The Atlantic Continental Margin
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Author | : C.A. Burk |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 976 |
Release | : 2013-12-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3662011417 |
The continental margins of the world constitute the most impressive and largest physiographic feature of the earth's surface, and one of fundamentally great geological significance. Continental margins have been the subject of increasing attention in recent years, an interest focused by a body of new data that has provided new insights into their character. This interest was further stimulated by the realization that, in addition to the abundant living resources, continental margins contain petroleum and mineral resources that are accessible with existing technology. This realization, along with their basic geological importance, has provoked further research into the nature of continental margins throughout the world. A summary of these findings, as related to both recent and ancient continental margins, is the subject of this book. At various times in the past we had been approached individually to prepare a basic reference to continental margins; we then proposed to do such a volume jointly. However, the stimulus for the present volume eventually arose from a Penrose Conference arranged through the Geological Society of America. This conference was attended by specialists of numerous disciplines and from throughout the world, many of whom insisted that such a volume would be both timely and useful. Consequently, we agreed to undertake the task of assembling this book, with the objectives of making it available as soon and as inexpensively as possible.
Author | : Edward L. Winterer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 610 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Continental margins |
ISBN | : 9780813752044 |
Author | : Robert E. Sheridan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Continental margins |
ISBN | : 9780813752044 |
Author | : Alfred G. Fischer |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-03-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1400885930 |
The recent prominence of global tectonics has been as spectacular as it has been promissory of ramifications throughout established geological thought. The academic concepts of tectonics --continental drift, sea-floor spread, the definition of the major tectonic plates of the world, to cite only a few--are now regarded as essentially valid. Suggesting, as they do, a re-examination of many geological tenets, one may ask what bearing tectonics have on the formation and accumulation of petroleum. This volume addresses that question and presents the implications of the theoretical advances on the essential quest for petroleum and its by-products. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Author | : Wolfgang Frisch |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 2022-11-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030889998 |
This textbook explains how mountains are formed and why there are old and young mountains. It provides a reconstruction of the Earths paleogeography and shows why the shapes of South America and Africa fit so well together. Furthermore, it explains why the Pacific is surrounded by a ring of volcanos and earthquake-prone areas while the edges of the Atlantic are relatively peaceful. This thoroughly revised textbook edition addresses all these questions and more through the presentation and explanation of the geodynamic processes upon which the theory of continental drift is based and which have led to the concept of plate tectonics. It is a source of information for students of geology, geophysics, geography, geosciences in general, general natural sciences, as well as professionals, and interested layman.
Author | : Bruce C. Heezen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258423650 |
Text To Accompany The Physiographic Diagram Of The North Atlantic. The Geological Society Of America Special Paper, No. 65.
Author | : Bruce C. Heezen, Marie Tharp, and Maurice Ewing |
Publisher | : Geological Society of America |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Ocean bottom |
ISBN | : 0813720656 |
Author | : Webster Mohriak |
Publisher | : American Geophysical Union |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2000-01-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0875900984 |
This reference on the geology and geophysics of continental margins contains a total of 15 papers developed from a session of the Fifth International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1997, as well as a number of other contributions. Subjects include the roots of the southeastern continental margin of Brazil, the mosaic of Terranes in central Europe, the evolution of the Angolan passive margin; geological and geophysical interpretation of the San Julian Basin offshore Argentina; and the tectonic evolution of the equatorial South Atlantic. Of likely interest to academic geoscientists working in basin analysis and those engaged in petroleum exploration. Member price, $52.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author | : F. M. Delany |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Continental shelf |
ISBN | : |
Author | : International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Working Party 31 |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Continental shelf |
ISBN | : |