Earth as an evolving planetary system / Kent C. Condie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Condie, Kent C.

Contributor:

Condie, Kent C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plate tectonics.

Earth (Planet)--Crust.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (469 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System presents the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. It examines the role of plate tectonics in the geological past via geological evidence and proposed plate reconstruction. Kent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to examine the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle. This volume provides a substantial update to Condie's established text, Plate Tectonics

Contents:

Front Cover; Earth as an Evolving Planetary System; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Earth Systems; Earth as a Planetary System; Structure of the Earth; Plate Tectonics; Is the Earth Unique?; Interacting Earth Systems; Further Reading; Chapter 2. The Crust; Introduction; Crustal Types; Continent Size; Seismic Crustal Structure; Heat Flow; Exhumation and Cratonization; Processes in the Continental Crust; Crustal Composition; Crustal Provinces and Terranes; Crustal Province and Terrane Boundaries; The United Plates of America; Supercontinents; Further Reading

Chapter 3. Tectonic SettingsIntroduction; Ocean Ridges; Tectonic Settings Related to Mantle Plumes.; Continental Rifts; Cratons and Passive Margins; Arc Systems; Orogens; Uncertain Tectonic Settings; Mineral and Energy Deposits; Plate Tectonics with Time; Further Reading; Chapter 4. The Mantle; Introduction; Seismic Structure of the Mantle; Mantle Upwellings and Geoid Anomalies; Temperature Distribution in the Mantle; The Lithosphere; The Low-Velocity Zone; The Transition Zone; The Lower Mantle; Plate-Driving Forces; Mantle Plumes; Mantle Geochemical Components; Convection in the Mantle

Further ReadingChapter 5. The Core; Introduction; Core Temperature; The Inner Core; Composition of the Core; Age of the Core; Generation of the Earth's Magnetic Field; Origin of the Core; Where Do We Go From Here?; Further Reading; Chapter 6. The Atmosphere and Oceans; Introduction; General Features of the Atmosphere; The Primitive Atmosphere; The Secondary Atmosphere; The Carbon Cycle; The Precambrian Atmosphere; The Origin of Oxygen; Phanerozoic Atmospheric History; The Oceans; Paleoclimates; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 7. Living Systems; General Features; Origin of Life

First FossilsOrigin of Photosynthesis; Tree of Life; Stromatolites; Appearance of Eukaryotes; Origin of Metazoans; Neoproterozoic Multicellular Organisms; Evolution of Phanerozoic Life Forms; Biologic Benchmarks; Mass Extinctions; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Crustal and Mantle Evolution; Introduction; Earth's Thermal History; Earth's Primitive Crust; Earth's Oldest Rocks and Minerals; Crustal Origin; How Continents Grew; Continental Growth Rates; Secular Changes in the Crust; Secular Changes in the Mantle; Evolution of the Crust...Mantle System; Further Reading

Chapter 9. The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle-Plume EventsIntroduction; Supercontinent Cycle; Supercontinents, Mantle Plumes, and Earth Systems; Mantle-Plume Events Through Time; What Causes a Mantle-Plume Event?; Mantle-Plume Events and Supercontinents; Further Reading; Chapter 10. Comparative Planetary Evolution; Introduction; Impact Chronology in the Inner Solar System; Members of the Solar System; Chemical Composition of the Earth and the Moon; Age and Early Evolution of the Earth; Comparative Evolution of the Atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars; Continuously Habitable Zone

Condensation and Accretion of the Planets

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Plate tectonics and crustal evolution. 4th ed. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-441) and index.

Related Work:

Condie, Kent C. Plate tectonics and crustal evolution.

ISBN:

9786611010782

9781281010780

1281010782

9780080494586

0080494587

OCLC:

437182248