Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-818533-9
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 662 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 1790 g

Ancient Supercontinents and the Paleogeography of Earth offers a systematic examination of Precambrian cratons and supercontinents. Through detailed maps of drift histories and paleogeography of each continent, this book examines topics related to Earth's tectonic evolution prior to Pangea, including plate kinematics, orogenic development, and paleoenvironments. Additionally, this book discusses the methodologies used, principally paleomagnetism and tectonostratigraphy, and addresses geophysical topics of mantle dynamics and geodynamo evolution over billions of years. Structured clearly with consistent coverage for Precambrian cratons, this book combines state-of-the-art paleomagnetic and geochronologic data to reconstruct the paleogeography of the Earth in the context of major climatic events such as global glaciations. It is an ideal, up-to-date reference for geoscientists and geographers looking for answers to questions surrounding the tectonic evolution of Earth.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and graduate students in geosciences and geography

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salminen, Johanna

Elming, Sten-Ake

Veikkolainen, Toni

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Paläontologie, Taphonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Precambrian supercontinents and supercycles--an overview
2. A mantle dynamics perspective on the drift of cratons and supercontinent formation in Earth´s history
3. Precambrian geomagnetic field: An overview
4. The Precambrian paleogeography of Laurentia
5. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Baltica
6. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Amazonia
7. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Rio de la Plata craton
8. The Precambrian paleogeography of Siberia
9. Whence Australia: Its Precambrian drift history and paleography
10. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of India
11. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of the Chinese cratons
12. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Kalahari Craton
13. Constraints on the Precambrian paleogeography of West African Craton
14. The Precambrian drift history and paleogeography of Congo-São Francisco craton
15. Neoarchean-Paleoproterozoic supercycles
16. Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Nuna supercycle
17. Meso-Neoproterozoic Rodinia supercycle
18. Phanerozoic paleogeography and Pangea
19. An expanding list of reliable paleomagnetic poles for Precambrian tectonic reconstructions

Über Autor(innen)

Salminen, Johanna
Johanna M. Salminen is a Docent at the University of Helsinki and has been leading the
research of its Solid Earth Geophysics Laboratory during 2014_x0001_21. Since August 2021, she
has been the Director of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Geological Survey of Finland.
She earned an MSc in Geophysics (2004) and a PhD in Solid Earth Geophysics (2009)
from the University of Helsinki. Her research interests lie in continental reconstructions,
Precambrian supercontinents, deep-time evolution of the Earth, Cenozoic magnetostrati_x0002_graphy, environmental magnetism, and biomagnetism. Her professional recognitions
include Academy of Finland Research Fellowship (2015_x0001_20) and Early Career Scientist
Award by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IAGA) (2015). She is a
coleader of the Deep Time Digital Earth paleomagnetism working group

Elming, Sten-Ake
Sten-Åke Elming is Prof. Emeritus in Geophysics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology. He is a graduate of Uppsala University and obtained a PhD in Geophysics at Luleå University of Technology (1982). Sten-Åke is an elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2006) and was a member of the Academy jury for the Craaford prize in geosciences, 2014. He has been in the committee and steering group for geosciences of the Swedish Natural Science Research Council. He has been building research capacity and departments in Geophysics/geosciences at universities in developing countries, including Nicaragua, Thailand and Mozambique. Sten-Åke is the author and co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles on topics that include basic as well as applied research, with focus on paleomagnetism and plate tectonics, rock magnetism, regional geophysics, exploration of water and mineral resources. He established and supported the building of two paleomagnetic laboratories, one at Luleå University of Technology and another at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.

Veikkolainen, Toni
Toni Veikkolainen is a geophysicist at the Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki.
He completed his PhD degree in 2014. His thesis handled the geocentric axial dipole model
of the Precambrian geomagnetic field. He has been the first author or coauthor in 16 peer_x0002_reviewed publications on various aspects of geophysics, from supercontinent reconstruc_x0002_tions to theoretical aspects of paleomagnetic data, and seismic and thermal structure of the
Fennoscandian lithosphere. He has been the administrator of the global paleomagnetic data_x0002_base PALEOMAGIA since 2014. He has served as the secretary of the Geophysical Society
of Finland since 2013. He is an active member of the Finnish amateur astronomy commu_x0002_nity and has significantly contributed to the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the
public. Currently, he works with the development of seismological analysis systems and
databases and monitoring of seismic risk associated with commercial projects.