Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yuen, David A. (Editor), Maruyama, Shigenori (Editor), Karato, Shun-Ichiro (Editor), Windley, Brian F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geochemistry.; Historical geology.; Mineralogy.; Geophysics.; Planetology.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Historical Geology.

This book provides a concise overview of our understanding of the entire mantle, its evolution since early differentiation and the consequences of superplumes for earth surface processes. The balanced, international authorship of the 18 contributions has produced a state-of-the-science report on the...