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LITOSFERA [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
DEF

The Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle, which together constitute a layer of strength, relative to the more easily deformable asthenosphere below.

CONT

The lithosphere ranges in thickness from 60 to 150 km (40 to 95 mi). It is thickest under the continents and thinnest under the ocean basins.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
DEF

Enveloppe rocheuse comprenant la croûte extérieure solide du globe terrestre et une partie du manteau supérieur de la Terre.

CONT

[...] au-dessus de l’asthénosphère se trouve la lithosphère d’une épaisseur moyenne de 100 km (son épaisseur varie de 70 km sous les océans à 150 km environ sous les continents). Les roches de la lithosphère sont plus rigides que celles de l’asthénosphère. Il faut prendre garde de ne pas confondre écorce et lithosphère. Cette dernière inclut la totalité de l’écorce et une partie du manteau supérieur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tectónica de placas
DEF

Capa más externa entre las envolventes sólidas del globo terráqueo, de material rígido y consistente, pero susceptible de deformación limitada en las circunstancias físicas de la escala geológica de tiempos. Incluye la corteza y la parte más alta del manto y reposa sobre la parte de este último, conocida como astenosfera.

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Record 2 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Plate Tectonics
OBS

The International Lithosphere Program (ILP) - instituted in 1980 as the successor to the International Geodynamic Project - seeks to elucidate the nature, dynamics, origin and evolution of the lithosphere with special attention to the continents and their margins. Believing these goals are best attained through international, interdisciplinary collaboration, the Inter-Union Commission on the Lithosphere has established international, multidisciplinary working group and coordinating committees to pursue its specific research objectives.

Key term(s)
  • International Lithosphere Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Tectonique des plaques
Key term(s)
  • Programme international d'étude de la lithosphère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Tectónica de placas
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Record 3 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Plate Tectonics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Tectonique des plaques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Tectónica de placas
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