Abstract The Ediacaran Period was an interval of significant global transformation, marked
by major changes in the biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, and possibly …

Glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) encompasses a suite of geophysical phenomena
accompanying the waxing and waning of continental-scale ice sheets. These involve the …

The third edition of this widely acclaimed textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to
all aspects of global tectonics, and includes major revisions to reflect the most significant …

Plate tectonics is a fundamental factor in the sustained habitability of Earth, but its time of
onset is unknown, with ages ranging from the Hadaean to Proterozoic eons,–. Plate motion …

We present a complete derivation of the equation governing long-term sea-level variations
on a spherically symmetric, self-gravitating, Maxwell viscoelastic planet. This new 'sea-level …

I present a general model for true polar wander (TPW), in the context of supercontinents and
simple modes of mantle convection. Old, mantle-stationary supercontinents shield their …

We present new inferences of the radial profile of mantle viscosity that simultaneously fit
long‐wavelength free‐air gravity harmonics associated with mantle convection and a large …

Mantle convection is influenced simultaneously by a number of physical effects: brittle failure
in the surface plates, strongly variable viscosity, mineral phase changes, and both internal …

With this book we provide graduate students with the mathematical techniques necessary to
solve some basic problems related to the deformation of the Earth by a variety of …

Polar wander, the secular motion of the Earth's rotation axis relative to its surface, has been
studied for many years. Dynamical arguments1–3 show that polar wander can arise from the …