Mantle Convection for Geologists

by Geoffrey F. Davies

Book Overview

Mantle 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521198003
• ISBN13: 9780521198004
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.8"