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The Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 5th Edition
Brian J. Skinner,
Yale Univ., New Haven, Connecticut
Stephen C. Porter,
Univ. of Washington
ISBN: 978-0-471-15228-6
©2004
648 pages
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Hallmark Features
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- Early focus on plate tectonics:
The topic is discussed thoroughly in the first two chapters of the text. The authors introduce plate tectonics as a natural consequence of Earth's ongoing loss of internal heat, with GPS measurements, isostasy and global patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes as the observational evidence.
- Emphasis on the Earth system: The concept of Earth as a unified, interconnected system is introduced in Chapter 1, and stressed throughout the text. This approach helps students tie together geologic facts that might otherwise seem disconnected.
- Plate tectonics and the Earth system are "revisited" in each chapter: A concluding section in each chapter connects the specialized topics of a chapter to the central themes of the book.
- Personal essays from the authors: Each chapter begins with an essay from one of the authors about his research in the subfield of geology covered in the chapter.
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