Three studies of the structure and dynamics of the lithosphere.
Published: 1970
Place of publication: [New York?]
Language: eng
Subjects: Geology, Structural -- Caribbean Area.; Geology, Structural -- United States.; Geodynamics.
Notes: Thesis--Columbia University.
Includes bibliographies.
Reprint of studies originally published in the Journal of geophysical research, v. 74, 1969; Geological Society of America bulletin, v. 80, 1969; and Nature, v. 223, 1969, respectively.
Table of contents: title: Lateral variation of attenuation in the upper mantle and discontinuities in the lithosphere, by P. Molnar and J. Oliver.; title: Tectonics of the Caribbean and middle America regions from focal mechanisms and seismicity, by P. Molnar and L. R. Sykes.; title: Mantle earthquake mechanisms and the sinking of the lithosphere, by B. Isacks and P. Molnar.