Author: M. P. CowardPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392151
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Deformation of the Continental Crust
Author: M. P. CowardPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392151
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Mechanics Problems in Geodynamics Part II
Author: Ren WangPublisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3034892004
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Geodynamics concerns the dynamics of the earth's global motion, of the earth's interior motion and its interaction with surface features, together with the mechanical processes in the deformation and rupture of geological structures. Its final object is to determine the driving mechanism of these motions. It is highly interdisciplinary. In providing the basic geological, geophysical infromation required for a comprehensive mechanical analysis, there are also many mechanical problems involved, which means the problem is coupled intricately with geophysics, rock mechanics, seismology, structural geology, etc. This is Part II of the Proceedings of an IUTAM/IASPEI Symposium on Mechanics Problems in Geodynamics held in Beijing, September 1994. It discusses different aspects of mechanics problems in geodynamics involving the earth's rotation, tectonic analyses of various parts of the world, mineral physics and flow in the mantle, seismic source studies and wave propagation and application of the DDA method in tectonic analysis.
Proceedings of The 20th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 1998
Author: S. F. SimmonsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780868690834
Category : Geothermal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Cretaceous-Cenozoic Geology and Petroleum Systems of the East Coast Region, New Zealand
Author: B. D. FieldSubduction Zones Part II
Author: Larry J. RuffPublisher: Birkhäuser
ISBN: 3034891407
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Subduction zones consume oceanic lithosphere and are an indispensible part of plate tectonics. Unlike the oceanic lithosphere production system which can be linked as a nearly continuous, albeit sinuous, strand around the earth, subduction zones are a rather dissociated group and are found in several isolated corners of the world. While plate tectonics can predict that subduction zones are required along certain plate boundaries, it does not stipulate how subduction zones initiate and develop. The preservation of newly created oceanic lithosphere and the propensity for spreading centers to fragment continents leaves a wealth of geological informa tion on the initiation and evolution of spreading. On the other hand, the subject of subduction initiation has little observational basis. To find such observations, we need to look at some muddled tectonic regimes. The Macquarie Ridge complex presents a natural laboratory for studies of subduction initiation. 2. Tectonics of the Macquarie Ridge Complex The Macquarie Ridge complex is a complicated physiographic feature that trends approximately north-south between South Island, New Zealand and the Pacific-Antarctica spreading center. This feature consists of a sequence of troughs and ridges, with Macquarie Island as the only exposed expression. The seismically active Macquarie Ridge complex (hereafter: MRC) is crudely continuous with the Tonga-Kermadec-New Zealand seismic activity. The basic physiographic features and seismicity of the MRC are shown in Figure I. The earthquake epicenters generally cluster about the bathymetric expression of the MRC.
Summaries of Projects Completed
Author: National Science Foundation (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
Book Description
Crustal Heat Flow
Author: G. R. BeardsmorePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521797030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A handbook for geologists and geophysicists who manipulate thermal data; professionals researchers, and advanced students.
Extending a Continent
Author: Uwe RingPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 9781862392847
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
In controlling continental break-up, extensional tectonics is one of the most fundamental processes that shape the face of our planet. Extension and break-up is key to understanding the evolution of continents, and the origin of sedimentary basins and their hydrocarbon potential, as well as the thermo-haline circulation in the oceans and, thus, global climate.
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