Signatur:
M 16.89793
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this volume, Peter Molnar explores the history and significance of plate tectonics
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Plate tectonics caused a revolution in our understanding of the Earth. It has aided our understanding of why earthquakes and volcanoes are found in distinct locations, how oceans form and disappear, and how mountain ranges were built. In this volume, Peter Molnar explores the history and significance of plate tectonics. --
Materialart:
Monographie ausleihbar
Seiten:
xvii, 136 p
,
Ill., maps
,
18 cm
Ausgabe:
1st ed
ISBN:
9780198728269
,
0198728263
Serie:
Very short introductions 425
Sprache:
Englisch
Anmerkung:
1. The basic idea -- 2. Seafloor spreading and magnetic anomalies -- 3. Fracture zones and transform faults -- 4. Subduction of oceanic lithosphere -- 5. Rigid plates of lithosphere -- 6. Tectonics of continents -- 7. From whence to whither?
Zweigbibliothek:
GFZ Bibliothek
