LEADER 03449nam 22006852 450 001 9910460003203321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-21502-1 010 $a0-511-99422-2 010 $a9786613050168 010 $a1-283-05016-1 010 $a0-511-99304-8 010 $a0-511-98922-9 010 $a0-511-98744-7 010 $a0-511-97341-1 010 $a0-511-99101-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000069788 035 $a(EBL)647403 035 $a(OCoLC)700706211 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11306035 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10427448 035 $a(PQKB)10346171 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511973413 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC647403 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL647403 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10442835 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL305016 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000069788 100 $a20101011d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMantle convection for geologists /$fGeoffrey F. Davies$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (vii, 232 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-511-99201-7 311 $a0-521-19800-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Context -- 3. Why moving plates? -- 4. Solid, yielding mantle -- 5. Convection -- 6. The plate mode of convection -- 7. The plume mode of convection -- 8. Perspective -- 9. Evolution and tectonics -- 10. Mantle chemical evolution -- 11. Assimilating mantle convection into geology -- Appendix A. Exponential growth and decay -- Appendix B. Thermal evolution details -- Appendix C. Chemical evolution details. 330 $aMantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and plume volcanism. Yet many Earth scientists have an incomplete understanding of the process. This book describes the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, explaining what it is, how it works, and how to quantify it in simple terms. It assumes no specialist background: mechanisms are explained simply and the required basic physics is fully reviewed and explained with minimal mathematics. The distinctive forms that convection takes in the Earth's mantle are described within the context of tectonic plates and mantle plumes, and implications are explored for geochemistry and tectonic evolution. Common misconceptions and controversies are addressed - providing a straightforward but rigorous explanation of this key process for students and researchers across a variety of geoscience disciplines. 606 $aPlate tectonics 606 $aPlumes (Fluid dynamics) 606 $aHeat$xConvection 607 $aEarth (Planet)$xMantle 615 0$aPlate tectonics. 615 0$aPlumes (Fluid dynamics) 615 0$aHeat$xConvection. 676 $a551.1/16 700 $aDavies$b Geoffrey F$g(Geoffrey Frederick),$01041556 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460003203321 996 $aMantle convection for geologists$92465171 997 $aUNINA