The Transantarctic Mountains: Rocks, Ice, Meteorites and Water
Autor Gunter Faure, Teresa M. Mensingen Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 oct 2010
• The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time.
• The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed.
• The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs.
• The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors’ names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
• Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites).
• The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program.
• Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781402084065
ISBN-10: 1402084064
Pagini: 830
Ilustrații: X, 600 p.
Dimensiuni: 193 x 260 x 50 mm
Greutate: 2.13 kg
Ediția:2011
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN-10: 1402084064
Pagini: 830
Ilustrații: X, 600 p.
Dimensiuni: 193 x 260 x 50 mm
Greutate: 2.13 kg
Ediția:2011
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands
Public țintă
ResearchCuprins
Prolog.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Part I: EXPLORATION AND CHARACTERIZATION.- 1. The Exploration of Antarctica.- 2. Antarctica: The Continent.- Part II: THE BASEMENT ROCKS. - 3. Southern Victoria Land; Basement Rocks.- 4. Northern Victoria Land.- 5. Central Transantarctic Mountains.- 6. The Queen Maud Mountains.- 7. Horlick Mountains.- 8. The Far-Eastern Mountains.- 9. From Rodinia to Gondwana.- Part III: GONDWANA: GROWTH AND DISINTEGRATION.- 10. The Beacon Supergroup.- 11. Beacon Supergroup; Special topics.- 12. The Ferrar Group: Kirkpatrick Basalt.- 13. Ferrar Group: Dolerite sills and the Dufek intrusion.- 14. Kirwan Volcanics, Queen Maud Land.- 15. Break-up of Gondwana and Assembly of Antarctica.- Part IV: FIRE AND ICE.- 16. Cenozoic volcanoes.- 17. East Antarctic Ice Sheet.-18. Meteorites on Ice.- 19. Glaciation of Southern Victoria Land.- 20. Antarctica in Retrospect.- Author Index.- Subject Index.- Geologic Time Scale.
Recenzii
From the reviews:
“An ambitiously broad subject matter that has been aimed at an equally wide audience, ranging from active researchers to those who visit Antarctica ‘to be inspired by its natural beauty’. … an important resource for anyone wishing to plan a field campaign to this mountain region … . This book will be valuable addition to any Antarctic research centre’s library, but given the increased prominence of Antarctic science it should also find a place in the Earth Science section of most university libraries.” (Mike Curtis, Geological Magazine, April, 2011)
“An ambitiously broad subject matter that has been aimed at an equally wide audience, ranging from active researchers to those who visit Antarctica ‘to be inspired by its natural beauty’. … an important resource for anyone wishing to plan a field campaign to this mountain region … . This book will be valuable addition to any Antarctic research centre’s library, but given the increased prominence of Antarctic science it should also find a place in the Earth Science section of most university libraries.” (Mike Curtis, Geological Magazine, April, 2011)
Textul de pe ultima copertă
This book presents a summary of the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains for Earth scientists who may want to work there or who need an overview of the geologic history of this region. In addition, the properties of the East Antarctic ice sheet and of the meteorites that accumulate on its surface are treated in separate chapters. The presentation ends with the Cenozoic glaciation of the Transantarctic Mountains including the limnology and geochemical evolution of the saline lakes in the ice-free valleys.
• The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time.
• The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed.
• The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs.
• The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors’ names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
• Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites).
• The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program.
• Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.
• The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time.
• The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed.
• The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs.
• The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors’ names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
• Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites).
• The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program.
• Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.
Caracteristici
Comprehensive overview, covers all major aspects of the Transantarctic Mountains Each of the ten chapters is self-contained with extensive references and data tables Well illustrated with original diagrams and color photographs including the artwork of D. Molenaar Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras