Iceland within the Northern Atlantic . Volume 1 Geodynamics and tectonics / / edited by Brigitte Van Vliet-Lanoë

• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : ISTE Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 pages)
• Disciplina: 551
• Soggetto topico: Geodynamics - Iceland; Geology, Structural - Iceland; Geodynamics
• Persona (resp. second.): Van Vliet-LanoëBrigitte
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Iceland, in the Lineage of Two Oceans -- 1.1. Geographic and geodynamic context -- 1.2. Components of the North Atlantic domain -- 1.3. Geodynamic characteristics of Iceland -- 1.4. References -- 2 Iceland, an Emerging Ocean Rift -- 2.1. Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Icelandic hot spot interactions -- 2.2. Present-day deformations in Iceland -- 2.3. Iceland's main structural features -- 2.4. Geothermal energy and hydrothermalism -- 2.5. References -- 3 Iceland, a Legacy of North Atlantic History -- 3.1. Bathymetry of the Northeast Atlantic domain and geoid anomalies -- 3.2. The North Atlantic and the continental breakup of Laurussia -- 3.3. The origin of Iceland -- 3.4. References -- Conclusion -- References -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 2 -- End User License Agreement.
• Titolo autorizzato: Iceland within the Northern Atlantic
• ISBN: 1-119-85091-6; 1-119-85092-4; 1-119-85090-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830208503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II