Sea Floor Exploration
Download or Read eBook Sea Floor Exploration PDF written by Roger Hekinian and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Roger Hekinian |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 378 |
| Release | : 2014-01-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783319032030 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3319032038 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sea Floor Exploration by : Roger Hekinian
Book excerpt: The author participated in 38 sea going expeditions including the first manned-submersible project to explore the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past 45 years of sea floor exploration. It summarizes the mineralogical and petrological composition of sea floor rocks, ocean floor volcanism in relation to the geological setting and the discovery of hydrothermal activity. In addition to learning about various scientific missions and their objectives, the reader is introduced to rift zones where the sea floor is being created, as well as to fracture zones, intraplate volcanoes, and the structural setting of subduction zones
