| The Earth's Inner Core: Revealed by Observational Seismology Contributor(s): Tkalčic, Hrvoje (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107037301 ISBN-13: 9781107037304 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $88.34 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology |
| Dewey: 551.112 |
| LCCN: 2016042510 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7" W x 9.7" (1.55 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The inner core is a planet within a planet: a hot sphere with a mass of one hundred quintillion tons of iron and nickel that lies more than 5000 kilometres beneath our feet. It plays a crucial role in driving outer core fluid motion and the geodynamo, which generates the Earth's magnetic field. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive review of past and contemporary research on the Earth's inner core from a seismological perspective. Chapters cover the collection, processing and interpretation of seismological data, as well as our current knowledge of the structure, anisotropy, attenuation, rotational dynamics, and boundary of the inner core. Reviewing the latest research and suggesting new seismological techniques and future avenues, it is an essential resource for both seismologists and non-seismologists interested in this fascinating field of research. It will also form a useful resource for courses in seismology and deep Earth processes. |