Antarctica

Contributions to Global Earth Sciences

Dieter K. Fütterer, Detlef Damaske, Georg Kleinschmidt, Hubert Miller, Franz Tessensohn (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XXVII, 477 Seiten

2006 | 2006
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-30673-3 (ISBN)

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Sixty articles arranged in eight thematic sections refer to most recent geological and geophysical results of Antarctic research. The Precambrian of the East Antarctic shield and its geological history is considered as well as sub-ice topography, geophysics and stratigraphy, sedimentology and geophysics of the surrounding Southern Ocean. Particular emphasis is given to the connection of the Antarctic and the surrounding continents when forming part of Gondwana.

History of Antarctic Research.- Antarctica - The Old Core.- The Continent Beneath the Ice.- Gondwana Margins in Antarctica.- Antarctic Peninsula Active Margin Tectonics.- Antarctic Rift Tectonics.- Antarctic Neotectonics, Observatories and Data Bases.- Sediments as Indicators for Antarctic Environment and Climate.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.2.2006
Zusatzinfo	XXVII, 477 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 270 mm
Gewicht	1425 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Schlagworte	Antarktis • Climate • Environment • Geophysics • geoscience • Sediment • Sedimentology • Stratigraphy • Tectonics
ISBN-10	3-540-30673-0 / 3540306730
ISBN-13	978-3-540-30673-3 / 9783540306733
Zustand	Neuware