Mantle plumes and their effects

• Main Author: Choudhuri, Mainak.
• Other Authors: Nemčok, Michal.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in earth system sciences.
• Subjects: Mantle plumes.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319442396; 9783319442389
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (145 pages)

This book presents a brief synopsis of the current academic understanding of the plume hypothesis, its surface manifestations and shortcomings. It describes methods for estimating the uplift history of a region due to plume activity. Different models for the elastic properties of the lithosphere and...