Overview
- Presents many examples from North America and around the World
- Includes over 190 excellent full colour diagrams and maps
- An excellent introduction to geodynamics and plate tectonics, accompanied by boxed detailed summaries of key concepts and methods
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
How are mountains formed? Why are there old and young mountains? Why do the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together? Why is the Pacific surrounded by a ring of volcanoes and earthquake prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful?
Frisch and Meschede and Blakey answer all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geo-dynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have lead to the concept of plate tectonics.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The authors discuss all major aspects of the subject in chapters focusing on theory development; plate movements and geometry; continental grabens, margins, and abyssal plains; mid-ocean ridges; hot spots; subduction zones, island arcs, volcanism, and metamorphism; transform faults; terrenes; mountain building; and more. … One of the book’s strongest points is the many excellent, colorful maps and cross-sections that complement the text. References to the literature are well chosen. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional readership.” (T. L. T. Grose, Choice, Vol. 49 (2), October, 2011)“Das neue Autorenteam hat ein beachtliches Kompendium zu den algemeninen [sic] und vielen speziellen Grundlagen der Plattetektonik erstellt das in insbesondere durch die didaktische Darstellung voll überzeugt. Für Studierende wie Lehrende und Professionals ein Muß.”
Besonders hervozuheben: “Die klare konkrete Gliederung, die grafische Ausarbeitung sind exzellent, ergänzt durch die sehr gute textliche Abfassung” (Prof. Dr.Jochen Kuss, Universität Bremen)
“Für den Bachelor der Geowissenschaften die erste Wahl zur Vertiefung der ersten Vorlesungen.”
Besonders hervozuheben: “Die Blockbilder sind sehr gut gestaltet, einfach und präzise.” (Dr. Reinhard Wolff, GZG Geologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plate Tectonics
Book Subtitle: Continental Drift and Mountain Building
Authors: Wolfgang Frisch, Martin Meschede, Ronald C. Blakey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76504-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50151-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-76504-2Published: 02 November 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 212
Topics: Geology, Structural Geology, Planetology