The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global GeophysicsCambridge University Press, 2005 - 685 páginas The second edition of this acclaimed textbook has been brought fully up-to-date to reflect the latest advances in geophysical research. It is designed for students in introductory geophysics courses who have a general background in the physical sciences, including introductory calculus. New to this edition are a section of color plates and separate sections on the earth's mantle and core. The book also contains an extensive glossary of terms, and includes numerous exercises for which solutions are available to instructors from www.cambridge.org/9780521893077. First Edition Hb (1990): 0-521-37025-6 First Edition Pb (1990): 0-521-38590-3 |
Conteúdo
Past plate motions | 68 |
14 | 80 |
37 | 87 |
Gravity | 193 |
Geochronology | 233 |
Heat | 269 |
The deep interior of the Earth | 326 |
oceanic islands | 391 |
The continental lithosphere | 509 |
Scalars vectors and differential operators | 615 |
Geometry of ray paths and inversion of earthquake | 630 |
The leastsquares method | 636 |
Numerical data | 648 |
The Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale abridged | 654 |
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Termos e frases comuns
American Geophysical Union amplitude Archaean asthenosphere basalt basin beneath calculated centre cm yr constant continental crust continents convection cooling crustal deformation density Depth km determined Distance km Earth Earth Planet earthquakes East Pacific Rise elastic equation equilibrium estimate Figure geoid geological Geophys gradient gravity anomaly heat flow horizontal inner core isostatic isotope km depth km s¹ layer lithosphere lower mantle magma chamber magnetic field magnitude measured metamorphic Mid-Atlantic Ridge mid-ocean ridges minerals Moho North North American plate occur oceanic crust oceanic lithosphere olivine outer core P-wave P-wave velocity Pacific plate partial melting phase plane plate boundary radioactive ratio reflection region ridge axis rift rocks Section sediments seismic velocity seismograms seismometer shear shown in Fig shows slab structure subducting plate subduction zone surface tectonic temperature thermal thickness transform faults Trench triple junction upper mantle vector viscosity volcanic waves