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Lithospheric Discontinuities

Geophysical Monograph Series, Band 239 1. Aufl.

von: Huaiyu Yuan, Barbara Romanowicz
169,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	24.10.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9781119249726
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	224

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A multidisciplinary update on continental plate tectonics and plate boundary discontinuities Understanding the origin and evolution of the continental crust continues to challenge Earth scientists. Lithospheric Discontinuities offers a multidisciplinary review of fine scale layering within the continental lithosphere to aid the interpretation of geologic layers. Once Earth scientists can accurately decipher the history, internal dynamics, and evolution of the continental lithosphere, we will have a clearer understanding of how the crust formed, how plate tectonics began, and how our continents became habitable. Volume highlights: <ul> <li>Theories and observations of the current state of tectonic boundaries and discontinuities </li> <li>Contributions on field observations, laboratory experiments, and geodynamic predictions from leading experts in the field</li> <li>Mantle fabrics in response to various mantle deformation processes</li> <li>Insights on fluid distribution using geophysical observations, and thermal and viscosity constraints from dynamic modeling</li> <li>Discontinuities associated with lithosphere and lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary</li> <li>An integrated study of the evolving physical and chemical processes associated with lithosphere asthenosphere interaction</li> </ul> Written for academic and researchgeoscientists, particularly in the field of tectonophysics, geophysicists, geodynamics, seismology, structural geology, environmental geology, and geoengineering, Lithospheric Discontinuities is a valuable resource that sheds light on the origin and evolution of plate interaction processes.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii Preface ix Introduction—Lithospheric Discontinuities Huaiyu Yuan and Barbara Romanowicz 1 1. On the Origin of the Upper Mantle Seismic Discontinuities 5 Shun‐ichiro Karato and Jeffrey Park 2. The Evolution of the Oceanic Lithosphere: An Electromagnetic Perspective 35 Rob. L. Evans, Emily Sarafian, and Adam R. Sarafian 3. Lithospheric and Asthenospheric Structure Below Oceans from Anisotropic Tomography 55 Jean–Paul Montagner and Gael Burgos 4. Seismic Imaging of the Base of the Ocean Plates 71 Catherine A. Rychert, Nick Harmon, and Saikiran Tharimena 5. Electrical Discontinuities in the Continental Lithosphere Imaged with Magnetotellurics 89 Kate Selway 6. A Lithosphere–Asthenosphere Boundary—a Global Model Derived from Multimode Surface‐Wave Tomography and Petrology 111 Keith Priestley, Dan McKenzie, and Tak Ho 7. Frayed Edges of Cratonic Mantle Keels: Thermal Diffusion Timescales and Their Predicted Imprint on Mantle‐Velocity Structure 125 David W. Eaton, Xuewei Bao, and Claire Perry 8. Perspectives of the S‐Receiver‐Function Method to Image Upper Mantle Discontinuities 139 Rainer Kind and Xiaohui Yuan 9. Continental Lithospheric Layering Beneath Stable, Modified, and Destroyed Cratons from Seismic Daylight Imaging 155 Weijia Sun, Brian Kennett, Liang Zhao, and Li‐Yun Fu 10. Cratonic Lithosphere Discontinuities: Dynamics of Small‐Volume Melting, Metacratonization, and a Possible Role for Brines 177 Sonja Aulbach Index 205

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Huaiyu Yuan, Macquarie University, Australia. Barbara Romanowicz, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

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Lithospheric Discontinuities Understanding the origin and evolution of the continental crust continues to challenge Earth scientists. Lithospheric Discontinuities offers a multidisciplinary review of fine scale layering within the continental lithosphere to aid the interpretation of geologic layers. Once Earth scientists can accurately decipher the history, internal dynamics, and evolution of the continental lithosphere, we will have a clearer understanding of how the crust formed, how plate tectonics began, and how our continents became habitable. Volume highlights: <ul> <li>Theories and observations of the current state of tectonic boundaries and??discontinuities??</li> <li>Contributions on field observations, laboratory experiments, and geodynamic predictions from leading experts in the field</li> <li>Mantle fabrics in response to various mantle deformation processes</li> <li>Insights on fluid distribution using geophysical observations, and thermal and viscosity constraints from dynamic modeling</li> <li>Discontinuities associated with lithosphere and lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary</li> <li>An integrated study of the evolving physical and chemical processes associated with lithosphere asthenosphere interaction</li> </ul> Written for academic and research geoscientists, particularly in the field of tectonophysics, geophysicists, geodynamics, seismology, structural geology, environmental geology, and geoengineering, Lithospheric Discontinuities is a valuable resource that sheds light on the origin and evolution of plate interaction processes.