Quantitative Thermochronology

Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data

Peter Van der Beek, Geoffrey Batt, Jean Braun

272 pages, parution le 26/04/2006

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Thermochronology, the study of the thermal history of rocks, enables us to quantify the nature and timing of tectonic processes. Quantitative Thermochronology is a robust review of isotopic ages, and presents a range of numerical modeling techniques to allow the physical implications of isotopic age data to be explored. The authors provide analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical solutions to the heat transfer equation in a range of tectonic settings and under varying boundary conditions. They then illustrate their modeling approach built around a large number of case studies. The benefits of different thermochronological techniques are also described. Computer programs on an accompanying website at www.cambridge.org are introduced through the text and provide a means of solving the heat transport equation in the deforming Earth to predict the ages of rocks and compare them directly to geological and geochronological data. Several short tutorials, with hints and solutions, are also included.

Numerous case studies help geologists to interpret age data and relate it to Earth processes
Essential background material to aid understanding and using thermochronological data
Provides a thorough treatise on numerical modeling of heat transport in the Earth's crust
Supported by a website hosting relevant computer programs and colour slides of figures from the book for use in teaching

L'auteur - Peter Van der Beek

Peter van der Beek : Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble

L'auteur - Geoffrey Batt

Geoffrey Batt : Royal Holloway, University of London

L'auteur - Jean Braun

Jean Braun : Australian National University, Canberra

Sommaire

Introduction
Basics of thermochronology
Thermochronological systems
General heat transport equation
Thermal effect of exhumation
Steady-state two-dimensional heat transport
General transient solution
Inverse methods
Detrital thermochronology
Lateral advection of material
Lithopheric flexure
The evolution of passive margin escarpments
Thermochronology in active tectonic settings

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Peter Van der Beek, Geoffrey Batt, Jean Braun
Parution	26/04/2006
Nb. de pages	272
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	685g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521830577
ISBN13	978-0-521-83057-7