Background
Schubert, Gerald was born on March 2, 1939 in New York City. Son of Morris and Helen (Nelson) Schubert.
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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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(First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert'...)
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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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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Planetary and geophysics educator
Schubert, Gerald was born on March 2, 1939 in New York City. Son of Morris and Helen (Nelson) Schubert.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, Cornell University, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautical Science Engineering, University California, Berkeley, 1964.
Head heat transfer department, United States Naval Nuclear Power School, Mare Island, California, 1961-1965; member technical staff, Bell Telephone Research laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1965; assistant professor planetary and geophysics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966-1970; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970-1974; professor, University of California at Los Angeles, since 1974.
(Essential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic t...)
(First published in 1982, Don Turcotte and Jerry Schubert'...)
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Served to Lieutenant United States Navy, 1961-1965. Fellow American Geophysical Union (James B. Macelwane medal 1975). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Division Planetary Science American Astronomical Association.
Married Joyce Elaine Slotnick, January 16, 1960. Children: Todd, Michael, Tamara.