Did you know that the size of the full moon in the night sky is determined by how the continents have been arranged on Earth throughout its history? This is indeed the case, because the tides are largely controlled by the size of the ocean basins, and ocean basins open, close, and change shape as the Earth's tectonic plates move around. So, the tides are intertwined and controlled by plate tectonics. There are of course many other processes that drive and modify the tides, and A Journey Through Tides describes why there is a tide, how it has changed since Earth's early days, and what consequences the tides, and changes in the tides, have on other parts of the Earth system. A Journey Through Tides is a fully comprehensive text covering the history of tides. It brings together geology and oceanography and discusses, in detail, the new ideas that have emerged about how tectonics and tides interact. It also provides an overview of Earth's history, from the perspective of tidal changes, and highlights other fascinating phenomena (e.g., solid Earth tides and links between tides and earthquakes). The first part of the volume consists of an up-to-date introduction to tides for oceanography students as well as scientists from other disciplines who want to know the basics about tides. Part two is particularly valuable for scientists and post-graduate students studying the Earth's deep time processes. The last part consists of several case studies of specific topics/processes that may apply to a variety of disciplines such as biology, astrobiology, planetary geology, seismology, among others. Presents a fully comprehensive overview on tides, beyond the field of Oceanography Provides a state-of-the-art review on science related to tides, a fundamental element in the Earth System that regulates our planet Explores the limits of our knowledge, including much ongoing research on deep time tides, future tides, tides in exoplanets and its relation to life Includes a website with tectonic animations and associated tidal evolution videos for interactive learning INDICE: PART I - Fundamentals1. The history of tidal knowledge 2. Introducing the oceans 3. Tectonics 4. Why is there a tide? 5. Tidal dynamicsPART II - A tidal journey through time 6. A timeline of Earth's history 7. Early Earth (Hadean and Archaean - 4600-2500 Ma) 8. Proterozoic (2500-541 Ma) 9. Paleozoic (541-252 Ma) 10. Mesozoic (252-66 Ma) 11. Cenozoic (66Ma- present day) 12. The Earth as we know it - glaciations and Present Day, sea-level change 13. Into the futurePART III - Consequences of living on a tidal planet 14. Exoplanets and tidal drag 15. Atmospheric tides 16. Solid Earth tides 17. Tides, Earthquakes and Volcanic eruptions 18. Sustaining life 19. Tides at a coast 20. Tidalites and tidal proxies
- ISBN: 978-0-323-90851-1
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 530
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2022
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés