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Oceanic Hotspots
Author: Roger Hekinian
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2012-12-06
Ocean Hotspots provides a comprehensive overview of recent and ongoing research on intraplate volcanism in the ocean basins with special emphasis on the Pacific Ocean. The geology of the seamounts and their associated seamount chains is described, along with detailed geophysical, geochemical and hydrothermal observations made by a multi-disciplinary group of marine geoscientists. These observations lead to a deeper understanding of how the ascending mantle melts, represented by hotspots, are able to penetrate the lithosphere, build seamounts, and enhance hydrothermal circulation. The "fixed" hotspot-generated seamount chains also provide key constraints on plate tectonic reconstructions on the Earth's crust.
Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes
Author: Gillian R. Foulger
language: en
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Release Date: 2007
Presents a collection of papers discussing various hypotheses and models of planetary plumes.
Biodiversity
Author: John I. Spicer
language: en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date: 2009-01-15
Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.