The continental crust : a geophysical approach / Rolf Meissner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meissner, Rolf.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 34.

International geophysics series ; v. 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continental crust.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (437 p.)

Place of Publication:

Orlando : Academic Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in atmospheric, oceanic, and climate science, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics is an introductory textbook on the circulations of the atmosphere and ocean and their interaction, with an emphasis on global scales. It will give students a good grasp of what the atmosphere and oceans look like on the large-scale and why they look that way. The role of the oceans in climate and paleoclimate is also discussed. The combination of observations, theory and accompanying illustrative laboratory experiments sets this text apart by m

Contents:

Front Cover; The Continental Crust: A Geophysical Approach; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction: Crust, Mantle, Lithosphere, and Asthenosphere; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Definitions of Crust; 1.2 Oceanic and Continental Crust; 1.3 Definitions of Upper Mantle; 1.4 Definition of Lithosphere and Asthenosphere; Chapter 2 The Crust as the Product of a Planetary Differentiation Process; 2.0 Introduction; 2.1 The Lunar Crust; 2.2 The Crust on Mercury, Mars, and Venus; 2.3 The Center of Mass-Center of Figure Offset and Its Relation to Crustal Thickness

2.4 The Bipolarity of Surfaces and the Hypsographic Curves of Terrestrial Planets2.5 A General Planetary Outlook; Chapter 3 Collecting Physical Properties of the Earth's Crust; 3.0 Introduction; 3.1 Isostatic Compensation and Density Calculations from Gravity Measurements; 3.2 Seismological Methods; 3.3 Seismicity; 3.4 Controlled-Source Seismology (Explosion Seismology); 3.5 The Electric Conductivity of the Crust; 3.6 Stress Measurements and the State of Stress in the Continental Crust; 3.7 Crustal Geomagnetism; 3.8 Crustal Geothermics

Chapter 4 Contributions from Laboratory Experiments4.0 Introduction; 4.1 Seismic P- and S-Wave Experiments; 4.2 Attenuation Experiments; 4.3 Fracture and Friction Experiments; 4.4 Creep Experiments; 4.5 Special Implications of Creep Data for the Rheology of the Continental Crust; 4.6 Absolute Age Dating and Its Implications; Chapter 5 The Composition of the Continental Crust; 5.0 Introduction; 5.1 Rock-Forming Minerals and Their Elements; 5.2 Igneous Rocks; 5.3 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks; 5.4 Sedimentation and Sedimentary Rocks

Chapter 6 Crustal Structure in Various Geologic Provinces6.0 Introduction; 6.1 Precambrian Shield Areas and Platforms; 6.2 Paleozoic and Mesozoic Areas; 6.3 Cenozoic Mountain Belts; 6.4 Continental Grabens, Rifts, and Margins; 6.5 Active Margins; 6.6 Specific Crustal Structures; Chapter 7 The Evolution of the Continental Crust; 7.0 Introduction; 7.1 Physical and Some Petrological Boundary Conditions; 7.2 Geological Observations; 7.3 The Mechanism of Crustal Growth; References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 394-414.

ISBN:

1-282-70285-8

9786612702853

0-08-095465-0

OCLC:

813230885