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Island arcs: Japan and its environs
Developments in Geotectonics, 3: Island Arcs: Japan and its Environs focuses on geophysical and geological characteristics of island arcs. The book first reviews the geophysical and geological features of island arcs, including topography, crust and upper mantle structure, seismicity, direction of p...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam, New York,
Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co.,
1973.
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| Colección: | Developments in geotectonics ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Island ARCS: Japan and its Environs; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ISLAND ARCS; Island arcs in the world; Topography; Gravity; Crustal and upper mantle structure; Seismicity; Earthquake mechanism; Surface faulting; Crustal deformation; Geological structure; Volcanoes; Basaltic magmas; Hot springs; Heat flow; Geomagnetic field; Electrical conductivity; Paleomagnetism; Zonal arrangements in other island arcs; CHAPTER 2. HISTORY OF ISLAND ARCS; Sequence of orogenies in Japan; Late Cenozoic history of Japan
- Quaternary tectonics in JapanCHAPTER 3. PROCESSES UNDER ISLAND ARCS; Convection current descending under island arcs; Temperature field under island arcs; Generation and ascent of primary magma; Mechanical process inferred from seismic wave radiation; The island-arc type orogeny; Island arc tectonics and oceanic ridge tectonics; REFERENCES; INDEX TO AUTHORS CITED IN TEXT; SUBJECT INDEX