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020			_z9780521198004 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS
050	0	0	_aQE511.4 _b.D376 2011
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100	1		_aDavies, Geoffrey F., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMantle Convection for Geologists / _cGeoffrey F. Davies.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (240 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aMantle convection is the fundamental agent driving many of the geological features observed at the Earth's surface, including plate tectonics and plume volcanism. Yet many Earth scientists have an incomplete understanding of the process. This book describes the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, explaining what it is, how it works, and how to quantify it in simple terms. It assumes no specialist background: mechanisms are explained simply and the required basic physics is fully reviewed and explained with minimal mathematics. The distinctive forms that convection takes in the Earth's mantle are described within the context of tectonic plates and mantle plumes, and implications are explored for geochemistry and tectonic evolution. Common misconceptions and controversies are addressed - providing a straightforward but rigorous explanation of this key process for students and researchers across a variety of geoscience disciplines.
650		0	_aPlate tectonics
650		0	_aPlumes (Fluid dynamics)
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521198004
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973413
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37746 _d37746