2010, ISBN: 9781444324877

A Geological Controversy, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 1. Auflage, Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientistshave been faced with the problem that its prediction… Mehr…

A Geological Controversy, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 1. Auflage, Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientistshave been faced with the problem that its predictions are notconfirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual reaction hasbeen to adapt the hypothesis in numerous ways. As a result, themultitude of current plume variants now amounts to an unfalsifiablehypothesis. In the early 21st century demand became relentless for a theorythat can explain melting anomalies in a way that fits theobservations naturally and is forward-predictive. From this thePlate hypothesis emerged-the exact inverse of the Plumehypothesis. The Plate hypothesis attributes melting anomalies toshallow effects directly related to plate tectonics. It rejects thehypothesis that surface volcanism is driven by convection in thedeep mantle. Earth Science is currently in the midst of the kind ofparadigm-challenging debate that occurs only rarely in any field.This volume comprises its first handbook. It reviews the Plate andPlume hypotheses, including a clear statement of the former.Thereafter it follows an observational approach, drawing widelyfrom many volcanic regions in chapters on vertical motions ofEarth's crust, magma volumes, time-progressions of volcanism,seismic imaging, mantle temperature and geochemistry. This text: * Deals with a paradigm shift in Earth Science - some say themost important since plate tectonics * Is analogous to Wegener's The Origin of Continents andOceans * Is written to be accessible to scientists and students from allspecialities This book is indispensable to Earth scientists from allspecialties who are interested in this new subject. It is suitableas a reference work for those teaching relevant classes, and anideal text for advanced undergraduates and graduate studentsstudying plate tectonics and related topics. Visit Gillian's own website at http://www.mantleplumes.org, [PU: John Wiley & Sons], Seiten: 352, John Wiley & Sons, 2010<

ISBN: 9781444324877

Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual rea… Mehr…

Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual reaction has been to adapt the hypothesis in numerous ways. As a result, the multitude of current plume variants now amounts to an unfalsifiable hypothesis. In the early 21st century demand became relentless for a theory that can explain melting anomalies in a way that fits the observations naturally and is forward-predictive. From this the Plate hypothesis emerged the exact inverse of the Plume hypothesis. The Plate hypothesis attributes melting anomalies to shallow effects directly related to plate tectonics. It rejects the hypothesis that surface volcanism is driven by convection in the deep mantle.Earth Science is currently in the midst of the kind of paradigm-challenging debate that occurs only rarely in any field. This volume comprises its first handbook. It reviews the Plate and Plume hypotheses, including a clear statement of the former. Thereafter it follows an observational approach, drawing widely from many volcanic regions in chapters on vertical motions of Earth's crust, magma volumes, time-progressions of volcanism, seismic imaging, mantle temperature and geochemistry.This text:Deals with a paradigm shift in Earth Science - some say the most important since plate tectonicsIs analogous to Wegener's The Origin of Continents and OceansIs written to be accessible to scientists and students from all specialitiesThis book is indispensable to Earth scientists from all specialties who are interested in this new subject. It is suitable as a reference work for those teaching relevant classes, and an ideal text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying plate tectonics and related topics.Visit Gillian's own website at http://www.mantleplumes.org; PDF; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Earth sciences, Wiley<

2010, ISBN: 9781444324877

A Geological Controversy eBook Gillian R. Foulger PDF, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 22.02.2010, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010

2010, ISBN: 9781444324877

A Geological Controversy eBook Gillian R. Foulger PDF, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 22.02.2010, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010

2010, ISBN: 9781444324877

eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), 1. Auflage, [PU: Wiley], Wiley, 2010