Keller and DeVecchio (2014) Natural Hazards 4th Edition

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Emphasizes the link between Earth's interior and surface, focusing on Earth systems and cycles, such as observation and modeling of the geometry and motions of Earth's rigid outer shell, the tectonic plates, and how they are coupled to the geologic record, the nature of Earth's internal structure, and convective motions within the planet. Specific topics include: (1) essentials of Earth's dynamic interior (models for physical and chemical evolution); (2) essentials of lithosphere evolution (cooling of oceanic plates, the age of the Earth, and continent formation); (3) multi-scale tectonics (plate tectonics, continental deformation, mountain building, tectonic context of metamorphism); (4) essentials of volcanism in a tectonic context; (5) geodynamic context of plate boundaries; and (6) chemical cycles (role of the solid crust and mantle for transporting, storing, and cycling water and minerals). Provides an essential global context for studies of Earth and Environmental Science.