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Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection
1st Edition - February 10, 2023
Editor: Joao C. Duarte
Paperback ISBN:9780323857338
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eBook ISBN:9780323885867
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Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection, written by specialists in the field, gathers state-of-the-art perspectives on the dynamics of plate tectonics and mantle convection. Plate tectonics is a unifying theory of solid Earth sciences. In its initial form, it was a kinematic theory that described how the planet’s surface is fragmented into several rigid lithospheric plates that move in relation to each other over the less viscous asthenosphere. Plate tectonics soon evolved to describe the forces that drive and resist plate movements. The Earth sciences community is now developing a new perspective that looks at plate tectonics and mantle convection as part of a single system. Why does our planet have plate tectonics, and how does it work? How does mantle convection drive the supercontinent cycle? How have tectono-convective modes evolved over the Earth’s history? How did they shape the planet and impact life? Do other planets have mantle convection and tectonics? These are some of the fascinating questions explored in this book.
This book started with a challenge from the editor to the authors to provide perspectives from their vantage point and open the curtain to the endeavors and stories behind the science.
Provides diverse perspectives from different experts around the world in plate tectonics and geodynamics
Includes the most up-to-date knowledge on plate tectonics and mantle convection
Sets the scene for the developments and challenges likely to be faced by researchers in the future of geodynamics
Researchers, professors, graduate students, and professionals working in geophysics, geology, marine geology, seismology, planetary geology
1. Introduction to Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Convection Joao C. Duarte
2. The Physics and Origin of Plate Tectonics from Grain to Global Scales Elvira Mulyukova and David Bercovici
3. Energetics of the Solid Earth: Implications for the Structure of Mantle Convection Jason P. Morgan and Paola Vannucchi
4. Influence of Mantle Rheology on the Formation of Plate Tectonic Style of Mantle Convection Takashi Nakagawa and Shun-Ichiro Karato
5. Tectonic Strain Rates, Diffuse Oceanic Plate Boundaries, and the Plate Tectonic Approximation Richard Gordon
6. Tectonics is a Hologram Nicolas Coltice
7. Internal Planetary Feedbacks, Mantle Dynamics, and Plate Tectonics Adrian Lenardic and Johnny Seales
8. Tectono-convective Modes on Earth and other Terrestrial Bodies Paul J. Tackley
9. The Past and the Future of Plate Tectonics and other Tectonic Regimes Diogo L. Lourenço and Antoine B. Rozel
10. How Mantle Convection Drives the Supercontinent Cycle: Mechanism, Driving Force, and Substantivity Masaki Yoshida
11. Observations and Models of Dynamic Topography:Current Status and Future Directions D. R. Davies, S. Ghelichkhan, M. J. Hoggard, A. P. Valentine and F. D. Richards
12. Feedbacks between Internal and External Dynamics Pietro Sternai
13. Co-Evolution of Life and Plate Tectonics: The Biogeodynamic Perspective on the Mesoproterozoic-Neoproterozoic Transitions Robert J. Stern and Taras V. Gerya
14. Subduction Zones: A Short Review Wouter Schellart
15.An Evolutionary Perspective on Subduction Initiation Michael Gurnis
16. Lithosphere-Mantle Interactions in Subduction Zones Magali Billen
17. Mantle Plumes and their Interactions Bernhard Steinberger and Alisha Steinberger
18. Evolution of Mantle Plumes and Lower Mantle Structure in Numerical Models using Tectonic Reconstructions as Boundary Conditions Sarah J. MacLeod, R. Dietmar Müller, Rakib Hassan and Simon E. Williams
20. Mid-Ocean Ridges: Geodynamics Written in the Seafloor Jean-Arthur Olive
21. Roles of Serpentinization in Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of Earth’s Mantle Jason P. Morgan and César R. Ranero
22. Numerical Modelling of Subduction Dave May and Matthew Knepley
23. Literate, Reusable, Geodynamic Modelling Louis Moresi
24. Perspectives On Planetary Tectonics Doris Breuer
No. of pages: 608
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: February 10, 2023
Imprint: Elsevier
Paperback ISBN: 9780323857338
eBook ISBN: 9780323885867
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Joao C. Duarte
João C. Duarte works in tectonics, geodynamics, and marine geology. He is an auxiliar professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the
University of Lisbon and a researcher at IDL, where he coordinates the research group on Continental Margins and the Deep Ocean
Frontier. João has published more than 40 papers and has several edited works, including two Elsevier books entitled Transform Plate
Boundaries and Fracture Zones and A Journey Through Tides, an Elsevier special volume in the Journal of Geodynamics on the “200
years of geodynamic modelling”, and an AGU monograph entitled Plate Boundaries and Natural Hazards. He was awarded the Dis_x0002_covery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council in 2015. In 2017, he was awarded the Arne Richter Award
for Outstanding Early Career Scientists of the European Geosciences Union. He is a member of the editorial board of Communications
Earth & Environment and a Fellow of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences. João is passionate about science communication, and he regu_x0002_larly collaborates with science magazines and the media.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; Researcher, Instituto Dom Luiz, Lisbon, Portugal