An introduction to the geochemistry and geophysics of the Antarctic mantle
| Autor: | Adam P. Martin, Wouter van der Wal, Bas de Boer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Geological Society Memoir, 56(1) |
| ISSN: | 2041-4722 0435-4052 |
| Popis: | The Antarctic mantle, bounded between the core and the Mohorovičić discontinuity, is one of the most difficult targets of study on Earth because of ice cover and rare outcrops. A multidisciplinary approach is adopted in this volume, using petrology, geochemistry, remote-sensed data and geodesy to characterize the Antarctic mantle. This characterization has application to rates of glacial isostatic adjustment, heat flow, sea-level rise and tectonics. It places the Antarctic mantle domain in a global framework on a scale not attempted before. In this chapter we review the historical development of mantle studies in Antarctica, outline current research directions, introduce the volume chapters and provide a summary and outlook. |
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