Background
Turcotte, Donald Lawson was born on April 22, 1932 in Bellingham, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Lawson Phillip and Eva (Pearson) Turcotte.
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Fractals and Chaos in Geology and Geophysics
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Now in a greatly expanded second edition, this book relates fractals and chaos to a variety of geological and geophysical applications and introduces the fundamental concepts of fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics. In this new edition, Turcotte expands coverage of self-organized criticality and includes statistics and time series to provide a broad background for the reader. Topics include drainage networks and erosion, floods, earthquakes, mineral and petroleum resources, fragmentation, mantle convection, and magnetic field generation. The author introduces all concepts at the lowest possible level of mathematics consistent with their understanding, so that the reader requires only a background in basic physics and mathematics. He includes problems for the reader to solve. This book will appeal to a broad range of readers interested in complex natural phenomena.
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Geodynamics
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Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical processes of the solid earth for over thirty years. This third edition has two completely new chapters covering numerical modelling and geophysical MATLAB applications, and the text is now supported by a suite of online MATLAB codes that will enable students to grasp the practical aspects of computational modelling. The book has been brought fully up to date with the inclusion of new material on planetary geophysics and other cutting edge topics. Exercises within the text allow students to put the theory into practice as they progress through each chapter and carefully selected further reading sections guide and encourage them to delve deeper into topics of interest. Answers to problems available within the book and also online, for self-testing, complete the textbook package.
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STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS.
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Geodynamics
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First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert's Geodynamics became a classic textbook for several generations of students of geophysics and geology. The authors bring this text completely up-to-date in this second edition. Important additions include a chapter on chemical geodynamics, an updated coverage of comparative planetology based on recent planetary missions, and a variety of other new topics. Geodynamics provides the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the workings of the solid earth, describing the mechanics of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building in the context of the role of mantle convection and plate tectonics. Observations such as the earth's gravity field, surface heat flow, distribution of earthquakes, surface stresses and strains, and distribution of elements are discussed.
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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets - 2 Part Set: Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets 2 Volume Set (v. 1&2)
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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. The authors include up-to-date discussions of the latest research developments that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth and the planets. The book features a comprehensive index, an extensive reference list, numerous illustrations (many in color) and major questions that focus the discussion and suggest avenues of future research. It is suitable as a text for graduate courses in geophysics and planetary physics, and as a supplementary reference for use at the undergraduate level. It is also an invaluable review for researchers in the broad fields of the Earth and planetary sciences.
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Geodynamics: Application of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems
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A comprehensive and quantitative study of the fundamental aspects of plate tectonics. Provides an introduction to heat flow, elasticity and flexure, fluid mechanics, faulting, gravity, and flow in porous media, with a wide range of geological applications. Contains detailed coverage of mantle convection and mantle rheology. Includes a wide variety of practical problems.
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Donald Lawson Turcotte
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Bachelor of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1958. Master in Aeronautical Engineering, Cornell University, 1955.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Paris, 2005.
Career
Assistant professor aero engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1958-1959; assistant professor aero engineering, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1959-1963; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1967; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1967-1973; professor geological science, Cornell Univercity, 1973-1985; Maxwell Upson professor, Cornell Univercity, since 1985; chairman, Cornell Univercity, 1981-1990.
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Geodynamics
(Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic t...)
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Fractals and Chaos in Geology and Geophysics
(Now in a greatly expanded second edition, this book relat...)
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Fractals and Chaos in Geology and Geophysics
(Now in a greatly expanded second edition, this book relat...)
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Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets - 2 Part Set: Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets 2 Volume Set (v. 1&2)
(Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehen...)
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Geodynamics
(First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert'...)
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Geodynamics: Application of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems
(A comprehensive and quantitative study of the fundamental...)
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Geodynamics:2nd (Second) edition
(This is barely used. Cracked open a few times and put it ...)
- STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS.
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Geodynamics
Membership
Trustee University Space Research Association, 1975—1979. Member of National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Seismological Society of America, Geological Society of America (Day medal 1982), American Geophysical Union (Charles A. Whitten medal 1995, William Bowie Medal 2003), El Macero Country Club.
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Married Joan Meredith Luecke, May 17, 1957. Children: Phillip Lawson, Stephen Bradford.
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American
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Recipient Wegener medal, European Union Geosci., 1991, Distinguished Alumni award, California Institute of Technology, 1999. Senior postdoctoral research fellow, National Science Foundation, 1965-1966, Guggenheim fellow, 1972-1973.Recipient Wegener medal, European Union Geosci., 1991, Distinguished Alumni award, California Institute of Technology, 1999. Senior postdoctoral research fellow, National Science Foundation, 1965-1966, Guggenheim fellow, 1972-1973.