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Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment

Autor Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 noi 2023
This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful.
This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics.
It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030890018
ISBN-10: 3030890015
Pagini: 245
Ilustrații: X, 245 p. 195 illus., 194 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 210 x 279 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:2nd ed. 2022
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

1. Contractional theory, continental drift and plate tectonics.- 2 Plate movements and their geometric relationships.- 3. Continental graben structures.- 4. Passive continental margins and abyssal plains.-  5. Mid-ocean ridges.- 6. Hot spots.- 7. Subduction zones, island arcs and active continental margins.- 8. Transform faults.- 9. Terranes.- 10. Early Precambrian plate tectonics.- 11. Plate tectonics and mountain building.- 12. Old orogens.- 13. Young orogens - the Earth's loftiest places.

Notă biografică

Wolfgang Frisch was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1943. He studied in Vienna and worked at the Mining University of Leoben (Austria), the University of Vienna, and the Technical University of Munich (Germany), before he was appointed to Tübingen (Germany) University where he held the Chair in Geology until his retirement in 2009. His research interests include structural geology and geodynamics, the genesis of mineral deposits, and the petrology of magmatic rocks. His working areas include the Alps, southeastern Europe, the Himalayas and Tibet, Arabia and Egypt, as well as Greenland, middle America, and Africa.
Martin Meschede, born in 1957 is Professor of Regional and Structural Geology at the University Greifswald, Germany. He received his Diploma in Geology from the University Hannover, Germany, and his Ph.D. from the University of Tübingen (Germany). His research interests include geodynamics, structural geology, paleogeography reconstructions, particularly in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific region; marine geology as well as neotectonic and glacial processes in the Baltic Sea area.
Roland Blakey is Professor Emeritus of Geology at Northern Arizona University (US) following over 34 years of teaching courses in Historical Geology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Field Geology, and Tectonics. Most of his scholarly publications concern the sedimentary rocks and geologic history of the American Southwest. He is involved in the reconstruction of paleogeography maps that document past Earth history.


Textul de pe ultima copertă

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful.
This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics.
It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.

Caracteristici

Contains about 200 colored figures visualizing the complex geodynamic processes Emphasizes special topics which may be read independently Provides a glossary with important terms

Recenzii

From the reviews:
“The authors discuss all major aspects of the subject in chapters focusing on theory development; plate movements and geometry; continental grabens, margins, and abyssal plains; mid-ocean ridges; hot spots; subduction zones, island arcs, volcanism, and metamorphism; transform faults; terrenes; mountain building; and more. … One of the book’s strongest points is the many excellent, colorful maps and cross-sections that complement the text. References to the literature are well chosen. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional readership.” (T. L. T. Grose, Choice, Vol. 49 (2), October, 2011)