Download or read book The Geology of Continental Margins written by C.A. Burk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continental margins of the world constitute the most impressive and largest physiographic feature of the earth's surface, and one of fundamentally great geological significance. Continental margins have been the subject of increasing attention in recent years, an interest focused by a body of new data that has provided new insights into their character. This interest was further stimulated by the realization that, in addition to the abundant living resources, continental margins contain petroleum and mineral resources that are accessible with existing technology. This realization, along with their basic geological importance, has provoked further research into the nature of continental margins throughout the world. A summary of these findings, as related to both recent and ancient continental margins, is the subject of this book. At various times in the past we had been approached individually to prepare a basic reference to continental margins; we then proposed to do such a volume jointly. However, the stimulus for the present volume eventually arose from a Penrose Conference arranged through the Geological Society of America. This conference was attended by specialists of numerous disciplines and from throughout the world, many of whom insisted that such a volume would be both timely and useful. Consequently, we agreed to undertake the task of assembling this book, with the objectives of making it available as soon and as inexpensively as possible.
Download or read book Continental Crust Structures on the Continental Margin of Western North America written by Henry V. Lyatsky and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-04-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NE Pacific Ocean is considered the birthplace of many fundamental ideas for modern plate tectonics theory. In this book the orogenic belts of this region are discussed in a single, internally consistent tectonic concept. Geological information is considered the most reliable. Geophysical models are tested for compatibility with observable geological data. The new concept avoids force-fitting interpretations to preconceived assumptions regarding accreted far-traveled terranes in the Cordillera and continental-oceanic plate interactions in the entire region.
Download or read book The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada written by Andrew Miall and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada, Second Edition, focuses on the large, regional, sedimentary accumulations in Canada and the United States. Each chapter provides a succinct summary of the tectonic setting and structural and paleogeographic evolution of the basin it covers, with details on structure and stratigraphy. The book features four new chapters that cover the sedimentary basins of Alaska and the Canadian Arctic. In addition to sedimentary geologists, this updated reference is relevant for basin analysis, regional geology, stratigraphy, and for those working in the hydrocarbon exploration industry. Features updates to existing chapters, along with new chapters on sedimentary basins in Alaska and Arctic Canada Includes nearly 300 detailed, full-color paleogeographic maps Written for general geological audiences and individuals working in the resources sector, particularly those in the fossil fuel industry
Download or read book North American Continental Margin written by North American Margins Working Group and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-07-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continental margins represent a potentially large, but largely unconstrained, flux of CO2 between the coastal ocean surface and atmosphere, with efforts to predict this flux generating estimates of either a sink or a source of approximately 1 Pg C yr-1, which is significant globally relative to, e.g., pelagic air-sea exchange. Large variability inherent in these settings makes extrapolation based on sparse sampling difficult. Further confounding these efforts are uncertainties as to the boundaries of the coastal margins, both in seaward and landward extent. There is sensitivity of global margin air-sea CO2-flux calculations to the inclusion or exclusion of estuaries. Other marginal environments, such as salt-marshes, mangrove forests, and tide flats may exchange large quantities of CO2 directly with the atmosphere, and it is unclear whether these fluxes are accounted for in regional to global scale CO2 budgets. In addition to air-sea gas exchange, the modes and magnitudes of carbon transport across other key boundaries in the coastal oceans are poorly understood. Net exchange between pelagic and coastal oceans; between estuaries and coastal oceans; between the coastal water column and seafloor; and between subaerial coastal environments and the atmosphere are all areas that have received limited study.
Download or read book Geology of North America An Overview written by Albert W. Bally and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 1989 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summaries of the major features of the geology of North America and the adjacent oceanic regions are presented in 20 chapters. Topics covered include concise reviews of current thinking about Precambrian basement, Phanerozoic orogens, cratonic basins, passive-margin geology of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions, marine and terrestrial geology of the Caribbean region and economic geology.
Download or read book Eastern North American Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor 390 to 460 N and 640 to 740 W written by Elazar Uchupi and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1984 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Atlantic Continental Margin written by Robert E. Sheridan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Northwest African Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor Off Morocco written by Philip D. Rabinowitz and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North American Continent Ocean Transects Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the results of the transects program, which involves compilations of maps and cross sections showing geological, geophysical, and geochemical data and interpretations along 23 transects from the continental craton to the oceanic lithosphere around North America. The book contains two sections, an overview and a set of recommendations for the program and synopses, findings, and problems associated with the 23 transects.
Download or read book From Rodinia to Pangea written by Richard P. Tollo and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2010 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Appalachians constitute one of Earth's major tectonic features and have served as a springboard for innovative geologic thought for more than 170 years. This volume contains 36 original papers reporting the results of research performed throughout nearly the entire length and breadth of the Appalachian region, including all major provinces and geographical areas. Memoir 206 was designed to commemorate the (near-)fortieth anniversary of the publication of the classic Studies of Appalachian Geology volumes that appeared just prior to the application of plate tectonic concepts to the region. Contributions concerning structural evolution, sedimentation, stratigraphy, magmatic processes, metamorphism, tectonics, and terrane accretion illustrate the wide range of ongoing research in the area and collectively serve to mark the considerable progress in scientific thought that has occurred during the past four decades."--pub. desc.
Download or read book Eastern North American Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor 390 to 460 N and 540 to 640 W written by Alexander N. Shor and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Physical Geology written by Steven Earle and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Download or read book Eastern North American Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor 39 to 46 N and 54 to 64 W written by Alexander N. Shor and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern North American Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor 34 to 41 N and 68 to 78 W written by John I. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geological and Geophysical Investigations of Continental Margins written by Joel S. Watkins and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of the Continental Margin of Eastern North America Conjugate Continental Margin to West Africa written by W. P. Dillon and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eastern North American Continental Margin and Adjacent Ocean Floor 280 to 360 N and 700 to 820 W written by George M. Bryan and published by Jones & Bartlett Pub. This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
