
Название: Mantle Convection and Surface Expressions
Автор: Editors: Hauke Marquardt, Maxim Ballmer, Sanne Cottaar, Jasper Konter
Издательство: American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons
Год: 2021
Страниц: 495
Размер: 69 МБ
Формат: PDF
Язык: English
The convective motion of material in Earth's mantle, powered by heat from the deep interior of our planet, drives plate tectonics at the surface, generating earthquakes and volcanic activity. It shapes our familiar surface landscapes, and also stabilizes the oceans and atmosphere on geologic timescales.