Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

Clues to the dynamics of the subduction process are found in the many measurable
parameters of modern subduction zones. Based on a critical appraisal of the geophysical …

One of our aims in the book is to provide geologists with a sound basis for making their own
well founded interpretations. For that reason we cover not only concepts about processes …

Two models, a simple cooling model and the plate model, have been advanced to account
for the variation in depth and heat flow with increasing age of the ocean floor. The simple …

Deep‐sea drilling in the Antarctic region (Deep‐Sea Drilling Project legs 28, 29, 35, and 36)
has provided many new data about the development of circum‐Antarctic circulation and the …

Pelagic Cretaceous sediments, deposited in a range of palaeotectonic and
palaeogeographic settings, from continents to oceans, are commonly black and bituminous …

Methane has been detected in several cores of rapidly deposited (> 50 m/my) deep sea
sediments. Other gases, such as carbon dioxide and ethane, are commonly present but only …

Isotopic analyses of 75 samples from the Samail ophiolite indicate that pervasive subsolidus
hydrothermal exchange with seawater occurred throughout the upper 75% of this 8‐km …

Anomalous reflections in marine seismic reflection data from continental slopes are often
correlated with the base of gas hydrated sedimentary rocks. Examination of University of …

Simple thermal models based on the creation and cooling of the lithosphere can account for
the observed subsidence of the ocean floor and the measured decreased in heat flow with …