Quantitative Thermochronology by Jean Braun, Peter van der Be... - 9781107407152

Quantitative ThermochronologyNumerical Methods for the Interpretation of Thermochronological Data\nAuthor(s): Jean Braun, Peter van der Beek, Geoffrey Batt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107407152, 978-1107407152\nSynopsis\nThermochronology, the study of the thermal history of rocks, enables us to quantify the nature and timing of tectonic processes. First published in 2006, Quantitative Thermochronology is a robust review of isotopic ages, and presents a range of numerical modeling techniques to allow the physical implications of isotopic age data to be explored. The authors provide analytical, semi-analytical and numerical solutions to the heat transfer equation in a range of tectonic settings and under varying boundary conditions. They then illustrate their modeling approach built around a large number of case studies. The benefits of different thermochronological techniques are also desc.