A Continental Plate Boundary

Author : Steven Earle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537068822

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Physical Geology by Steven Earle Pdf

This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.

Author : David Okaya,Tim Stern,Fred Davey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 933 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118671771

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A Continental Plate Boundary by David Okaya,Tim Stern,Fred Davey Pdf

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 175. A Continental Plate Boundary offers in one place the most comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge for researchers and students to learn about the tectonics and plate dynamics of the Pacific-Australian continental plate boundary in South Island and about the application of modern geological and geophysical methods. It examines what happens when convergence and translation occur at a plate boundary by Describing the geological and geophysical signature of a continental transform fault; Identifying the diverse vertical and lateral patterns of deformation at the plate boundary; Assessing an apparent seismicity gap on the plate boundary fault and fast-moving plate motions; Comparing this plate boundary to other global convergent continental strike-slip plate boundaries; Documenting the utility of the double-sided, onshore-offshore seismic method for exploration of a narrow continental island; and Providing additional papers presenting previously unpublished results. This volume will prove invaluable for seismologists, tectonophysicists, geodesists and potential-field geophysicists, geologists, geodynamicists, and students of the deformation of tectonic plates.

Author : Joao C. Duarte,Wouter P. Schellart
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119053972

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Plate Boundaries and Natural Hazards by Joao C. Duarte,Wouter P. Schellart Pdf

The beginning of the new millennium has been particularly devastating in terms of natural disasters associated with tectonic plate boundaries, such as earthquakes in Sumatra, Chile, Japan, Tahiti, and Nepal; the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean tsunamis; and volcanoes in Indonesia, Chile, Iceland that have produced large quantities of ash causing major disruption to aviation. In total, half a million people were killed by such natural disasters. These recurring events have increased our awareness of the destructive power of natural hazards and the major risks associated with them. While we have come a long way in the search for understanding such natural phenomena, and although our knowledge of Earth dynamics and plate tectonics has improved enormously, there are still fundamental uncertainties in our understanding of natural hazards. Increased understanding is crucial to improve our capacity for hazard prediction and mitigation. Volume highlights include: Main concepts associated with tectonic plate boundaries Novel studies on boundary-related natural hazards Fundamental concepts that improve hazard prediction and mitigation Plate Boundaries and Natural Hazards will be a valuable resource for scientists and students in the fields of geophysics, geochemistry, plate tectonics, natural hazards, and climate science. Read an interview with the editors to find out more: https://eos.org/editors-vox/plate-boundaries-and-natural-hazards

Author : Wolfgang Frisch,Martin Meschede,Ronald C. Blakey
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030889999

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Plate Tectonics by Wolfgang Frisch,Martin Meschede,Ronald C. Blakey Pdf

This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.

Author : Naomi Oreskes
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429977916

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Plate Tectonics by Naomi Oreskes Pdf

This book provides an overview of the history of plate tectonics, including in-context definitions of the key terms. It explains how the forerunners of the theory and how scientists working at the key academic institutions competed and collaborated until the theory coalesced.

Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious,Robert I. Tilling,Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher : Geological Survey (USGS)
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Continental drift
ISBN : IND:30000042373781

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This Dynamic Earth by W. Jacquelyne Kious,Robert I. Tilling,Geological Survey (U.S.) Pdf

In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics influences nearly all geologic processes, past and present. Indeed, the notion that the entire Earth's surface is continually shifting has profoundly changed the way we view our world.

Author : Bradley Deline,Randa Harris,Karen Tefend
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1940771366

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Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology by Bradley Deline,Randa Harris,Karen Tefend Pdf

Developed by three experts to coincide with geology lab kits, this laboratory manual provides a clear and cohesive introduction to the field of geology. Introductory Geology is designed to ease new students into the often complex topics of physical geology and the study of our planet and its makeup. This text introduces readers to the various uses of the scientific method in geological terms. Readers will encounter a comprehensive yet straightforward style and flow as they journey through this text. They will understand the various spheres of geology and begin to master geological outcomes which derive from a growing knowledge of the tools and subjects which this text covers in great detail.

