Geophysics of the Canary Islands Results of Spain’s Exclusive Economic Zone Program /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Clift, Peter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Acosta, Juan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Geophysics.; Oceanography.; Geographical information systems.; Earth Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.

This book contains the results of a 9 year (1995-2004) investigation of the Canary Islands Exclusive Economic Zone, using state of the art technology. The main result areas are: a multibeam survey demonstrating the magnitude of catastrophic failures of the Canary Islands; a comparison of the morphol...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Geologic evolution of the Canarian Islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and La Gomera and comparison of landslides at these islands with those at Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro
• Salt Diapirs, Salt Brine Seeps, Pockmarks and Surficial Sediment Creep and Slides in the Canary Channel off NW Africa
• Comparison of volcanic rifts on La Palma and El Hierro, Canary Islands and the Island of Hawaii
• Morphological and structural analysis in the Anaga offshore massif, Canary Islands: fractures and debris avalanches relationships
• Gravity analysis offshore the Canary Islands from a systematic survey
• A magnetic anomaly study offshore the Canary Archipelago
• Paleoearthquake evidence in Tenerife (Canary Islands) and possible seismotectonic sources
• Age and composition of the Amanay Seamount, Canary Islands.