Mantle Convection: Plate Tectonics and Global Dynamics

The most important advances in earth sciences since the emergence of "plate tectonics" in the 1960s are detailed in this book. Armed with the new techniques of seismic tomography, nine leading scientists in geophysical research present an experimental and theoretical description of the dynamics of the Earth's mantle. What emerges is a coherent modern theory of mantle convection leading to a greater understanding of both surface motions and large-scale structure of the Earth's interior.