The Ross Orogen Of The Transantarctic Mountains

Author : Edmund Stump
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521433142

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The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains by Edmund Stump Pdf

The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains is the part of the orogenic system that formed at the Pacific continental margin of present-day Antarctica. According to a recent hypothesis, this continental margin was created by the rifting and subsequent drift of Laurentia from Gondwana. With an unparalleled breadth and depth of information, this book provides a detailed synthesis of the history of the Ross orogen. In doing so, it incorporates classical studies with discussions of the most recent and controversial research from the international community. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a historical chronology of all expeditions that have worked on the Ross orogen in the Transantarctic Mountains, from the first sightings by Ross in 1840 right up to the present day. This review of the Ross orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains will be valuable to all geologists interested in these episodes in the Earth's history, and to researchers of the geology of Antarctica.

Author : Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048193905

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The Transantarctic Mountains by Gunter Faure,Teresa M. Mensing Pdf

This book presents a summary of the geology of the Transantarctic Mountains for Earth scientists who may want to work there or who need an overview of the geologic history of this region. In addition, the properties of the East Antarctic ice sheet and of the meteorites that accumulate on its surface are treated in separate chapters. The presentation ends with the Cenozoic glaciation of the Transantarctic Mountains including the limnology and geochemical evolution of the saline lakes in the ice-free valleys. • The subject matter in this book is presented in chronological order starting about 750 million years ago and continuing to the present time. • The chapters can be read selectively because the introduction to each chapter identifies the context that gives relevance to the subject matter to be discussed. • The text is richly illustrated with 330 original line drawings as well as with 182 color maps and photographs. • The book contains indexes of both subject matter and of authors’ names that allow it to be used as an encyclopedia of the Transantarctic Mountains and of the East Antarctic ice sheet. • Most of the chapters are supplemented by Appendices containing data tables, additional explanations of certain phenomena (e.g., the formation and seasonal destruction of stratospheric ozone), and illustrative calculations (e.g., 38Cl dates of meteorites). • The authors have spent a combined total of fourteen field seasons between 1964 and 1995 doing geological research in the Transantarctic Mountains with logistical support by the US Antarctic Program. • Although Antarctica is remote and inaccessible, tens of thousands of scientists of many nationalities and their assistants have worked there and even larger numbers of investigators will work there in the future.

Author : Dieter K. Fütterer,Detlef Damaske,Georg Kleinschmidt,Hubert Miller,Franz Tessensohn
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540329343

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Antarctica by Dieter K. Fütterer,Detlef Damaske,Georg Kleinschmidt,Hubert Miller,Franz Tessensohn Pdf

Sixty articles arranged in eight thematic sections refer to most recent geological and geophysical results of Antarctic research. The Precambrian of the East Antarctic shield and its geological history is considered as well as sub-ice topography, geophysics and stratigraphy, sedimentology and geophysics of the surrounding Southern Ocean. Particular emphasis is given to the connection of the Antarctic and the surrounding continents when forming part of Gondwana.

Author : Beau Riffenburgh
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 1274 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415970242

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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic by Beau Riffenburgh Pdf

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Author : Masaru Yoshida,Brian F. Windley,Somnath Dasgupta
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391254

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Proterozoic East Gondwana by Masaru Yoshida,Brian F. Windley,Somnath Dasgupta Pdf

This volume focuses on Late Mesoproterozoic to early Cambrian events related to Gondwana assembly and break up. The nineteen papers provide a comprehensive review including advanced knowledge and new data from all critical areas of East Gondwana. The recent knowledge of the evolution of East Gondwana, which was regarded as an integral part of the Mesoproterozoic supercontinent Rodinia, is the major theme of the volume, which is reinforced by highlighting this radical and new understanding of the evolution of this region.

