Titre : |
Deep Interior of the earth |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Jacobs , J . A, Auteur |
Editeur : |
London : Chapman and Hall |
Année de publication : |
1992 |
Importance : |
X-167 p. |
Présentation : |
ill. |
Format : |
24 cm. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-412-36570-6 |
Note générale : |
Bibliogr. p. 150-164. Index |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Terre -- Structure interne
Géothermie
Terre -- Manteau
Géomagnétisme
Lithosphère
Planètes -- Géologie |
Index. décimale : |
551.1/.4 Géologie générale. Géodynamique. Géomorphologie |
Résumé : |
For those who do not research the deep Earth but who wish to appreciate the current state of our understanding...the book is extremely appropriate because it is clearly written succint and well illustrated... - Nature; If you want to know the present status of research questions and discoveries bearing on the earth's interior, this book is an excellent starting point. The book combines the best of a research monograph, or long review article, and a short introductory text. It is impressively up-to-date , yet is not overly encyclopedic. More important, it fairly summarizes current debates and controvesies, while clearly explaining the motivation behind the work leading to the conflicting views. |
Note de contenu : |
Content:
*The origin of the Earth
*The physical properties of the Earth
*The constitution of the Earth's core
*The thermal history of the Earth
*The Earth's magnetic field
*The core-mantle boundary and geodynamics
*The cores of other planets |
Deep Interior of the earth [texte imprimé] / Jacobs , J . A, Auteur . - London : Chapman and Hall, 1992 . - X-167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-0-412-36570-6 Bibliogr. p. 150-164. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
Terre -- Structure interne
Géothermie
Terre -- Manteau
Géomagnétisme
Lithosphère
Planètes -- Géologie |
Index. décimale : |
551.1/.4 Géologie générale. Géodynamique. Géomorphologie |
Résumé : |
For those who do not research the deep Earth but who wish to appreciate the current state of our understanding...the book is extremely appropriate because it is clearly written succint and well illustrated... - Nature; If you want to know the present status of research questions and discoveries bearing on the earth's interior, this book is an excellent starting point. The book combines the best of a research monograph, or long review article, and a short introductory text. It is impressively up-to-date , yet is not overly encyclopedic. More important, it fairly summarizes current debates and controvesies, while clearly explaining the motivation behind the work leading to the conflicting views. |
Note de contenu : |
Content:
*The origin of the Earth
*The physical properties of the Earth
*The constitution of the Earth's core
*The thermal history of the Earth
*The Earth's magnetic field
*The core-mantle boundary and geodynamics
*The cores of other planets |
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