Anthropos-spectre-beast by Tadeusz Konwicki

Anthropos-spectre-beast by Tadeusz Konwicki

Convection in the Earth's mantle is linked to plate tectonic processes and controls the fluxes of heat and material between deep mantle reservoirs and the atmosphere over time. A better understanding of these deep-mantle material cycles and their impact on the long-term evolution of our planet, and potentially other planetary bodies, requires integrated approaches that involve all disciplines in the Earth Sciences. Mantle Convection and Surface Expressions aims to unify researchers with an expertise in different Earth Science disciplines, including observational geophysics, numerical modelling, geochemistry and mineral physics, to outline current concepts on dynamic processes occurring in the mantle and associated material cycles.

Volume highlights include:

- State-of-the-art geodynamic models of mantle convection and surface expressions at hot spots and ridges

- Geochemical surface observations in lower mantle that indicate chemical variations further quantified by experimental and theoretical mineral physics

- Predictions of geodynamic models quantitatively tested by geophysical observations, which constrain the geometry of sinking slabs and rising plumes, as well as geochemical data

- Models rooted by observational and theoretical constraints further applied to study the evolution of the mantle over billions of years, thereby linking the accretion of our planet to the present-day

- An interdisciplinary effort providing insight into the conditions for planetary habitability, and sustainability of higher life

Mantle Convection and Surface Expressions is a valuable resource for students and researchers in the fields of geophysics, geodynamics, geochemistry, mineral physics, mineralogy, seismology, tectonophysics, volcanology, earth and planetary sciences.

Lourie, Richard: - Richard Lourie is the critically acclaimed author of both fiction and nonfiction, including The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin and Sakharov: A Biography. He has translated forty books and has served as Mikhail Gorbachev's translator for The New York Times. His articles and reviews have appeared in many influential publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New Republic, and The Nation. He is currently a correspondent for The Moscow Times.

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ISBN 13	9780192714077
ISBN 10	0192714074
Title	Anthropos-spectre-beast
Author	Tadeusz Konwicki
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1977-11-10
Number of pages	192
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