Geological and Geophysical Investigations of Continental Margins
Author: Joel S. Watkins
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 512
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Author: Joel S. Watkins
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 512
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council (U.S.). Ad Hoc Panel to Investigate the Geological and Geophysical Research Needs and Problems of Continental Margins
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joel S. Watkins
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Published: 1979
Total Pages: 472
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen Eittreim
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 20
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J.S. Watkins
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Published: 1979
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joel S. Watkins
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 844
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1990-02-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0309041880
DOWNLOAD EBOOKApproximately 70 percent of the world's population is concentrated in the coastal borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins. This new book on these continental margins provides a detailed account of a meeting which brought together specialists in marine and terrestrial geology, geochemistry, and geophysics. The workshop garnered widespread support and enthusiasm for a new direction in margins research focused on interdisciplinary studies of the fundamental processes of continental margin evolution. Scientific problems and solutions were identified for both divergent and convergent margins. Results of the workshop show that many of the fundamental plate interaction processes are common to all margins, whether formed by extension, contraction, or translation. This conclusion suggests a unified approach to margins research. A margins initiative has been proposed to follow up on the workshop results by developing science programs aimed at understanding the processes that control the initiation and evolution of continental margins.
Author: Joel S. Watkins
Publisher: Aapg
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Garry D. Karner
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780231127387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraditionally, investigations of the rheology and deformation of the lithosphere (the rigid or mechanically strong outer layer of the Earth, which contains the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle) have taken place at one scale in the laboratory and at an entirely different scale in the field. Laboratory experiments are generally restricted to centimeter-sized samples and day- or year-length times, while geological processes occur over tens to hundreds of kilometers and millions of years. The application of laboratory results to geological systems necessitates extensive extrapolation in both temporal and spatial scales, as well as a detailed understanding of the dominant physical mechanisms. The development of an understanding of large-scale processes requires an integrated approach. This book explores the current cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in lithospheric rheology and provides a broad summary of the rheology and deformation of the continental lithosphere in both extensional and compressional settings. Individual chapters explore contemporary research resulting from laboratory, observational, and theoretical experiments.