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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781861703321

Autore

Artemʹeva I. M (Irina Mikhaĭlovna), <1961->

Titolo

Lithosphere : an interdisciplinary approach / / Irina M. Artemieva [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-108-44846-1

1-139-17952-7

1-107-22566-3

1-283-38387-X

1-139-18916-6

9786613383877

1-139-18788-0

1-139-19047-4

1-139-18325-7

1-139-18557-8

0-511-97541-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 773 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

SCI031000

Disciplina

551

Soggetti

Lithosphere

Geodynamics

Earth (Planet) Crust

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

What is the lithosphere? -- Age of the lithosphere -- Seismic structure of the lithosphere -- Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data -- Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data -- CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data -- Electrical structure of the lithosphere -- Flexure and rheology -- Evolution of the lithosphere -- Summary of lithospheric properties.

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and



rheological models), complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models of the lithosphere. Multidisciplinary in scope, global in geographical extent, and covering a wide variety of tectonics settings across 3.5 billion years of Earth history, this book presents a comprehensive overview of lithospheric structure and evolution. It is a core reference for researchers and advanced students in geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry, and for petroleum and mining industry professionals.