From the Earth's Core to Outer Space

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 9-10
Introduction....Pages 1-7
Front Matter....Pages 9-10
Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Assemblages of Continents: Paleomagnetic Evidence for Near Equatorial Supercontinents....Pages 11-35
Seismic Structure of Earth’s Crust in Finland....Pages 37-46
Evolution of the Bedrock of Finland: An Overview....Pages 47-59
Craton Mantle Formation and Structure of Eastern Finland Mantle: Evidence from Kimberlite-Derived Mantle Xenoliths, Xenocrysts and Diamonds....Pages 61-80
Metallic Mineral Resources in Finland and Fennoscandia: A Major European Raw-Materials Source for the Future....Pages 81-101
Isotopic Microanalysis: In Situ Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of the Finnish Precambrian....Pages 103-126
Fennoscandian Land Uplift: Past, Present and Future....Pages 127-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-138
Ice Season in the Baltic Sea and Its Climatic Variability....Pages 139-149
Baltic Sea Water Exchange and Oxygen Balance....Pages 151-161
Marine Carbon Dioxide....Pages 163-170
Impact of Climate Change on Biology of the Baltic Sea....Pages 171-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-186
Evolution of Earth’s Atmosphere....Pages 187-197
Late Quaternary Climate History of Northern Europe....Pages 199-218
Aerosols and Climate Change....Pages 219-226
Enhanced Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change in Northern Europe....Pages 227-239
Will There Be Enough Water?....Pages 241-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-256
Trends in Space Weather Since the Nineteenth Century....Pages 257-264
Space Weather: From Solar Storms to the Technical Challenges of the Space Age....Pages 265-278
Space Geodesy: Observing Global Changes....Pages 279-293
Front Matter....Pages 255-256
Destination Mars....Pages 295-308
In Search of a Living Planet....Pages 309-327
Back Matter....Pages 329-340