Plates vs Plumes: A Geological Controversy
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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 tectonics
- Is analogous to Wegener's The Origin of Continents and Oceans
- Is written to be accessible to scientists and students from all specialities
This 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
Details
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- Gillian R. Foulger
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Oct 11, 2010
- ISBN-13
- 9781405161480
- Pages
- 364
- Carton quantity
- 16 copies
- Printing
- Printed on demand
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