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Quantitative Plate Tectonics - Physics of the Earth - Plate Kinematics - Geodynamics (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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Quantitative Plate Tectonics - Physics of the Earth - Plate Kinematics - Geodynamics (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
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This textbook on plate tectonics is designed for students in
geology and geophysics to acquire in-depth knowledge of
quantitative methods in plate kinematics and dynamics. Quantitative
Plate Tectonics can also be used as a reference book by
geoscientists who desire to expand their knowledge beyond their own
specialization, or by oil-and-gas professionals and ore deposit
specialists that need to investigate the geodynamic context of
formation of geologic resources. Finally, this book can be
considered as a comprehensive monograph on plate tectonics, which
addresses the different quantitative aspects of this broad
discipline, which has been traditionally partitioned into separate
or quasi-separate branches. Additional material, available at
http://extras.springer.com, includes two computer programs for the
analysis of marine magnetic anomalies and for plate kinematic
modelling, as well as some important geophysical data sets and
models. Solutions to the exercises are also included. A unified
quantitative description of plate tectonics, combining geological
and geophysical perspectives Professional software, manual
verification examples and applications are available as additional
material Includes detailed calculations, examples, and problem sets
per chapter Well illustrated "Dr. Schettino has produced a book
covering in a rigorous way the kinematics and dynamics of plate
tectonics. The fundamental physics governing geodynamic processes
is discussed quantitatively, the relevant equations are clearly
derived, and the implications of results are illustrated with
examples and problems. The book will repay careful reading not only
by postgraduate students in geophysics and geology, but also by any
Earth scientist who wishes to acquire a quantitative understanding
of plate tectonics."Giorgio Ranalli, Distinguished Research
Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton university,
Ottawa, Canada (author of "Rheology of the Earth", two editions,
1987 and 1995) "This text gives an excellent quantitative
presentation of the kinematics and the dynamics of plate tectonics
that integrates many aspects of the Earth sciences and provides a
powerful model of the dynamic behaviour of the Earth. The
geological and geophysical processes involved in elucidating the
theory are clearly illustrated through a perfectly balanced level
of mathematical and physical concepts including derivation of the
relevant equations, examples and problems. The book is intended for
advanced undergraduates, graduate students and professional earth
scientists requiring an overview of the essential processes of
plate tectonics." Marco Ligi, Senior Researcher, National Research
Council of Italy, Istituto di Scienze Marine, Bologna, Italy.
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