Plates vs. plumes: a geological controversy
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Main Author: Foulger, Gillian R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley-Blackwell 2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-318) and index
Since the advent of the mantle plume hypothesis in 1971, scientists have been faced with the problem that its predictions are not confirmed by observation. For thirty years, the usual reaction has been to adapt the hypothesis in numerous ways. As a result, the multitude of current plume variants now amounts to an unfalsifiable hypothesis. In the early 21st century demand became relentless for a theory that can explain melting anomalies in a way that fits the observations naturally and is forward-predictive. From this the Plate hypothesis emerged-the exact inverse of the Plume hypothesis. The P.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 328 pages)
ISBN:1405161485
1444324861
144432487X
9781405161480
9781444324860
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