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About the Book
First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert's Geodynamics became a classic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology. In this second edition, the authors bring this text completely up-to-date. Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics, an updated coverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions, and a variety of other new topics. Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid earth, describing the mechanics of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations such as the earth's gravity field, surface heat flow, distribution of earthquakes, surface stresses and strains, and distribution of elements are discussed. This new edition will once again prove to be a classic textbook for intermediate to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in geology, geophysics, and earth science.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780521661867
EAN: 9780521661867
Binding: Hardback
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Edition: 2 Rev ed
Height: 253 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Number of Items: 01
PrintOnDemand: N
Series Title: English
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-10: 0521661862
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Bood Data Readership Text: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Dewey: NA
Gardner Classification Code: K00
Illustrations: 397 b/w illus. 32 tables 245 exercises
LCCN: 2001025802
No of Pages: 472
Pagination: 472 pages, 397 b/w illus. 32 tables 245 exercises
Returnable: Y
Spine Width: 30 mm
Year Of Publication: 2002