Antarctica
Contributions to Global Earth Sciences
1st Edition
Published on 11. May 2006
XXVII, 477 pages
978-3-540-32934-3 (ISBN)
Description
Sixty articles arranged in eight thematic sections refer to most recent geological and geophysical results of Antarctic research. The Precambrian of the East Antarctic shield and its geological history is considered as well as sub-ice topography, geophysics and stratigraphy, sedimentology and geophysics of the surrounding Southern Ocean. Particular emphasis is given to the connection of the Antarctic and the surrounding continents when forming part of Gondwana.
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Edition
2006
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
XXVII, 477 p.
File size
37,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-540-32934-3 (9783540329343)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-32934-X
Schweitzer Classification
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Dieter K. Fütterer | Detlef Damaske | Georg Kleinschmidt
Antarctica
Contributions to Global Earth Sciences
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02/2006
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Content
History of Antarctic Research.- Antarctica - The Old Core.- The Continent Beneath the Ice.- Gondwana Margins in Antarctica.- Antarctic Peninsula Active Margin Tectonics.- Antarctic Rift Tectonics.- Antarctic Neotectonics, Observatories and Data Bases.- Sediments as Indicators for Antarctic Environment and Climate.
