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Mantle Convection for Geologists Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Geoffrey F. Davies


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Mantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and plume volcanism. Yet many Earth scientists have an incomplete understanding of the process. This book describes the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, explaining what it is, how it works, and how to quantify it in simple terms. It assumes no specialist background: mechanisms are explained simply and the required basic physics is fully reviewed and explained with minimal mathematics. The distinctive forms that convection takes in the Earth's mantle are described within the context of tectonic plates and mantle plumes, and implications are explored for geochemistry and tectonic evolution. Common misconceptions and controversies are addressed - providing a straightforward but rigorous explanation of this key process for students and researchers across a variety of geoscience disciplines.

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  • Title Mantle Convection for Geologists
  • Author Geoffrey F. Davies
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780521198004 / 0521198003
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.6 in (24.89 x 17.02 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
  • Library of Congress subjects Plate tectonics, Heat - Convection
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010041960
  • Dewey Decimal Code 551.116

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