Dynamic earth : plates, plumes, and mantle convection / Geoffrey F. Davies.
Dynamic Earth presents the principles of convection in the earth's mantle in an accessible style. Mantle convection is the process underlying plate tectonics, volcanic hotspots and, hence, most geological processes. The book summarises key observations and presents the relevant physics starting...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. Origins. 1. Introduction. 2. Emergence. 3. Mobility
- pt. 2. Foundations. 4. Surface. 5. Interior. 6. Flow. 7. Heat
- pt. 3. Essence. 8. Convection. 9. Plates. 10. The plate mode. 11. The plume mode. 12. Synthesis
- pt. 4. Implications. 13. Chemistry. 14. Evolution.