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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777768303321

Titolo

Tectonic faults : agents of change on a dynamic Earth / / edited by Mark R. Handy, Greg Hirth, and Niels Hovius

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press

Berlin, : In cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin, ©2007

ISBN

0-262-29377-3

1-282-09877-2

9786612098772

0-262-27484-1

1-4294-7713-X

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 446 p. : ill. (some col.), maps

Collana

[Dahlem Workshop reports] ; ; 95

Altri autori (Persone)

HandyMark R

HirthGreg

HoviusNiels

Disciplina

551.8/72

Soggetti

Faults (Geology)

Geodynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Report of the 95th Dahlem Workshop on the Dynamics of Fault Zones, Berlin, January 16-21, 2005"--Preliminary page.

Series statement from jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

Scientists examine tectonic faulting on all scales-from seismic fault slip to the formation of mountain ranges-and discuss its connection to a wide range of global phenomena, including long-term climate change and evolution.