{"product_id":"dynamics-of-plate-tectonics-and-mantle-convection-paperback-9780323857338","title":"Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection (Paperback \/ softback) 9780323857338","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresents state-of-the-art perspectives and groundbreaking ideas on the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle convection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoao C. Duarte (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323857338, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages, 220 illustrations (140 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 19 x 3.7 cm, 1.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection\u003c\/i\u003e, written by specialists in the field, gathers state-of-the-art perspectives on the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle convection. Plate tectonics is a unifying theory of solid Earth sciences. In its initial form, it was a kinematic theory that described how the planet’s surface is fragmented into several rigid lithospheric plates that move in relation to each other over the less viscous asthenosphere. Plate tectonics soon evolved to describe the forces that drive and resist plate movements. The Earth sciences community is now developing a new perspective that looks at plate tectonics and mantle convection as part of a single system. Why does our planet have plate tectonics, and how does it work? How does mantle convection drive the supercontinent cycle? How have tectono-convective modes evolved over the Earth’s history? How did they shape the planet and impact life? Do other planets have mantle convection and tectonics? These are some of the fascinating questions explored in this book. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book started with a challenge from the editor to the authors to provide perspectives from their vantage point and open the curtain to the endeavors and stories behind the science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction to Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection\u003cbr\u003e2. The Physics and Origin of Plate Tectonics from Grain to Global Scales\u003cbr\u003e3. Energetics of the Solid Earth: Implications for the Structure of Mantle Convection\u003cbr\u003e4. Influence of Mantle Rheology on the Formation of Plate Tectonic Style of Mantle Convection\u003cbr\u003e5. Tectonic Strain Rates, Diffuse Oceanic Plate Boundaries, and the Plate Tectonic Approximation\u003cbr\u003e6. Tectonics is a Hologram\u003cbr\u003e7. Internal Planetary Feedbacks, Mantle Dynamics, and Plate Tectonics \u003cbr\u003e8. Tectono-convective Modes on Earth and other Terrestrial Bodies\u003cbr\u003e9. The Past and the Future of Plate Tectonics and other Tectonic\u003cbr\u003eRegimes\u003cbr\u003e10. How Mantle Convection Drives the Supercontinent Cycle: Mechanism, Driving Force, and Substantivity\u003cbr\u003e11. Observations and Models of Dynamic Topography: Current Status and Future Directions\u003cbr\u003e12. Feedbacks between Internal and External Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e13. Co-Evolution of Life and Plate Tectonics: The Biogeodynamic Perspective on the Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic Transitions\u003cbr\u003e14. Subduction Zones: A Short Review \u003cbr\u003e15.An Evolutionary Perspective on Subduction Initiation\u003cbr\u003e16. Lithosphere-Mantle Interactions in Subduction Zones\u003cbr\u003e17. Mantle Plumes and their Interactions\u003cbr\u003e18. Evolution of Mantle Plumes and Lower Mantle Structure in Numerical Models using Tectonic Reconstructions as Boundary Conditions\u003cbr\u003e19. Rifting Continents\u003cbr\u003e20. Mid-Ocean Ridges: Geodynamics Written in the Seafloor\u003cbr\u003e21. Roles of Serpentinization in Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of Earth’s Mantle\u003cbr\u003e22. Numerical Modelling of Subduction\u003cbr\u003e23. Literate, Reusable, Geodynamic Modelling\u003cbr\u003e24. 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