Lithosphere [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach / Irina M. Artemieva.
2011
QE511 .A78 2011eb
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Lithosphere [electronic resource] : an interdisciplinary approach / Irina M. Artemieva.
ISBN
9781139190473 (electronic bk.)
1139190474 (electronic bk.)
9780511975417 (electronic bk.)
0511975414 (electronic bk.)
9780521843966
0521843960
1139190474 (electronic bk.)
9780511975417 (electronic bk.)
0511975414 (electronic bk.)
9780521843966
0521843960
Publication Details
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xix, 773 p.) : ill., maps.
Item Number
9786613383877
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QE511 .A78 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
551
Summary
"Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and rheological models), complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models of the lithosphere. Multidisciplinary in scope, global in geographical extent, and covering a wide variety of tectonics settings across 3.5 billion years of Earth history, this book presents a comprehensive overview of lithospheric structure and evolution. It is a core reference for researchers and advanced students in geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry, and for petroleum and mining industry professionals"-- Provided by publisher.
"Modern studies of Earth science suffer from fragmentation into a large number of sub-disciplines with limited dialog between them and artificial distinctions between the results based on different approaches. This problem has been particularly acute in the area of lithospheric research where different geophysical techniques have given rise to a multitude of definitions of the lithosphere - seismic, thermal, electrical, mechanical and petrological. This book presents a coherent synthesis of our current state-of-knowledge in lithosphere studies based on a full set of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and rheological models) and complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models"-- Provided by publisher.
"Modern studies of Earth science suffer from fragmentation into a large number of sub-disciplines with limited dialog between them and artificial distinctions between the results based on different approaches. This problem has been particularly acute in the area of lithospheric research where different geophysical techniques have given rise to a multitude of definitions of the lithosphere - seismic, thermal, electrical, mechanical and petrological. This book presents a coherent synthesis of our current state-of-knowledge in lithosphere studies based on a full set of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and rheological models) and complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 678-766) and indexes.
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Table of Contents
What is the lithosphere?
Age of the lithosphere
Seismic structure of the lithosphere
Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data
Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data
CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data
Electrical structure of the lithosphere
Flexure and rheology
Evolution of the lithosphere
Summary of lithospheric properties.
Age of the lithosphere
Seismic structure of the lithosphere
Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data
Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data
CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data
Electrical structure of the lithosphere
Flexure and rheology
Evolution of the lithosphere
Summary of lithospheric properties.