Tectonic Consequences of the Earth's Rotation - Hardcover

Bostrom, Robert C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195090284 ISBN 13: 9780195090284

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

Synopsis

This text deals with quantities of data obtained in the last decade, which seem to require that surface features, such as the form of the Atlantic Ocean, are related to the Earth's rotation. Fundamental new models of the Earth-tides indicate that these bias the motion of the lithosphere plates.

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"This book tries to revive the possibility of a relation between rotation and tectonics by invoking not tidal drag, but the cumulative effect of tidal distortion of the solid Earth. The argument goes as follows. Since the Earth rotates relative to the external potential, the bodily tides should be viewed not as oscillatory spheroidal bulges (as in the classical Darwin-Love-Jeffreys theory), but as 'waves' that travel westwards. . . The author himself states that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics (but) to review evidence that a connection may exist."--Geoscientist"The stress ellipsoid emblazoned on the front cover of the book provides a strong hint as to its content, namely the study of the complex effects on the Earth's tectonics of stresses generated by tidal dissipation. . .The book's first two chapters comprise a very readable overview of tidal distortion, true polar wander, a historical perception of Earth rotation and global tectonics. . .The author stated that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics. Instead it is intended to review evidence that a connection may exist. Despite the undoubtedly difficult nature of the text, in my opinion the book provides a fascinating and generally well written treatise about one of the most intriguing facets of the Earth Sciences."--OUGS Journal "This book tries to revive the possibility of a relation between rotation and tectonics by invoking not tidal drag, but the cumulative effect of tidal distortion of the solid Earth. The argument goes as follows. Since the Earth rotates relative to the external potential, the bodily tides should be viewed not as oscillatory spheroidal bulges (as in the classical Darwin-Love-Jeffreys theory), but as 'waves' that travel westwards. . . The author himself states that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics (but) to review evidence that a connection may exist."--Geoscientist "The stress ellipsoid emblazoned on the front cover of the book provides a strong hint as to its content, namely the study of the complex effects on the Earth's tectonics of stresses generated by tidal dissipation. . .The book's first two chapters comprise a very readable overview of tidal distortion, true polar wander, a historical perception of Earth rotation and global tectonics. . .The author stated that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics. Instead it is intended to review evidence that a connection may exist. Despite the undoubtedly difficult nature of the text, in my opinion the book provides a fascinating and generally well written treatise about one of the most intriguing facets of the Earth Sciences."--OUGS Journal "This book tries to revive the possibility of a relation between rotation and tectonics by invoking not tidal drag, but the cumulative effect of tidal distortion of the solid Earth. The argument goes as follows. Since the Earth rotates relative to the external potential, the bodily tides should be viewed not as oscillatory spheroidal bulges (as in the classical Darwin-Love-Jeffreys theory), but as 'waves' that travel westwards. . . The author himself states that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics (but) to review evidence that a connection may exist."--Geoscientist "The stress ellipsoid emblazoned on the front cover of the book provides a strong hint as to its content, namely the study of the complex effects on the Earth's tectonics of stresses generated by tidal dissipation. . .The book's first two chapters comprise a very readable overview of tidal distortion, true polar wander, a historical perception of Earth rotation and global tectonics. . .The author stated that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics. Instead it is intended to review evidence that a connection may exist. Despite the undoubtedly difficult nature of the text, in my opinion the book provides a fascinating and generally well written treatise about one of the most intriguing facets of the Earth Sciences."--OUGS Journal "This book tries to revive the possibility of a relation between rotation and tectonics by invoking not tidal drag, but the cumulative effect of tidal distortion of the solid Earth. The argument goes as follows. Since the Earth rotates relative to the external potential, the bodily tides should beviewed not as oscillatory spheroidal bulges (as in the classical Darwin-Love-Jeffreys theory), but as 'waves' that travel westwards. . . The author himself states that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics (but) to review evidence that aconnection may exist."--Geoscientist"The stress ellipsoid emblazoned on the front cover of the book provides a strong hint as to its content, namely the study of the complex effects on the Earth's tectonics of stresses generated by tidal dissipation. . .The book's first two chapters comprise a very readable overview of tidaldistortion, true polar wander, a historical perception of Earth rotation and global tectonics. . .The author stated that the book is not intended to prove a connection between the Earth's rotation and geotectonics. Instead it is intended to review evidence that a connection may exist. Despite theundoubtedly difficult nature of the text, in my opinion the book provides a fascinating and generally well written treatise about one of the most intriguing facets of the Earth Sciences."--OUGS Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195090284
• ISBN 13: 9780195090284
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272