Prelude to Geodynamics
Buch, Englisch, 340 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1490 g
ISBN: 978-3-540-00548-3
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
This multifaceted study explores new directions for plate tectonic research, especially as a guide for future geodynamic modelling of the earth. In particular, it equips readers with a plate-tectonic toolbox (with derivations and ANSI-C code) for applications and reconstruction analysis, including new continuous calculation methods. Pilger's shows how to apply these tools to Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic kinematics, with a focus on hotspot reference frames, and for empirical analysis of continental stress histories, including fractured hydrocarbon reservoirs. Supported by solid arguments and data, the book integrates theoretical developments of expanded plate kinematic theory and an ensemble of critical observations into a grand model, with the new concept of mesoplates playing a key role.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Tektonik, Strukturgeologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie
- Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Boden- und Felsmechanik, Geotechnik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geotechnik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geophysik
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Introduction.- 2 Proper Reference Frames: Hotspots, Paleomagnetism, Paleoclimate.- 3 Plate Kinematic and Reconstruction Fundamentals.- 4 Kinematic and Reconstruction Modeling with Continuously Varying Parameters.- 5 An Inverse Model.- 6 Hotspot Trace Patterns.- 7 Contemporary Stress Fields.- 8 Observed and Predicted Stress Orientations from Plate-Hotspot Motions.- 9 Paleomagnetic Reference Frame.- 10 Back-Arc Spreading Centers.- 11 Hotspot Reference Frames: The “Necessity” of Mesoplates.- 12 Mesoplates and the Origin of Hotspots.- 13 Fracture Reservoirs and Intraplate Stresses.- 14 Conclusion.- References.- Supplementary References: Additional Sources for Appendix 5.- Appendix 1: Derivation of Instantaneous Pole and Angle of Plate Motion from an Analytic Finite Rotation Functions.- Appendix 2: Relative and Hotspot Plate Reconstruction Parameters.- Appendix 3: Calculated Reconstruction and Kinematic Parameters.- Appendix 4: Isotopic Ages from Inferred Hotspot Traces.- Appendix 5: Paleostresses.