Author : J.D. Hansom,John Gordon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317897057

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Antarctic Environments and Resources by J.D. Hansom,John Gordon Pdf

Antarctica is no longer a 'pole apart'. From a scientific perspective, the Antarctic ice sheet, ocean and climate systems are intimately linked with the global climate and are now seen to be of international significance for understanding climate change. From an economic perspective, the Antarctic is perceived to have great potential as a source of marine resources although the extent of speculated mineral and hydrocarbon resources is unknown. From a conservation perspective, the continent of Antarctica represents the ideal image of unspoiled wilderness. Antarctic Environments and Resources is an accessible and timely new geography of the Antarctic which examines the differing and sometimes conflicting interests in the great southern continent, the Southern Ocean and the subantarctic islands against a background of the physical and natural systems of the region and their interactions. It charts the development of human involvement in the area, focusing on the exploitation of resources from early sealing to modern fisheries, tourism and science, and it assesses the consequent impacts on the natural environment. The text also reviews the emerging framework for future environmental management developed under the Antarctic Treaty System. This is an ideal text for undergraduates studying glacial geomorphology, environmental management, polar regions and the Antarctic.

Author : Alan Vaughan,Alan P. M. Vaughan,Philip T. Leat,Robert J. Pankhurst
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391793

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Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana by Alan Vaughan,Alan P. M. Vaughan,Philip T. Leat,Robert J. Pankhurst Pdf

The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accretion episodes from the late Proterozoic through to final fragmentation in mid-Cretaceous times. Global perspectives are given by comparison with the Palaeozoic northern Gondwana margin and documentation of world-wide terrane accretion episodes in the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous. The Tasmanides of eastern Australia, and the terrane histories of New Zealand and southern South America are given comprehensive up-to-date reviews.

Author : Mark Cloos
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813724195

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Convergent Margin Terranes and Associated Regions by Mark Cloos Pdf

Author : Edmund Stump
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Geology
ISBN : 6613331775

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The Roof at the Bottom of the World by Edmund Stump Pdf

Author : Paul Lincoln Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Mines and mineral resources
ISBN : ERDC:35925002862693

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Mineral Resources of Antarctica by Paul Lincoln Williams Pdf

Author : R. L. Oliver,P. R. James,J. B. Jago
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521258364

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Antarctic Earth Science by R. L. Oliver,P. R. James,J. B. Jago Pdf

The fourth international symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences took place in Adelaide, South Australia during the week 16-20 August 1982. This volume contains a record of the centenary activities celebrating Sir Douglas Mawson and the one hundred and seventy-four papers that were presented by delegates for discussion over the five days. Sir Douglas Mawson was part of the first team to reach the magnetic South Pole, a leading geologist and scientific figure during the heroic age of of antarctic exploration. The papers presented during the symposium were divided into fifteen categories covering east and west Antarctica, marine, land and glacial geology, plate tectonics, islands, peninsulas, climatic change and Precambrian and Cenozoic era activity. The two hundred persons from sixteen countries who attended the symposium brought together a wide range of the most current expertise and research to share, of which this volume provides a record.

Author : T. Servais,D.A.T. Harper,B. Lefebvre,I. G. Percival
Publisher : Geological Society of London Special Publications
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205896

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A Global Synthesis of the Ordovician System: Part 2 by T. Servais,D.A.T. Harper,B. Lefebvre,I. G. Percival Pdf

The Ordovician was one of the longest of the geological periods, characterized by major magmatic and tectonic activity, an immense biodiversification, swings in climate and sea levels, and the first Phanerozoic mass extinction. ‘A Global Synthesis of the Ordovician System’ is presented in two volumes in The Geological Society, Special Publications. Whereas the first volume (SP532) concentrates on general aspects and a synthesis of the Ordovician geology of Europe, this volume (SP533) includes reviews of Ordovician successions of most other parts of the world. The classic successions of the Ordovician basins of North America are presented, as well as those of China where several of the Ordovician Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points are defined. The volume also includes syntheses of the Ordovician geology of Africa, South America, most regions of Asia from the Near to the Far East along with Central Asia, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Geology
ISBN : OSU:32435062905914

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Geological Survey Circular by Anonim Pdf

Author : Fabrizio Storti,Robert E. Holdsworth,Francesco Salvini
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 1862391327

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Intraplate Strike-slip Deformation Belts by Fabrizio Storti,Robert E. Holdsworth,Francesco Salvini Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Antarctica
ISBN : MINN:30000011027236

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Antarctic Journal of the United States by Anonim Pdf