Geodynamics Today A Review of the Earth's Dynamic Processes.

Herausgeber: British National Committee for Geodynamics

Titel: Geodynamics Today
A Review of the Earth's Dynamic Processes

Auflage: Erstausgabe

Verlagsname: Royal Society, London

Jahr: 1975

Seitenanzahl: 197 Seiten mit wenigen Bildern

Einband: Taschenbuch, Paperback

Bemerkung: Preface By Professor J. SUTTON, F.R.S. - Studies in historical seismicity and tectonics By Professor N. N. AMBRASEYS - Processes at constructive plate margins By Dr J. R. CANN - Measurements of horizontal displacements By Professor ALAN H. COOK, F.R.S. - Magma production: influence of hydrosphere By Professor W. S. FYFE, F.R.S. - Continental rift systems By Dr R. W. GIRDLER & Dr R. C. SEARLE - Plate collisions By Dr E. R. OXBURGH - Developments in palaeomagnetism By Dr D.H. TARLING - Origin and emplacement of ophiolites. By Professor I. G. GASS, Dr A. G. SMITH & Professor F. J. VINE, F.R.S. - Atlantic island arcs By Dr G. K. WESTBROOK, Professor D. H. GRIFFITHS & Mr P. F. BARKER - Midplate volcanism By Dr R. S. THORPE & Mr K. SMITH - Kimberlite magmatism — its relationship to movements in the sub-cratonic mantle By Dr J. B. DAWSON - Geodynamics of the early and mid Precambrian By Professor J. SUTTON, F.R.S. - The Earth's gravitational field By Mr D. G. KING-HELE, F.R.S. - Coastal geodesy and the relative movements of land and sea levels By Mr G. W. LENNON - The Earth tide signal By Mr G. W. LENNON - Eastern Atlantic continental margin By Professor M. H. P. BOTT - Mesozoic development of aseismic continental shelves By Sir PETER KENT, F.R.S. - Heat flow processes By Dr S. W. RICHARDSON - Geophysical magnetohydrodynamics By Professor P. H. ROBERTS - High pressure studies By THE HIGH PRESSURE STUDIES WORKING GROUP - Rheology of crustal rocks By Dr N. J. PRICE - Analytical seismology By Dr D. DAVIES - Explosion seismology studies By Dr D. BAMFORD - Appendix I: N.E.R.C.—funded projects relevant to the Geodynamics Project - Appendix II: Geodynamic studies in N.E.R.C. Institutes

Produktart: Buch

Sprache: Englisch

Länge x Breite: 29.5 cm x 21 cm

ISBN: 0854030735