Open AccessIntroduction to Special Section: The KTB Deep Drill Hole
Author(s) -
Haak Volker,
Jones Alan G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: solid earth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/96jb03944
Subject(s) - creatures , section (typography) , geology , drill , earth (classical element) , earth science , volcano , drill hole , astrobiology , energy (signal processing) , paleontology , geophysics , computer science , natural (archaeology) , physics , astronomy , engineering , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , operating system
When we pose the question “What do we want to know about the Earth?”, the answer is “Everything!” We are demanding, we must be demanding. Our life, and the very survival of our species, depends on our understanding of the Earth. As long as we do not know when earthquakes will happen, when volcanoes will erupt, and how water circulates or energy is stored or minerals are concentrated, our life is a matter of chance. Fortunately, we are curious creatures, and our curiousity leads us to observe, measure, and interpret our surroundings.