Quantitative Geophysics and Geology

Louis Lliboutry (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

480 Seiten

2000 | 2000 ed.
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85233-115-3 (ISBN)

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This book is unique in bridging the gap between geology and geophysics. Its integrative approach presents students and researchers in these disciplines with other methodologies as they try to understand the Earth's processes. It runs the gamut of earth sciences, from earthquakes and seismic exploration to thermal convection and the orogenic processes. Each chapter starts with the well-established facts and then proceeds through a logical framework to the most conjectural questions, such as continental drift in Paleozoicc and Precambrian times or mantle convection. Many of the issues discussed here do not yet have unanimously agreed solutions, but the extensive references point the reader to further possibilities.

Rationale.- Earthquakes and Seismic Exploration.- Petrography.- Geomagnetism and Rock Magnetism.- Mid-Ocean Ridges and Hot Spots.- Movement of Lithospheric Shells.- Subduction Zones and Island Arcs.- Earth Rotation - Gravimetry - Isostasy.- Terrestrial Heat.- Elastic and Isoviscous Models.- Rock Creep.- Terrain Rupture and Earthquake Prediction.- Mechanics of Lithospheric Plates.- Orogenic Processes.- A Short History of the Post-Paleozoic.- Polar and Continental Drifts in the Paleozoic.- Mantle Chemistry and Continent Formation.- Glaciations, Glacio-Isostasy and Sea Level.- Thermal Convection in the Earth.- Annex: Mathematical Complements.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.4.2000
Reihe/Serie	Geophysical Sciences
Reihe/Serie	Springer Praxis Books
Zusatzinfo	XV, 480 p.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1530 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
Schlagworte	Geology • Geophysics
ISBN-10	1-85233-115-1 / 1852331151
ISBN-13	978-1-85233-115-3 / 9781852331153
Zustand	Neuware