Overview

Understanding the structure and nature of movements within the Earth's crust has become increasingly important as we try to understand the history of the Earth and try to use this knowledge as a key to events in the future. This is especially relevant to those everincreasing communities populating the edges of the Pacific Ocean. This collection of papers deals with the tectonic modelling and evolution in some of the most seismically active regions in the world. Structural and stratigraphical analysis, together with geophysical, petrological and geochemical data give us some insight into tectonic events from the past and how they affected ancient landforms, and gives us a clearer understanding of earth movements and, therefore, allows us to predict catastrophic events such as earthquakes with greater accuracy.

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Author:   Aubouin ,  Bourgois
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   VSP International Science Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9789067641326

ISBN 10:   9067641324
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   01 December 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Plate tectonic models proposed for the cordillera geodynamic evolution (N. California and Oregon) during Paleozoic and early Mesozoic times H. Lapierre, J. Charvet, O. Rouer, C. Coulon and C. Campos Early-late Cretaceous overthrusting in Northern Sonora (Mexico) responsible for a large scale displacement of the Nevadian Belt M. Sosson and T. Calmus Active continental fragmentation of the west Pacific Mexican coast: the Jalisco Block, a future 'un'suspected terrane? F. Michaud, J. Bourgois and J. Aubouin Tectonics of the Peru active margin J. Bourgois, P. Huchon and G. Pautot Subduction and accretion of Philippine Sea plate fragments along the Eurasian margin C. Rangin and M. Pubellier The Ilocos Foothills and western Central Cordillera: a key region for the understanding of the geodynamic evolution of the eastern Eurasian margin in Luzon area (Philippines) N. Pinet and J.F. Stephan Middle paleozoic isotopic ages of the Ogcheon group in Korea and their significance J.H. Kim Tectonic evolution of the Tananao Schist Complex of Taiwan T.-F. Yui, C.-Y. Lu and C.-H. Lo Lithospheric heterogenety in continental framing of Komandorsky Basin, Bering Sea N.A. Bogdanov and P.K. Kepezhinskas Seismotectonics of continental wedges overlying circum-Pacific subduction zones V. Hanus and J. Vanek

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