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020 _a9781139084260 (ebook)
020 _z9781107017528 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQE511.7
_b.S45 2013
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100 1 _aSearle, Roger,
_d1944-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aMid-ocean ridges /
_cRoger Searle, Emeritus Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 318 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 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThe world's mid-ocean ridges form a single, connected global ridge system that is part of every ocean, and is the longest mountain range in the world. Geologically active, mid-ocean ridges are key sites of tectonic movement, intimately involved in seafloor spreading. This coursebook presents a multidisciplinary approach to the science of mid-ocean ridges - essential for a complete understanding of global tectonics and geodynamics. Designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students, it will also provide a valuable reference for professionals in relevant fields. Background chapters provide a historical introduction and an overview of research techniques, with succeeding chapters covering the structure of the lithosphere and crust, and volcanic, tectonic and hydrothermal processes. A summary and synthesis chapter recaps essential points to consolidate new learning. Accessible to students and professionals working in marine geology, plate tectonics, geophysics, geodynamics, volcanism and oceanography, this is the ideal introduction to a key global phenomenon.
650 0 _aMid-ocean ridges.
650 0 _aPlate tectonics.
650 0 _aSea-floor spreading.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107017528
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139084260
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