Treatise on Geophysics, Volume 9

Evolution of the Earth focuses on the formation of Earth. Topics include the differention of the core, mantle and crust; the formation of the ocean basins and continents; outgassing and volcanism; the initiation of plate tectonics, the origin and persistence of Earth''s magnetic field; the growth of the inner core; changes in mantle convection through time; and the impact of life on the planet. Th...