Quantitative Plate Tectonics Physics of the Earth - Plate Kinematics – Geodynamics /

• Main Author: Schettino, Antonio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology > Statistical methods.; Structural geology.; Geophysics.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Quantitative Geology.; Structural Geology.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.

This textbook on plate tectonics is designed for students in geology and geophysics to acquire in-depth knowledge of quantitative methods in plate kinematics and dynamics. Quantitative Plate Tectonics can also be used as a reference book by geoscientists who desire to expand their knowledge beyond t...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part I: Plate Kinematics
• 1 Composition of the Crust and the Mantle
• 2 Plate Motions
• 3 Magnetization and Magnetic Minerals
• 4 The Geomagnetic Field
• 5 Marine Magnetic Anomalies
• 6 Paleomagnetism and Earth History
• Part II: Dynamics of the Lithosphere and the Mantle.- 7 Stress and Strain
• 8 Elasticity of the Earth
• 9 Seismic Rays
• 10 Earthquakes
• 11 Seismic Deformation of the Lithosphere
• 12 Heat Flow and Thermodynamics of the Lithosphere
• 13 Flow and Fluid Behaviour of the Mantle
• 14 Gravity Field of the Earth
• Index.