Superplumes : beyond plate tectonics
Mantle plumes Plate tectonics Earth sähkökirjat
Springer
2007
EISBN 9781402057502
The thermal and compositional structure of the Earth.
Seismological evidence and boundary layers in the mantle.
Global material circulation and petrogenesis of superplume rocks.
Dynamics of superplumes.
Plume dynamics through Earth history.
Plumes and superplumes on Mars and Venus.
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 eighteen contributions has produced a state-of-the-science report on the emerging concept of superplumes and has documented the potential of superplumes to serve as a testable model for future studies. The topic of superplume dynamics has been treated from different angles covering the sub-disciplines of geology, geochemistry, petrology as well as geophysics (incl.
Seismological evidence and boundary layers in the mantle.
Global material circulation and petrogenesis of superplume rocks.
Dynamics of superplumes.
Plume dynamics through Earth history.
Plumes and superplumes on Mars and Venus.
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 eighteen contributions has produced a state-of-the-science report on the emerging concept of superplumes and has documented the potential of superplumes to serve as a testable model for future studies. The topic of superplume dynamics has been treated from different angles covering the sub-disciplines of geology, geochemistry, petrology as well as geophysics (incl.
