Oceanic Hotspots - Intraplate Submarine Magmatism and Tectonism (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)

Ocean Hotspots provides a comprehensive overview of recent and ongoing research on intraplate volcanism in the ocean basins with special emphasis on the Pacific Ocean. The geology of the seamounts and their associated seamount chains is described, along with detailed geophysical, geochemical and hydrothermal observations made by a multi-disciplinary group of marine geoscientists. These observations lead to a deeper understanding of how the ascending mantle melts, represented by hotspots, are able to penetrate the lithosphere, build seamounts, and enhance hydrothermal circulation. The "fixed" hotspot-generated seamount chains also provide key constraints on plate tectonic reconstructions on the Earth's crust.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	2004
Editors:	Roger Hekinian • Peter Stoffers • Jean-Louis Cheminee
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	480
Edition:	2004 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-40859-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Oceanography (seas) Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
LSN:	3-540-40859-2
Barcode:	9783540408598

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