Continental Drift
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Continental Drift

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Continental Drift

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Continental Drift brings together within one volume a discussion of the geophysical evidence relating to horizontal movements in the earth's crust in its widest sense. This is not the time for a reappraisal of the work of German meteorologist Alfred Wegener, but it is hoped that this volume will stimulate a serious interest in a subject formerly considered by many earth scientists as already closed. The book contains 12 chapters and begins with a discussion of paleomagnetic evidence for continental drift and its geophysical cause. This is followed by separate chapters on of paleoclimatic evidence on the paleomagnetic latitudes given by paleomagnetism; studies of earthquake mechanism; movements on major transcurrent faults; and magnetic evidence for horizontal displacements in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Subsequent chapters deal with thermal convection in the earth's mantle; the theory of convection in spherical shells and its application to the problem of thermal convection in the earth's mantle; mountain-building hypotheses; and investigations of the deep-sea floor.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483282091
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geography
Index
Geography

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Continental Drift
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. Palaeomagnetic Evidence for Continental Drift and its Geophysical Cause
  8. Chapter 2. Palaeoclimatology and Continental Drift
  9. Chapter 3. Movements in the Earth's Crust as indicated by Earthquakes
  10. Chapter 4. Movements on Major Transcurrent Faults
  11. Chapter 5. Magnetic Evidence for Horizontal Displacements in the Floor of the Pacific Ocean
  12. Chapter 6. Thermal Convection in the Earth's Mantle
  13. Chapter 7. The Theory of Convection in Spherical Shells and its Application to the Problem of Thermal Convection in the Earth's Mantle
  14. Chapter 8. Mountain-Building Hypotheses
  15. Chapter 9. The Deep–Sea Floor
  16. Chapter 10. Ocean-Basin Evolution by Sea-Floor Spreading
  17. Chapter 11. Comparisons of Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Floors in Relation to Ideas of Continental Displacement
  18. Chapter 12. Memories of Alfred Wegener
  19. Author Index
  20. Subject Index