- Paperback: 472 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press (18 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0521599334
- ISBN-13: 978-0521599337
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 2.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,062,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Seismic imaging allows geophysicists to trace flow cells in the mantle … Until now, finding out about this work meant wading through journals and hefty research papers. Geoffrey Davies has changed all that with his superb book …' Rob Butler, New Scientist
' … an elegant and readable exposition with a clear message of how the plates and mantle probably work. The entrance of mantle-convection theory into mainstream Earth-science education is an important cause which this book champions admirably.' Nature
' … a fascinating source … information for casual readers together with deeper references for the geology student and specialist.' Spaceflight
'The work is readable, interesting and fun, providing good food and exposing much. As a general rattle of plates and a dance of plumes, the book has much to be enjoyed.' Euan Nisbet, University of London
'… an excellent, modestly priced, and generally accessible book.' Norman H. Sleep, Physics Today
'This is an excellent text, treating us to a very accessible exposition of a complex, but essential aspect of our subject.' Diana M. Smith, Open University Geological Society Journal
' … an elegant and readable exposition with a clear message of how the plates and mantle probably work. The entrance of mantle-convection theory into mainstream Earth-science education is an important cause which this book champions admirably.' Nature
' … a fascinating source … information for casual readers together with deeper references for the geology student and specialist.' Spaceflight
'The work is readable, interesting and fun, providing good food and exposing much. As a general rattle of plates and a dance of plumes, the book has much to be enjoyed.' Euan Nisbet, University of London
'… an excellent, modestly priced, and generally accessible book.' Norman H. Sleep, Physics Today
'This is an excellent text, treating us to a very accessible exposition of a complex, but essential aspect of our subject.' Diana M. Smith, Open University Geological Society Journal
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Dynamic Earth presents the principles of convection in the earth's mantle in an accessible style. Mantle convection is the process underlying plate tectonics, volcanic hotspots and, hence, most geological processes. The book summarises key observations and presents the relevant physics starting from basic principles. The main concepts and arguments are presented with minimal mathematics, although more mathematical versions of important aspects are included for those who desire them. The book also surveys geochemical constraints and mantle evolution. The audience for Geoff Davies' book will be the broad range of geologists who desire a better understanding of the earth's internal dynamics, as well as graduate students and researchers working on the many aspects of mantle dynamics and its implications for geological processes. It is also suitable as a text or supplementary text for upper undergraduate and postgraduate courses in geophysics, geochemistry, and tectonics.
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The purpose of this book is to present the principles of convection, to show how those principles apply in the peculiar conditions of the earth's mantle, and to present the most direct and robust inferences about mantle convection that can be drawn from observations. Read the first page
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The purpose of this book is to present the principles of convection, to show how those principles apply in the peculiar conditions of the earth's mantle, and to present the most direct and robust inferences about mantle convection that can be drawn from observations. Read the first page
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