Earth as an Evolving Planetary System

by Kent C. Condie

Book Overview

Earth as an Evolving Planetary System is based on Kent Condie's classic text, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, which has been revamped and renamed in order to reflect a new emphasis on the evolving interactions of the Earth's systems. This revised volume synthesizes data from the fields of geophysics, oceanography, planetology, and geochemistry. It features new chapters on the Earth's core, biotic systems, and the supercontinent cycle and mantle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0120883929
• ISBN13: 9780120883929
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 447 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"