Introduction |
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1 Observations Related to Plate Tectonics |
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2 Fourier Transform Methods in Geophysics |
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2.2 Definitions of Fourier Transforms |
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2.3 Fourier Sine and Cosine Transforms |
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2.4 Examples of Fourier Transforms |
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2.5 Properties of Fourier Transforms |
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2.6 Solving a Linear PDE Using Fourier Methods and the Cauchy Residue Theorem |
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35 | (3) |
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3.1 Plate Motions on a Flat Earth |
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3.3 Plate Motions on a Sphere |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (1) |
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3.5 Recipe for Computing Velocity Magnitude |
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3.6 Triple Junctions on a Sphere |
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3.7 Hot Spots and Absolute Plate Motions |
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4 Marine Magnetic Anomalies |
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49 | (1) |
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4.2 Crustal Magnetization at a Spreading Ridge |
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4.3 Uniformly Magnetized Block |
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4.4 Anomalies in the Earth's Magnetic Field |
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4.5 Magnetic Anomalies Due to Seafloor Spreading |
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5 Cooling of the Oceanic Lithosphere |
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5.2 Temperature versus Depth and Age |
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5.5 The Plate Cooling Model |
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5.6 Buoyancy of the Cooling Lithosphere |
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80 | (5) |
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6 A Brief Review of Elasticity |
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6.4 Principal Stress and Invariants |
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6.5 Principal Stress and Strain |
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89 | (1) |
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7 Crustal Structure, Isostasy, Swell Push Force, and Rheology |
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91 | (22) |
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7.2 Oceanic Crustal Structure |
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7.3 Continental Crustal Structure |
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7.4 Vertical Force Balance: Isostasy |
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7.5 Horizontal Force Balance: Swell Push Force |
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7.6 Rheology of the Lithosphere |
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8 Flexure of the Lithosphere |
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8.1 Constant Flexural Rigidity, Line Load, No End Load |
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8.2 Variable Flexural Rigidity, Arbitrary Line Load, No End Load |
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118 | (3) |
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8.3 Stability of Thin Elastic Plate under End Load |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (8) |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (4) |
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10 Elastic Solutions for Strike-Slip Faulting |
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10.1 Interseismic Strain Buildup |
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145 | (10) |
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10.2 Geodetic Moment Accumulation Rate |
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155 | (3) |
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10.3 Inclined Fault Plane |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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10.5 Exercises: Response of an Elastic Half Space to a 3-D Vector Body Force |
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169 | (8) |
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169 | (4) |
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11.2 Seismic Moment Paradox |
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176 | (1) |
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12 The Gravity Field of the Earth, Part 1 |
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177 | (12) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (7) |
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187 | (2) |
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13 Reference Earth Model: WGS84 |
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189 | (6) |
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13.2 Disturbing Potential and Geoid Height |
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191 | (1) |
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13.3 Reference Gravity and Gravity Anomaly |
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192 | (1) |
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13.4 Free-Air Gravity Anomaly |
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13.5 Summary of Anomalies |
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14 Laplace's Equation in Spherical Coordinates |
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195 | (8) |
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14.4 Earth's Gravity Field |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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15 Laplace's Equation in Cartesian Coordinates and Satellite Altimetry |
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15.1 Solution to Laplace's Equation |
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15.2 Derivatives of the Gravitational Potential |
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15.3 Geoid Height, Gravity Anomaly, and Vertical Gravity Gradient from Satellite Altimeter Profiles |
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209 | (6) |
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15.4 Vertical Deflections from Along-Track Slopes |
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220 | (1) |
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16 Poisson's Equation in Cartesian Coordinates |
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221 | (10) |
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16.1 Solution to Poisson's Equation |
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221 | (3) |
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16.2 Gravity Due to Seafloor Topography: Approximate Formula |
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224 | (1) |
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16.3 Gravity Anomaly from a 3-D Density Model |
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224 | (1) |
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16.4 Computation of Geoid Height and Gravity Anomaly |
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225 | (1) |
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16.5 Gravity Anomaly for a Slab: Bouguer Anomaly |
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226 | (1) |
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16.6 Gravity Anomaly from Topography: Parker's Exact Formula |
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227 | (3) |
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230 | (1) |
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17 Gravity/Topography Transfer Function and Isostatic Geoid Anomalies |
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231 | (13) |
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231 | (1) |
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17.3 Gravity/Topography Transfer Function |
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17.4 Geoid/Topography Transfer Function |
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17.5 Isostatic Geoid Anomalies |
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236 | (2) |
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17.6 Geoid Height for Plate Cooling Model |
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238 | (2) |
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17.7 Isostatic Geoid and the Swell Push Force |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (9) |
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18.1 Introduction and Dimensional Analysis |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (3) |
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18.3 Elastic Plate over a Viscous Half Space |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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19 Driving Forces of Plate Tectonics |
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253 | (9) |
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253 | (1) |
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19.2 Age of Subducting Lithosphere |
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254 | (2) |
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19.3 Forces due to Phase Changes |
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256 | (1) |
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19.4 Forces due to Thermal Buoyancy |
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256 | (2) |
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19.5 Asthenospheric Drag Force |
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258 | (1) |
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19.6 Discussion: Relative Magnitudes of Forces |
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260 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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