Overview
Traditionally, investigations of the rheology and deformation of the lithosphere (the rigid or mechanically strong outer layer of the Earth, which contains the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle) have taken place at one scale in the laboratory and at an entirely different scale in the field. Laboratory experiments are generally restricted to centimeter-sized samples and day- or year-length times, while geological processes occur over tens to hundreds of kilometers and millions of years. The application of laboratory results to geological systems necessitates extensive extrapolation in both temporal and spatial scales, as well as a detailed understanding of the dominant physical mechanisms. The development of an understanding of large-scale processes requires an integrated approach. This book explores the current cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in lithospheric rheology and provides a broad summary of the rheology and deformation of the continental lithosphere in both extensional and compressional settings. Individual chapters explore contemporary research resulting from laboratory, observational, and theoretical experiments.
Full Product Details
Author: Garry D. Karner ,
Brian Taylor ,
Neal W. Driscoll ,
David L. Kohlstedt
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.652kg
ISBN: 9780231127394
ISBN 10: 0231127391
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 24 March 2004
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Language: English
Reviews
This is a must for tectonicists in academia and industry. Many thanks to the editors and the US Margins programme. -- Cindy Ebinger, Marine Geophysical Researchers Meaty, well-illustrated... It is a long overdue review of prograss in plate boundary processes. -- Dr. C. Ebinger, Marine Geophysical Researches
This is a must for tectonicists in academia and industry. Many thanks to the editors and the US Margins programme. -- Cindy Ebinger Marine Geophysical Researchers 2005 Meaty, well-illustrated... It is a long overdue review of prograss in plate boundary processes. -- Dr. C. Ebinger Marine Geophysical Researches Vol. 24
This is a must for tectonicists in academia and industry. Many thanks to the editors and the US Margins programme. -- Cindy Ebinger Marine Geophysical Researchers Meaty, well-illustrated... It is a long overdue review of prograss in plate boundary processes. -- Dr. C. Ebinger Marine Geophysical Researches
Author Information
Garry D. Karner is senior research scientist in marine geology and geophysics at Columbia University's Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. Brian Taylor is a professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Neal W. Driscoll is a professor in the Geosciences Research Division at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. David L. Kohlstedt is a professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Minnesota.
