Journal of Petrology | Volume 43 | Number 10 | Pages 1985-1986 | 2002
© Oxford University Press 2002
BOOK REVIEW |
Convection Made Easy, Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets, by G. Schubert, D. L. Turcotte and P. Olson. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Paperback: ISBN 0 521 79836 1, £49.95, $74.95. Hardback: ISBN 0 521 79837 X, £140, $200.
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In the final chapter of this monumental survey of our present understanding of convection in the Earth and planetary interiors, one finds a list of major questions (160 questions in 13 categories) that provides a relatively concise insight into how these authors approach their task of surveying such a huge subject. In discussing these questions, many of which remain either unconstrained or controversial, the authors round out their overview of the many diverse streams of evidence that have been brought to bear in building an understanding of the convection system in the mantle.
At 940 published pages, few will read this book from cover