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Lithosphere
Known as:
Continental lithosphere
, Lithosphere of Earth
, Sphere (disambiguation)
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A lithosphere (Ancient Greek: λίθος [lithos] for "rocky", and σφαίρα [sphaira] for "sphere") is the rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type…
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2010
2010
Understanding and study perspectives on tectonic evolution and crustal structure of the Paleozoic Chinese Tianshan
Qingchen Wang
,
L. Shu
,
+21 authors
Wei Lin
2010
Corpus ID: 55441805
The Chinese Tianshan Belt is one of the key regions for the understanding of tectonics of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB…
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2006
2006
Plume activity, magmatism, and the geodynamic evolution of the Central Mediterranean
K. Bell
,
F. Castorina
,
Gianluigi Rosatelli
,
F. Stoppa
2006
Corpus ID: 55879313
On the basis of isotopic and geochemical data we propose that most of the volcanic activity in Italy is plume rather than…
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2003
2003
6 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Grasslands
O. Sala
,
W. Lauenroth
,
S. J. Mcnaughton
,
G. Rusch
,
Xin-shi Zhang
2003
Corpus ID: 33495757
Grasslands are the potential natural ecosystem type on approximately 25% (33x lo6 km2) of the land surface of the earth (Shantz…
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2002
2002
Formation of the Taiwan Island as a Solitary Wave along the Eurasian Continental Plate Margin: Magnetic and Seismological Evidence
Cheng-Sung Wang
,
chih-ping Huang
,
+6 authors
L. Teng
2002
Corpus ID: 52241325
The Philippine Sea plate moves northwestward, with respect to the Eurasian plate, and produces the Ryukyu subduction system…
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2001
2001
AN ION MICROPROBE U-Th-Pb STUDY OF ZIRCON XENOCRYSTS FROM THE LAHTOJOKI KIMBERLITE PIPE, EASTERN FINLAND
P. Peltonen
,
I. Mänttäri
2001
Corpus ID: 132027428
PELTONEN, PETRI and MANTTARI, IRMELI 2001. An ion microprobe UTh-Pb study of zircon xenocrysts from the Lahtojoki kimberlite pipe…
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1989
1989
中国岩石圈动力学地图集 = Lithospheric dynamics atlas of China
Zhong-Hua-Ren-Min-Gong-He-Guo-Guo-Jia-Di-Zhen-Ju-《 Hui
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华人民共和国国家地震局 中
1989
Corpus ID: 135186277
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1989
Highly Cited
1989
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE JEWISH INDIAN THEORY
R. Popkin
1989
Corpus ID: 155442573
No conference dealing with Menasseh ben Israel would be complete without a discussion of the Jewish Indian theory, which was…
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1973
1973
Rotation of the Earth's Magnetic Field
S. Malin
,
I. Saunders
Nature
1973
Corpus ID: 4214205
HALLEY1 first noticed that the magnetic declination at a number of sites changed with time in a manner that was consistent with a…
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1972
Highly Cited
1972
Terrestrial Age of Nineteen Stony Meteorites derived from their Radiocarbon Content
R. Boeckl
Nature
1972
Corpus ID: 4239166
THE effects of cosmic radiation on meteorites have been studied thoroughly during the past 15 yr1,2. 14C is chiefly produced by…
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1958
1958
Attenuation of seismic waves in the earth's mantle
B. Gutenberg
1958
Corpus ID: 128929405
Contrasting with conclusions from laboratory experiments that the absorption coefficient k for amplitudes of elastic waves is…
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