Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets (Cambridge Monographs on Mechan)

Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. The authors include up-to-date discussions of the latest research developments that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and the planets. The book features a comprehensive index, an extensive reference list, numerous illustrations (many in color) and major questions that focus the discussion and suggest avenues of future research. It is suitable as a text for graduate courses in geophysics and planetary physics, and as a supplementary reference for use at the undergraduate level. It is also an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the Earth and planetary sciences. Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. The book includes up-to-date discussions of the latest research developments that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and the planets. It is suitable as a text for graduate courses in geophysics and planetary physics, and as a supplementary reference for use at the undergraduate level. It is also an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the Earth and planetary sciences including seismologists, tectonophysicists, geodesists, mineral physicists, volcanologists, geochemists, geologists, mineralogists, petrologists, paleomagnetists, planetary geologists, and meteoriticists. The book features a comprehensive index, an extensive reference list, numerous illustrations (many in color) and major questions that focus the discussion and suggest avenues of future research. 1. Historical Background -- 2. Plate Tectonics -- 3. Structure And Composition Of The Mantle -- 4. Mantle Temperatures And Thermodynamic Properties -- 5. Viscosity Of The Mantle -- 6. Basic Equations -- 7. Linear Stability -- 8. Approximate Solutions -- 9. Calculations Of Convection In Two Dimensions -- 10. Numerical Models Of Three-dimensional Convection -- 11. Hot Spots And Mantle Plumes -- 12. Chemical Geodynamics -- 13. Thermal History Of The Earth -- 14. Convection In The Interiors Of Solid Planets And Moons -- 15. Nature Of Convection In The Mantle. Gerald Schubert, Donald L. Turcotte, Peter Olson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 797-873) And Index. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection. It is suitable as a graduate textbook in geophysics and planetary physics, and as an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the earth and planetary sciences The origin of mountain ranges, volcanoes, earthquakes, the ocean basins, the continents, and the very nature of the Earth's interior are questions as old as science itself. Comprehensive And Up-to-date Synthesis Of All Aspects Of Mantle Convection, For Advanced Students And Researchers.