The ocean basins [[electronic resource] ] : their structure and evolution / / prepared by John Wright and David A. Rothery for the Course Team |
Autore | Wright John |
Edizione | [2nd ed. /] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.46
551.4608 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RotheryDavid A
BrownJoan (Joan E.) |
Collana | Open University Oceanography |
Soggetto topico |
Submarine geology
Paleoceanography |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-07726-7
9786611077266 0-08-053793-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 MAPPING THE OCEANS; 1.2 MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOORS; 1.3 UNDERWATER GEOLOGY; 1.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.1 THE MAIN FEATURES OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.2 CONTINENTAL MARGINS; 2.3 OCEAN RIDGES; 2.4 TRANSFORM FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES; 2.5 THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR; 2.6 SATELLITE BATHYMETRY- A CASE STUDY; 2.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; 3.1 THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS
3.2 THE BIRTH OF AN OCEAN 3.3 THE MAJOR OCEAN BASINS; 3.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.1 THE FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.2 SEGMENTATION OF OCEANIC SPREADING AXES; 4.3 SEAMOUNTS AND VOLCANIC ISLANDS; 4.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; 5.1 THE NATURE OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.2 CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.3 BLACK SMOKERS- AN EXERCISE IN PREDICTION; 5.4 THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; 5.5 MASS TRANSFER BY HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION 5.6 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; 6.1 THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS; 6.2 CHANGES IN SEA-LEVEL; 6.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; 7.1 THE GLOBAL CYCLE; 7.2 SOME RATES COMPARED; 7.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458260103321 |
Wright John | ||
Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The ocean basins [[electronic resource] ] : their structure and evolution / / prepared by John Wright and David A. Rothery for the Course Team |
Autore | Wright John |
Edizione | [2nd ed. /] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.46
551.4608 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RotheryDavid A
BrownJoan (Joan E.) |
Collana | Open University Oceanography |
Soggetto topico |
Submarine geology
Paleoceanography |
ISBN |
1-281-07726-7
9786611077266 0-08-053793-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 MAPPING THE OCEANS; 1.2 MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOORS; 1.3 UNDERWATER GEOLOGY; 1.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.1 THE MAIN FEATURES OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.2 CONTINENTAL MARGINS; 2.3 OCEAN RIDGES; 2.4 TRANSFORM FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES; 2.5 THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR; 2.6 SATELLITE BATHYMETRY- A CASE STUDY; 2.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; 3.1 THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS
3.2 THE BIRTH OF AN OCEAN 3.3 THE MAJOR OCEAN BASINS; 3.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.1 THE FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.2 SEGMENTATION OF OCEANIC SPREADING AXES; 4.3 SEAMOUNTS AND VOLCANIC ISLANDS; 4.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; 5.1 THE NATURE OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.2 CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.3 BLACK SMOKERS- AN EXERCISE IN PREDICTION; 5.4 THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; 5.5 MASS TRANSFER BY HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION 5.6 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; 6.1 THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS; 6.2 CHANGES IN SEA-LEVEL; 6.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; 7.1 THE GLOBAL CYCLE; 7.2 SOME RATES COMPARED; 7.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784530703321 |
Wright John | ||
Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The ocean basins : their structure and evolution / / prepared by John Wright and David A. Rothery for the Course Team |
Autore | Wright John |
Edizione | [2nd ed. /] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.46
551.4608 551.46084 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
RotheryDavid A
BrownJoan (Joan E.) |
Collana | Open University Oceanography |
Soggetto topico |
Submarine geology
Paleoceanography |
ISBN |
1-281-07726-7
9786611077266 0-08-053793-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; THE OCEAN BASINS: THEIR STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ABOUT THIS VOLUME; ABOUT THIS SERIES; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 MAPPING THE OCEANS; 1.2 MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOORS; 1.3 UNDERWATER GEOLOGY; 1.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2. THE SHAPE OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.1 THE MAIN FEATURES OF OCEAN BASINS; 2.2 CONTINENTAL MARGINS; 2.3 OCEAN RIDGES; 2.4 TRANSFORM FAULTS AND FRACTURE ZONES; 2.5 THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR; 2.6 SATELLITE BATHYMETRY- A CASE STUDY; 2.7 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3. THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS; 3.1 THE EVOLUTION OF OCEAN BASINS
3.2 THE BIRTH OF AN OCEAN 3.3 THE MAJOR OCEAN BASINS; 3.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4. THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.1 THE FORMATION OF OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; 4.2 SEGMENTATION OF OCEANIC SPREADING AXES; 4.3 SEAMOUNTS AND VOLCANIC ISLANDS; 4.4 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5. HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION IN OCEANIC CRUST; 5.1 THE NATURE OF HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.2 CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; 5.3 BLACK SMOKERS- AN EXERCISE IN PREDICTION; 5.4 THE EXTENT OF HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; 5.5 MASS TRANSFER BY HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION 5.6 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6. PALAEOCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGES; 6.1 THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTS; 6.2 CHANGES IN SEA-LEVEL; 6.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 6; CHAPTER 7. THE BROADER PICTURE; 7.1 THE GLOBAL CYCLE; 7.2 SOME RATES COMPARED; 7.3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 7; APPENDIX: THE STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN; SUGGESTED FURTHER READING; ANSWERS AND COMMENTS TO QUESTIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823087003321 |
Wright John | ||
Oxford, [UK], : Butterworth-Heinemann | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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