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Translation of ‘Geodynamique’, Paris, Dunod, 1998.    

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Author:   L. Jolivet ,  N.-C. Nataf
Publisher:   A A Balkema Publishers
Imprint:   A A Balkema Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.612kg
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9789058092205

ISBN 10:   9058092208
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   01 January 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
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Table of Contents

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction 1. PLATE TECTONICS: 1. Introduction; 2. Plate kinematics; 2. PLATE BOUNDARIES: 1. Mid-oceanic ridges; 2. Intraoceanic transform faults; 3. Subduction; 3. DEFORMATION OF PLATES: 1. Deformation and displacements; 2. Rheology of the lithosphere; 3. Forces; 4. Methods of determination of continental deformation; 5. Intracontinental transform faults: San Andreas Fault; 6. Fragmentation of continents and extensional tectonics; 7. Deformation of the upper plate in subduction zones; 8. Obduction of ophiolites, a prelude to collision; 9. Continental collision: deformation of Asia 4. DRIVING FORCE OF PLATE MOTIONS AND DEFORMATIONS: MANTLE CONVECTION: 1. Deep-level structure of the earth: a review; 2. Convection; 3. Influence of Rheology on Convection; 4. Plates: a manifestation of mantle convection; 5. Heterogeneities in the mantle; 6. Global dynamics; 7. Hot spots; Conclusion; References; Index;

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