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Author:   V.M. Litvin
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1984 ed.
Volume:   19A
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.980kg
ISBN:  

9789027715098

ISBN 10:   9027715092
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   29 February 1984
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Abstract.- 1. Bathyography of the Atlantic Ocean Floor.- 1. Principal Forms of Relief and Geomorphological Zoning of the Ocean Floor.- 2. Continental Shelf.- 3. Continental Slope.- 4. Transition Zones.- 5. Ocean Bed.- 6. Mid-Oceanic Ridge.- 7. Symmetry and Asymmetry of the Ocean Floor Relief.- 2. The Structure of the Sedimentary Series and its Role in the Morphostructure of the Ocean Floor.- 1. The General Structural Scheme of Sedimentary Series.- 2. Sedimentary Cover of the Continental Margins and Foredeeps.- 3. The Sedimentary Cover of Transition Zones.- 4. The Sedimentary Cover of Oceanic Basins.- 5. The Sedimentary Cover of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.- 6. The Relationship of the Ocean Floor Relief with the Basement Relief and the Role of Sedimentary Cover in Relief Formatio.- 3. The Structure of the Consolidated Crust and Anomalous Geophysical Fields of the Atlantic Ocean.- 1. The Structure of the Earth’s Crust According to Seismic Data.- 2. Geological Nature of the Seismic Layers of Consolidated Crust.- 3. Magnetic Field Anomalies.- 4. Gravity Anomalies.- 5. Heat Flow Through the Ocean Floor.- 4. Seismicity, Volcanism and Faults of the Atlantic Ocean Floor.- 1. Seismicity.- 2. Volcanism and its Role in the Formation of Ocean Floor Relief.- 3. Faults.- 5. Tectonic Movements and the Development of the Atlantic Ocean Floor Morphostructure in the Meso-Cenozoic.- 1. Horizontal Tectonic Movement.- 2. Vertical Tectonic Movements.- 3. The Main Stages in the Development of Ocean Floor Morphostructure in the Meso-Cenozoic.- References.- Geographical Index.

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