Understanding of secular evolution of the Earth system is based largely on the rock and
mineral archive preserved in the continental lithosphere. Based on the frequency and range …

The existence of mantle plumes was first proposed in the 1970s to explain intra-plate,
hotspot volcanism, yet owing to difficulties in resolving mantle upwellings with geophysical …

" This volume presents an attempt to construct a unified cognitive theory of science in
relatively short compass. It confronts the strong program in sociology of science and the …

The rotation of the Earth or Earth rotation, respectively, specifies the spatiotemporal change
of the Earth rotation vector. The direction of the Earth rotation vector corresponds to the …

Two models, a simple cooling model and the plate model, have been advanced to account
for the variation in depth and heat flow with increasing age of the ocean floor. The simple …

A number of possible mechanisms have recently been proposed for driving the motions of
the lithospheric plates, such as pushing from mid-ocean ridges, pulling by downgoing slabs …

New fault plane solutions, Landsat photographs, and seismic refraction records show that
rapid extension is now taking place in the northern and eastern parts of the Aegean sea …

In this thoroughly revised second edition of Publish or Perish, Imad A. Moosa extends and
develops his analysis of the continual pressure to publish research which plagues the …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Plates are an integral part of the convection system in the fluid mantle, but plate boundaries
are the product of brittle faulting and plate motions are strongly influenced by the existence …