- Describes methods for estimating the uplift history of a region due to plume activity
- Presents methods that can be applied irrespective of the cause of hotspot activity
- Outlines the ongoing debate on the plume hypothesis
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This book presents a brief synopsis of the current academic understanding of the plume hypothesis, its surface manifestations and its shortcomings. It also describes methods for estimating the uplift history of a region due to plume activity. It discusses different models for the elastic properties of the lithosphere and their estimation as a background for plume emplacement, and introduces the plume hypothesis, describing the major plume types and their effect on the lithosphere. Two chapters are dedicated to the dynamic and permanent topography produced by an impinging plume head below the lithosphere and its estimation. It also presents the historical background of the plume hypothesis, its criticisms and alternatives.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Elastic Properties of the Lithosphere
Pages 1-17
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Plumes and Hotspots
Pages 19-42
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Dynamic Crustal Uplift Due to Plume Activity
Pages 43-61
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Permanent Crustal Uplift Due to Plume Activity
Pages 63-72
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Effects of Plume-Related Thermal Anomaly
Pages 73-90
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Mantle Plumes and Their Effects
- Authors
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- Mainak Choudhuri
- Michal Nemčok
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-44239-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-44239-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-44238-9
- Series ISSN
- 2191-589X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 137
- Number of Illustrations
- 54 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
- Topics
