Analyzed in this paper are the stationary and nonstationary models for the formation of the thermal state of the lithosphere in the axial zones of the mid-oceanic ridges. It is demonstrated that stationary models allow one ...
Three long-lasting epochs in the earth's tectonic evolution are identified. First, the Catarchean epoch was characterized by the earth's endogenic passivity. Then, the exceptionally active Archean epoch was dominated by ...