Screen LibraryComposition, deep structure, and evolution of continents /
The ensemble of manuscripts presented in this special volume captures the stimulating cross-disciplinary dialogue from the International Symposium on Deep Structure, Composition, and Evolution of Continents, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 15-17 October 1997. It will provide an update...
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Elsevier Science,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: |
Developments in geotectonics ;
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/04190254/24 |
| Summary: |
The ensemble of manuscripts presented in this special volume captures the stimulating cross-disciplinary dialogue from the International Symposium on Deep Structure, Composition, and Evolution of Continents, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 15-17 October 1997. It will provide an update on recent research developments and serve as a starting point for research of the many outstanding issues. After its formation at mid-oceanic spreading centers, oceanic lithosphere cools, thickens, and subsides, until it subducts into the deep mantle beneath convergent margins. As a result of this |
| Item Description: | A series of lectures, seminars, and student assignments which culminated in the International Symposium on Deep Structure, Composition, and Evolution of Continents held at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oct. 15-17, 1997. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780444503091 0444503099 9780080529455 0080529453 |
| Index Number: | QE511 |
| CLC: | P313 |
| Contents: |
Preface. Seismic imaging of lithospheric discontinuities and continental evolution (M.G. Bostock). The deep structure of the Australian continent from surface wave tomography (F.J. Simons <IT>et al.</IT>). Velocity structure of the continental upper mantle: evidence from southern Africa (K. Priestley). Imaging the continental upper mantle using electromagnetic methods (A.G. Jones). Heat flow and the structure of Precambrian lithosphere (A.A. Nyblade). The thermal structure and thickness of continental roots (C. Jaupart, J.C. Mareschal). Stability and dynamics of the continental tectosphere ( Seismic imaging of lithospheric discontinuities and continental evolution / Deep structure of the Australian continent from surface wave tomography / Velocity structure of the continental upper mantle / Imaging the continental upper mantle using electromagnetic methods / Heat flow and the structure of Precambrian lithosphere / Thermal structure and thickness of continental roots / Stability and dynamics of the continental tectosphere / |