Author : Serge Lallemand,Francesca Funiciello
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540879749

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Subduction Zone Geodynamics by Serge Lallemand,Francesca Funiciello Pdf

Subduction is a major process that plays a first-order role in the dynamics of the Earth. The sinking of cold lithosphere into the mantle is thought by many authors to be the most important source of energy for plates driving forces. It also deeply modifies the thermal and chemical structure of the mantle, producing arc volcanism and is responsible for the release of most of the seismic energy on Earth. There has been considerable achievements done during the past decades regarding the complex interactions between the various processes acting in subduction zones. This volume contains a collection of contributions that were presented in June 2007 in Montpellier (France) during a conference that gave a state of the art panorama and discussed the perspectives about "Subduction Zone Geodynamics". The papers included in this special volume offer a unique multidisciplinary picture of the recent research on subduction zones geodynamics. They are organized into five main topics: Subduction zone geodynamics, Seismic tomography and anisotropy, Great subduction zone earthquakes, Seismogenic zone characterization, Continental and ridge subduction processes. Each of the 13 papers collected in the present volume is primarily concerned with one of these topics. However, it is important to highlight that papers always treat more than one topic so that all are related lighting on different aspects of the complex and fascinating subduction zones geodynamics.

Author : Dennis Brown,Paul D. Ryan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540885580

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Arc-Continent Collision by Dennis Brown,Paul D. Ryan Pdf

Arc-continent collision has been one of the important tectonic processes in the formation of mountain belts throughout geological time, and it continues to be so today along tectonically active plate boundaries such as those in the SW Pacific or the Caribbean. Arc-continent collision is thought to have been one of the most important process involved in the growth of the continental crust over geological time, and may also play an important role in its recycling back into the mantle via subduction. Understanding the geological processes that take place during arc-continent collision is therefore of importance for our understanding of how collisional orogens evolve and how the continental crust grows or is destroyed. Furthermore, zones of arc-continent collision are producers of much of the worlds primary economic wealth in the form of minerals, so understanding the processes that take place during these tectonic events is of importance in modeling how this mineral wealth is formed and preserved. This book brings together seventeen papers that are dedicated to the investigation of the tectonic processes that take place during arc-continent collision. It is divided into four sections that deal firstly with the main players involved in any arc-continent collision; the continental margin, the subduction zone, and finally the volcanic arc and its mineral deposits. The second section presents eight examples of arc-continent collisions that range from being currently active through to Palaeoproterozoic in age. The third section contains two papers, one that deals with the obduction of large-slab ophiolites and a second that presents a wide range of physical models of arc-continent collision. The fourth section brings everything that comes before together into a discussion of the processes of arc-continent collision.

Author : William Emory Bonini,Robert B. Hargraves,Reginald Shagam
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813711621

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The Caribbean-South American Plate Boundary and Regional Tectonics by William Emory Bonini,Robert B. Hargraves,Reginald Shagam Pdf

Author : John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615301065

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Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes by John P. Rafferty Associate Editor, Earth Sciences Pdf

Presents an introduction to volcanoes and earthquakes, explaining how the movement of the Earth's interior plates cause their formation and describing the volcanoes which currently exist around the world as well as some of the famous earthquakes of the nineteenth through twenty-first cenuturies.

Author : Paul Mann
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724287

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Geologic and Tectonic Development of the Caribbean Plate Boundary in Northern Central America by Paul Mann Pdf

Author : Gina Ingoglia,Nicoletts Costa
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998-10-26
Category : Earth (Planet)
ISBN : 0448418908

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Look Inside the Earth by Gina Ingoglia,Nicoletts Costa Pdf

Die-cut holes make learning about the Earth fun. On board pages.

Author : David C. Engebretson,Allan Cox,Richard G. Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Plate tectonics
ISBN : OCLC:1385513645

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Relative Motions Between Oceanic and Continental Plates in the Pacific Basin by David C. Engebretson,Allan Cox,Richard G. Gordon Pdf

Author : W. Jacquelyne Kious,Robert I. Tilling
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788133183

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This Dynamic Earth by W. Jacquelyne Kious,Robert I. Tilling Pdf

Presents the online edition of the publication "This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics" (ISBN 0-16-048220-8) by W. Jacquelyne Kious and Robert I. Tilling, published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Denver, Colorado. Posts contact information via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Notes that a hard copy of the publication is available. Provides a table of contents and endnotes. Links to the USGS home page.