Mantle convection in the earth and planets /

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This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection. It is suitable as a graduate textbook in geophysics and planetary physics, and as an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the earth and planetary sciences.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schubert, Gerald
Otros Autores: Turcotte, Donald Lawson, Olson, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Heat > Convection.
Geodynamics.
Chaleur > Convection.
Géodynamique.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Planets > Mantles.
Wärmeleitung
Erdmantel
Planeteninneres
Terre > Manteau.
Earth (Planet) > Mantle.
Earth (Planet)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Historical Background
  • 2. Plate Tectonics
  • 3. Structure and Composition of the Mantle
  • 4. Mantle Temperatures and Thermodynamic Properties
  • 5. Viscosity of the Mantle
  • 6. Basic Equations
  • 7. Linear Stability
  • 8. Approximate Solutions
  • 9. Calculations of Convection in Two Dimensions
  • 10. Numerical Models of Three-dimensional Convection
  • 11. Hot Spots and Mantle Plumes
  • 12. Chemical Geodynamics
  • 13. Thermal History of the Earth
  • 14. Convection in the Interiors of Solid Planets and Moons
  • 15. Nature of Convection in the Mantle.

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