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Soft Plate and Impact Tectonics /

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The rigid plate kinematics theory explains most of the current geodetic, geophysical and tectonic data on earth but fails to account for some anomalies. Spatial geodetic data has shown that oceanic plate interiors are not rigid because incipient boudinage and homogeneous shortening develop before bu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ribeiro, António
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2002.
Subjects:
Geography.
Geology.
Physical geography.
Oceanography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Global tectonics with rigid plates: Foundations and limitations
  • Global tectonics with deformable plates
  • The Wilson cycle revisited
  • The earth as an open dynamic system.