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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets
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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets Hardcover - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Gerald Schubert; Donald L. Turcotte; Peter Olson


From the publisher

Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. The authors include up-to-date discussions of the latest research developments that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and the planets. The book features a comprehensive index, an extensive reference list, numerous illustrations (many in color) and major questions that focus the discussion and suggest avenues of future research. It is suitable as a text for graduate courses in geophysics and planetary physics, and as a supplementary reference for use at the undergraduate level. It is also an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the Earth and planetary sciences.

First line

The origin of mountain ranges, volcanoes, earthquakes, the ocean basins, the continents, and the very nature of the Earth's interior are questions as old as science itself.

Details

  • Title Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets
  • Author Gerald Schubert; Donald L. Turcotte; Peter Olson
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 956
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date September 24, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521353670 / 052135367X
  • Weight 4.51 lbs (2.05 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.96 x 6.97 x 2.6 in (25.30 x 17.70 x 6.60 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Geodynamics, Heat - Convection
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00058515
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.116