Irina ArtemievaCambridge University Press, 7/28/2011EAN 9780521843966, ISBN10: 0521843960Hardcover, 794 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 4.3 cmLanguage: EnglishPresenting a coherent synthesis of lithosphere studies, this book covers a range of geophysical methods (seismic reflection, refraction, and receiver function methods; elastic and anelastic seismic tomography; electromagnetic and magnetotelluric methods; thermal, gravity and rheological models), complemented by petrologic and laboratory data on rock properties. It also provides a critical discussion of the uncertainties, assumptions, and resolution issues that are inherent in the different methods and models of the lithosphere. Multidisciplinary in scope, global in geographical extent, and covering a wide variety of tectonics settings across 3.5 billion years of Earth history, this book presents a comprehensive overview of lithospheric structure and evolution. It is a core reference for researchers and advanced students in geophysics, geodynamics, tectonics, petrology, and geochemistry, and for petroleum and mining industry professionals.ForewordPreface1. What is the lithosphere?2. Age of the lithosphere3. Seismic structure of the lithosphere4. Thermal regime of the lithosphere from heat flow data5. Thermal state of the lithosphere from non-thermal data6. CBL and lithospheric density from petrologic and geophysical data7. Electrical structure of the lithosphere8. Flexure and rheology9. Evolution of the lithosphere10. Summary of lithospheric propertiesReferencesIndex.Advance praise: 'Irina Artemieva provides a broad-reaching and detailed description of the lithosphere, and the different disciplines required to fully understand it, from seismology to petrology. She explains the mysteries of geochemistry to geophysicists and the complexity and rigor of the geophysical approach to earth scientists in general, making this book of immense value to all geologists.' Nicholas Arndt, Université Joseph Fourier
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