{"product_id":"geodynamics-of-the-alps-1-present-structure-and-regional-alpine-studies-from-extension-to-collision-hardback-9781789451160","title":"Geodynamics of the Alps 1; Present-Structure and Regional Alpine Studies from Extension to Collision (Hardback) 9781789451160","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeodynamics of the Alps 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePresent-Structure and Regional Alpine Studies from Extension to Collision\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClaudio L. Rosenberg (Edited by), Rosenberg (Author), Nicolas Bellahsen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781789451160, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 September 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.794 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\u003eGeodynamics of the Alps\u003c\/i\u003e consists of three volumes. This first volume describes the recent and present-day structure and tectonic setting of the Alpine chain, from the lithospheric mantle to brittle crust and surface topography. It also provides a historical overview of Alpine research, with two chapters covering specific Alpine regions (Corsica and the Eastern Alps) through all phases of Alpine history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe aim of this book is to create a space for experts on Alpine research to present the state of the art of specific subjects and provide their own interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicolas BELLAHSEN and Claudio L. ROSENBERG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Historical Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Alpine Sections Through Time: A Mirror of Evolving Observations and Thoughts on the Tectonics of the Alps 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaudio L. ROSENBERG\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Transition from landscape drawings to cross-sections: beginning of the 18th to the first half of the 19th century 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Cross-sections between 1840 and 1880: first attempts toward interpretative sections 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Cross-sections in the last two decades of the 19th century: the first kinematic interpretations 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 The beginning of the 20th century: first orogen-scale sections and the description of nappe piles 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Argand and the invention of crustal plate tectonics (1916–1924) 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Alpine cross-sections after Argand and before Plate Tectonics (1924–1960) 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Alpine cross-sections after Plate Tectonics 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.1 Geophysical interpretations 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8.2 Geological interpretations 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Integrating deep geophysical imaging with surface structures (NFP20; Ecors-CROP) 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10 Discussion and conclusion 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10.1 Changing style of cross-sections as a function of changing interpretations of the Alps 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10.2 Historical evolution of the nappe concept as shown by cross-sections 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.10.3 Plate Tectonics 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.11 References 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Recent and Present-Day Alpine Chain 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 What We (Possibly) Know About the 3D Structure of Crust and Mantle Beneath the Alpine Chain 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne PAUL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Probing a very complex crust and crust-mantle boundary 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 A quick update on crustal exploration methods 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Crustal tomography at the scale of the entire Alpine belt 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Crustal structure imaged along seismic transects across the Alps 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Probing subduction slabs and mantle fabrics 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Subduction slabs 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Mantle fabrics imaged by seismic anisotropy 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conclusion 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Acknowledgments 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 References 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Topography and Landscape Evolution of the Alps 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerit GRADWOHL, Kurt STÜWE, Jörg ROBL and Moritz LIEBL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Alps today 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Deriving the history of topography 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 Morphometric analysis 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 Sediment budget 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.3 Thermochronometric data 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.4 Direct surface dating 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Landscape evolution since the Eocene 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Drivers of topography and landscape evolution 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Conclusion 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Acknowledgments 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 References 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Late-Orogenic Extension and Current Tectonics in the Western and Central Alps: A Review 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian SUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Neogene brittle deformation: data analysis 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Methodology, field strategy and data collection 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Observations: some typical structures 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Quantitative analysis of brittle deformation and kinematic synthesis 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Brittle deformation dating and chronological considerations 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 From Neogene tectonics to current activity 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Seismotectonic synthesis 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Geodetic strain field 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Interpretations and discussion: some insights on the alpine geodynamic processes 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Miocene orogen-parallel extension 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Plio-quaternary and current orogen-perpendicular extension 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Concluding remarks 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Acknowledgments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 References 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Regional Alpine Studies from Extension to Collision 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Alps 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter KURZ, Harald FRITZ, Andreas WÖLFLER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Eastern Alps: Overview 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Tectonic units of the Eastern Alps 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Units derived from the (Mesozoic to Paleogene) European continent 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Penninic nappes 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Adriatic margin 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4 Meliata unit 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.5 Eocene to Miocene magmatism 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Distribution and timing of metamorphism within the Eastern Alps 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Variscan collisional event (Late Devonian to Carboniferous) 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Permian extensional event 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 Alpine subduction and collision (Late Jurassic to Neogene) (Eo-Alpine and Neo-Alpine event) 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Austroalpine paleogeography and tectonics 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Kinematics and timing of Austroalpine nappe stacking and extension 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Post Eo-Alpine evolution 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Cenozoic tectonics 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.1 Penninic and Sub-Penninic nappe tectonics 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.2 Lateral extrusion in the Eastern Alps 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.3 Constraints on vertical movements – late Alpine cooling 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6.4 Deep structure of the Eastern Alps 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Conclusion 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 References 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Alpine Corsica: From Tethys Subduction to Mediterranean Extension 293\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacques MALAVIEILLE and Giancarlo MOLLI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Overall architecture of Corsica 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Corsica as part of the Alps or the Apennines? 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Formation and exhumation of the high-pressure rocks in Corsica and the vergence of the subduction 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Was there a micro-continent or an arc between Corsica and Adria and what is the origin of the “Nappe Supérieure”? 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Age of subduction-related deformations 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 The role of Apenninic tectonics and the final shaping of Alpine Corsica 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 The geodynamic model for the Alpine Corsica: from Tethys subduction to Mediterranean extension 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Acknowledgments 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 References 312\u003c\/p\u003e 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