Iceland Geodynamics Crustal Deformation and Divergent Plate Tectonics /

• Main Author: Sigmundsson, Freysteinn (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Mineralogy.; Geophysics.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

This book provides a summary of geodynamic results from Iceland that presently are found in a great number of scientific articles, but have not been collected before in a book. The ever increasing number of scientists interested in geology and geophysics of Iceland should find the book a "must&...

Table of Contents:

• Mantle plume-mid-ocean ridge interaction in the North Atlantic
• Tectonic framework
• Crustal structure of Iceland
• Volcano dynamics
• The plate-spreading deformation cycle
• Breaking the crust: Seismicity and faulting
• Glacial isostasy and sea-level change: Rapid vertical movements and changes in volcanic production rates
• Iceland geodynamics: Outlook.