Geoforensics

"Geoforensics is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the hook follows a path from the large-scale application of remote sensing, landforms and geophysics in the first half to the increasingly small-scale examin...

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Main Authors: Ruffell, Alastair
Group Author: McKinley, Jennifer
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470758854
Summary: "Geoforensics is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the hook 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 he applied at a range of dimensions. These include the use of topographic mapping, x-ray imaging, geophysics and remote sensing in assessing whether sediment
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 332 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 0470758848 (electronic bk.)
9780470758847 (electronic bk.)
9780470758854
0470758856
Index Number: QE38
CLC: D918
Contents: Background to the work, organization of the text and history of research -- Physical geography, geomorphology, landform interpretation, archaeology, stratigraphy and hydrodynamics -- Geophysics -- Remote sensing -- Spatial location and geographic information science -- Scale, sampling and geostatistics -- Conventional geological analysis -- Trace evidence -- search for buried materials -- Circuit complete.