Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences: An Update of the 70s

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Systems Behavior and Geoscience Problem-Solving....Pages 1-21
Developments at the Man-Machine Interface....Pages 23-42
Computers as an Aid in Mineral-Resource Evaluation....Pages 43-61
Quantitative Biostratigraphy, 1830–1980....Pages 63-103
Computers in Geological Photointerpretation....Pages 105-123
Looking Harder and Finding Less—Use of the Computer in Petroleum Exploration....Pages 125-144
Use of Computers in Seismic Reflection Prospecting....Pages 145-168
Regional Mineral- and Fuel-Resource Forecasting — A Major Challenge and Opportunity for Mathematical Geologists....Pages 169-178
Computers in Oceanography....Pages 179-180
Computer Applications in Exploration and Mining Geology: Ten Years of Progress....Pages 181-198
Some Developments in Computer Applications in Petrology....Pages 199-209
Stratigraphic Analysis: Decades of Revolution (1970–1979) and Refinement (1980–1989)....Pages 211-242
Computer Methods for Geochemical and Petrologic Mixing Problems....Pages 243-265
Computer as a Research Tool in Paleontology....Pages 267-281
The Computer in Paleoecology....Pages 283-303
The Future of Information Systems in the Earth Sciences....Pages 305-322
Trends in Computer Applications in Structural Geology: 1969–1979....Pages 323-368
A Forecast for Use of Computers by Geologists in the Coming Decade of the 80s....Pages 369-380
Back Matter....Pages 381-385