Quantitative Thermochronology: Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data

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Quantitative Thermochronology: Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data

Quantitative Thermochronology: Numerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data
By Jean Braun, Peter van der Beek, Geoffrey Batt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 270
Publication Date: 2006-05-22
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521830575
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521830577
Binding: Hardcover

Thermochronology, the study of the thermal history of rocks, enables us to quantify the nature and timing of tectonic processes. Quantitative Thermochronology is a robust review of isotopic ages, and presents a range of numerical modeling techniques to allow the physical implications of isotopic age data to be explored. The authors provide analytical, semi-analytical, and numerical solutions to the heat transfer equation in a range of tectonic settings and under varying boundary conditions. They then illustrate their modeling approach built around a large number of case studies. The benefits of different thermochronological techniques are also described. Computer programs on an accompanying website at www.cambridge.org/9780521830577 are introduced through the text and provide a means of solving the heat transport equation in the deforming Earth to predict the ages of rocks and compare them directly to geological and geochronological data. Several short tutorials, with hints and solutions, are also included.

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