In controlling continental break-up, extensional tectonics is one of the most fundamental processes that shape the face of our planet. Extension and break-up is key to understanding the evolution of continents, and the origin of sedimentary basins and their hydrocarbon potential, as well as the thermo-haline circulation in the oceans and thus global climate.
In controlling continental break-up, extensional tectonics is one of the most fundamental processes that shape the face of our planet. Extension and break-up is key to understanding the evolution of continents, and the origin of sedimentary basins and their hydrocarbon potential, as well as the thermo-haline circulation in the oceans and thus global climate.
Extending a Continent: Architecture, Rheology and Heat Budget
272
Extending a Continent: Architecture, Rheology and Heat Budget
272Hardcover
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781862392847 |
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| Publisher: | Geological Society Publishing House |
| Publication date: | 11/15/2009 |
| Pages: | 272 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d) |