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From the Reviews of Previous Volumes "This series has provided workers in many fields with invaluable reference material and criticism."--SCIENCE PROGRESS "Should be on the bookshelf of every geophysicist."--PHYSICS TODAY "The entire series should be in the library of every group working in geophysics"--AMERICAN SCIENTIST.
Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 36; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1. The Kinematics and Dynamics of Poloidal-Toroidal Coupling in Mantle Flow: The Importance of Surface Plates and Lateral Viscosity Variations; 1. Introduction; 2. Buoyancy-Driven Plate Motions; 3. Lateral Viscosity Variations in the Lithosphere; 4. Mantle Dynamics with 3D Viscosity Variations; 5. Conclusion; Appendix I. Horizontal Gradients of Spherical Harmonic Functions; Appendix II. Spherical Harmonic Coupling Rules; Appendix III. Analytic Harmonic Decomposition of Horizontal Divergence and Radial Vorticity.
Appendix IV. Momentum Conservation in a Medium with 3D Viscosity VariationsAppendix V. Viscous Stress Acting on an Undulating Surface; Appendix VI. Dynamic Topography with Lateral Viscosity Variations; Appendix VII. Nonhydrostatic Geoid in a Self-Gravitating Mantle; References; Chapter 2. Seismotectonics of the Mediterranean Region; 1. Introduction; 2. Before Plate Tectonics (1885-1970); 3. Plate Tectonics Interpretations (1970-1986); 4. Recent Seismotectonic Studies (1986-1993); 5. Azores to Tunisia; 6. Italy and the Alps; 7. Hellenic Arc, Anatolia, and Carpathians; 8. Conclusions.
edited by Renata Dmowska, Barry Saltzman.
Includes bibliographical references and index.