Book Reviews 215 have lain within the scope of the book (measuring sea-surface temperatures, monitoring the concen- trations and distributions of greenhouse gases, tracking the hole in the ozone layer, etc.). A less major omission is that pollution is considered only in terms of inland water quality. As a geolo- gist, I was disappointed to see no mention of volcano monitoring by remote sensing in any of its applications: thermal monitoring, ground de- formation (which could easily have gone in the bit about differential radar interferometry), tracking eruption clouds or volcanogenic gas detection. The book concentrates very much on land-based ecological and vegetation studies, and if this is what interests you, then it is worth getting hold of. It is robustly and handsomely presented, and the editors are to be complimented on getting it out so soon after the 1994 conference from which most of the chapters derive. D.A. Rothery, Milton Keynes. SSDI 0012-8252(95)00037-2 Petroleum Geology Robert Stoneley, 1995. Introduction to Petroleum Exploration for Non-Geologkts. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. paperback. v + 119 pp. Price: 22,50? ISBN O-19-854856-7. This is a well made, abundantly illustrated publi- cation, resulting from a short course repeatedly held by the author for non-geoscientists among the staff of petroleum companies. The content seems to be-as far as a petroleum geological insider can judge the acceptance by non-geoscientists-easy to understand. Formulas and equations are almost entirely omitted, draw- ings, diagrammes and photographs illustrate many geological, geophysical and technical features. Figure captions explain almost perfectly what is meant and help much in understanding the mes- sage. However, the printing quality of the pho- tographs is not particularly perfect. The internal structure of the book clearly guides the reader from the “philosophy” of (petroleum) exploration, through a concise introduction to geological principles and processes, the formation and occurrence of oil and gas, important explo- ration methods to reservoir geology. A short overview of the petroleum geology of the North Sea terminates the text. It is a pleasure to read this book which is written in a clear language. One really feels that this product results from teaching more than 1100 interested people-and from answering their questions. The field is perfectly covered: the evolution of sedimentary basins and plate tectonics, petroleum source rocks, sandstone and carbonate reservoir geology, fluids in the pore space, typical trapping structures for oil and gas, drilling for petroleum, geophysical logging etc. etc. are dealt with. The author was really successful in showing the complex interconnectedness of all the geological, geophysical, technical and even economic param- eters which make this wide field of petroleum exploration so exciting, challenging but also diffi- cult. The glossary of “technical” terms with about 160 entries certainly is very helpful, the “Suggestions for further reading” motivate and help to delve deeper in this subject. Congratulations to Dr. Stoneley for this excellent book! Besides recommending it strongly to non- geologists working in this general field, I believe it to be additionally a good introduction to petroleum geology for junior students in geo- physics and geology. The price is reasonable for the quality presented. H. Kulke, Clausthal-Zellerfeld SSDIOO12-8252(95)00038-O Palaeo Environmental Analysis D.W.J. Bosence and P.A. Allison (Editors), 1995. Marine Palaeo-environmental Analysis from Fos-