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Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave - Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle (Hardcover, 2013 ed.) Loot Price: R3,481
Discovery Miles 34 810
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Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave - Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle...

Plate Deformation from Cradle to Grave - Seismic Anisotropy and Deformation at Mid-Ocean Ridges and in the Lowermost Mantle (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

Andy Nowacki

Series: Springer Theses

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The Earth's rocky mantle convects to lose heat, which comes from the liquid iron core below. The mantle's interfaces - the core-mantle boundary, and the lithosphere - may hold the key to understanding mantle motion because of the seismic anisotropy present in these parts of the Earth.
In this thesis, Andy Nowacki presents a precise but comprehensive review of the current state of the art in studying flow with anisotropy, mineral physics and geodynamics. New measurements of shear wave anisotropy in the lowermost mantle and at mid-ocean ridges are used to constrain mechanisms of creep and melt extraction in the mantle. A model of global flow is used to predict anisotropy in the deep Earth, and novel methods to forward model shear wave splitting are described. Future studies of mantle flow must incorporate the understanding gained in this thesis.
The thesis contains a substantive introduction to the structure of the Earth, seismic anisotropy in general and in the core-mantle boundary region, and mid-ocean ridge processes. It also describes novel methods for forward modelling and interpreting shear wave splitting data. Three chapters present timely research into dynamics at divergent plate boundaries and at the core-mantle boundary.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag
Country of origin: Germany
Series: Springer Theses
Release date: December 2012
First published: 2013
Authors: Andy Nowacki
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 166
Edition: 2013 ed.
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-34841-9
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Mineralogy > General
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
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LSN: 3-642-34841-6
Barcode: 9783642348419

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