Superplumes [electronic resource] : beyond plate tectonics / edited by David A. Yuen ... [et al.].

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Dordrecht, Netherlands ; [London] : Springer, c2007.
Description
xiv, 569 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.

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Subject(s)
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York : Springer, 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 13, 2007). Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
Contents
  • The thermal and compositional structure of the Earth
  • Seismological evidence and boundary layers in the mantle
  • Global material circulation and petrogenesis of superplume rocks
  • Dynamics of superplumes
  • Plume dynamics through Earth history
  • Plumes and superplumes on Mars and Venus.
ISBN
  • 9781402057502
  • 1402057504
OCLC
187989481
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