An Introduction to Our Dynamic Planet Contributor(s): Rogers, Nick (Author), Blake, Stephen (Author), Burton, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521729548 ISBN-13: 9780521729543 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
Dewey: 551.1 |
LCCN: 2008273534 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.3" W x 10.2" L (2.8 lbs) 398 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents, Textbook |
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Publisher Description: This is the first undergraduate textbook to fully integrate results from geophysics, geochemistry, and petrology to describe the structure, composition, and dynamic processes that operate throughout the solid Earth. It presents an Earth system science approach to studies of the Earth's interior and develops a global view of solid Earth cycles to explain geodynamic and plate tectonic processes. This book initially explores the formation and evolution of the early Earth, then considers the operative forces for plate tectonic movements at the Earth's surface, and finally discusses global cycles within the deep Earth and their effect on the surface environment. Interactions between the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, and their influence at and beneath the Earth's surface are examined in detail. This textbook thus provides a concise yet extensive coverage of the solid Earth. Written for intermediate undergraduates, it includes a wealth of features to support student learning at this level. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rogers, Nick: - Nick Rogers is a Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. His research interests are in the field of trace element and isotope geochemistry applied to igneous petrology, the composition of the mantle, and the interaction of mantle plumes with the continental lithosphere. Dr Rogers is a Council Member of The Geological Society of London and is also their Publications Secretary. |
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