Earth as an Evolving Planetary System

Kent C. Condie

448 pages, parution le 13/04/2005

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Earth as an Evolving Planetary System presents the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle over the last four billion years. It examines the role of plate tectonics in the geological past via geological evidence and proposed plate reconstruction. Kent Condie synthesizes data from the fields of oceanography, geophysics, planetology, and geochemistry to examine the key topics and questions relating to the evolution of the Earth's crust and mantle. This volume provides a substantial update to Condie's established text, Plate Tectonics and Crustal Evolution, 4E. It emphasizes the interactive nature of various components of the Earth system on time scales of tens to hundreds of millions of years, and how these interactions have affected the history of the atmosphere, oceans, and biosphere.

L'auteur - Kent C. Condie

Kent Condie is a professor of geochemistry at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he has taught since 1970. Condie's research has focused primarily on the origin and evolution of continents and the early history of the Earth. An author/editor of six books, Condie has co-authored more than 275 scientific papers.

Sommaire

Earth Systems
The Crust
Tectonic Settings
The Mantle
The Core
The Atmosphere and Oceans
Living Systems
Crustal and Mantle Evolution
The Supercontinent Cycle and Mantle Plume Events
Comparative Planetary Evolution
References
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Elsevier
Auteur(s)	Kent C. Condie
Parution	13/04/2005
Nb. de pages	448
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	830g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780120883929
ISBN13	978-0-12-088392-9