Global Tectonics - Philip Kearey, Professor Frederick Vine

Global Tectonics

Buch | Softcover
344 Seiten
1996 | 2nd Revised edition
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-86542-924-6 (ISBN)
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This geophysics course text is suitable as an overview for graduate students preparing for qualifier or preliminary exams, and as an overview for active researchers. This edition includes a new chapter drawing together the coverage of continental rifts and sedimentary basins.
It is no exaggeration to say that the theory of plate tectonics, developed in the 1960's revolutionized the earth sciences. Its effects are still reverberating. In its first edition Kearey and Vine's Global Tectonics gained an excellent reputation, reflected in reviews and sales, for providing a modern, up-to-date account of this pivotal subject at a level ideal for students majoring in geology. The authors strike the right balance between geology and geophysics. Basic concepts are emphasized but trends in modern research, and outstanding questions are highlighted

Preface. Historical perspective. Internal structure of the Earth. Continental drift. Sea floor spreading. The framework of plate tectonics. Ocean ridges. Transform and subcurrent faults. Subduction zones. Mountain ranges. Continental rifts and sedimentary basins. The mechanism of plate tectonics. Implications of plate tectonics. Review questions. References. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.7.1996
Zusatzinfo 291
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 189 x 246 mm
Gewicht 820 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geophysik
ISBN-10 0-86542-924-3 / 0865429243
ISBN-13 978-0-86542-924-6 / 9780865429246
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