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Mantle convection for geologists /
"Mantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and plume volcanism. Yet many Earth scientists have an incomplete understanding of the process. This book describes the physics and fluid dynamics...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
Ã2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Mantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and plume volcanism. Yet many Earth scientists have an incomplete understanding of the process. This book describes the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, explaining what it is, how it works, and how to quantify it in simple terms. It assumes no specialist background: mechanisms are explained simply and the required basic physics is fully reviewed and explained with minimal mathematics. The distinctive forms that convection takes in the Earth's mantle are described within the context of tectonic plates and mantle plumes, and implications are explored for geochemistry and tectonic evolution. Common misconceptions and controversies are addressed - providing a straightforward but rigorous explanation of this key process for students and researchers across a variety of geoscience disciplines"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 232 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511993046 0511993048 9780511989223 0511989229 9780511973413 0511973411 9780511992018 0511992017 9780511991011 0511991010 9786613050168 6613050164 1107215021 9781107215023 0511994222 9780511994227 1283050161 9781283050166 0511987447 9780511987441 |