the interface of the Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, geomorphology is closely related to a wide range of other disciplines (Table 1.1). While having a central interest in landforms, geomorphologists must, none the less, be aware of those aspects of allied disciplines that bear on their subject. Equally, geomorphology has a potential, as yet only partially realized, of making significant contributions to these other areas of knowledge. <...>

It is with great pleasure that I present to you the 2013 Global Gold Mine & Deposit Ranking. This is now our third year of compiling the database which is comprised of 580 Mines and Deposits consisting of over 1 million ounces of in-situ resources in all categories. For more information on our methodology please read our previous reports from 2011 and 2012. <...>

The formation and transformation of oceanic sediments involve geological, biological, physical and chemical processes. The knowledge of oceanic sediments and other objects of the Earth and Ocean Sciences therefore requires a multidisciplinary approach. This knowledge considerably increased during the past 50 years, closely following significant progress in the methods of investigation at sea and in the laboratory. In addition, ocean exploration is deeply rooted in History. Our understanding of the Ocean (including oceanic sediments and related processes) progressed step-by-step, following the evolution of techniques and ideas. Chapters 1 and 2 summarize the historical aspects of Oceanography (focusing on Marine Geology), along with the variety of processes that drive the formation and transport of sediment particles as well as their accumulation and transformation in oceanic sediments. <...>

На своей тридцать четвертой сессии бывший Комитет по газу Европейской экономической комиссии Организации Объединенных Наций, рассмотрев вопрос о развитии газового сектора, постановил обновить прежний ’’Глосссарий по запасам природного газа и экономике их эксплуатации”, опубликованный голландской компанией Rijks Geologische Dienst. В основу нового варианта этого глоссария положены результаты работы Совещания экспертов по ресурсам природного газа, и в частности подготовленный правительством Нидерландов документ GAS/GE.4/R. 31/Add.7, а также проект сводного доклада ’’Классификация запасов и ресурсов природного газа” (ENERGY/WP.3/GE.l/R.l/Rev.l), подготовленный правительством бывшего Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, и окончательный вариант руководства ’’Составление классификации скважин” (GAS/GE.4/R. 26/Add.l/Rev.4), представленный правительством Австрии. Совещание экспертов по ресурсам природного газа постановило распространить настоящий глоссарий на своей восемнадцатой сессии в июне 1995 года. Глоссарий был подготовлен докладчиком от Германии.