Plate tectonics and Earth’s magnetism: a personal viewpoint

This is a brief description of the theory of Plate Tectonics, a new method of looking at Earth’s geological evolution developed in the 1960s. The observations that led to the concepts of plate tectonics, sea floor spreading and continental drift are reviewed, with emphasis on studies of the Earth’s...

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Published in:La rivista del Nuovo cimento 2021-12, Vol.44 (12), p.641-664
Main Author: Harrison, Christopher G. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:This is a brief description of the theory of Plate Tectonics, a new method of looking at Earth’s geological evolution developed in the 1960s. The observations that led to the concepts of plate tectonics, sea floor spreading and continental drift are reviewed, with emphasis on studies of the Earth’s magnetic field and its reversal properties. Data on seismology, topography of the ocean floor, the nature of the oceanic crust, and the loss of heat from the ocean floor are also discussed.
ISSN:0393-697X
1826-9850
DOI:10.1007/s40766-021-00013-y