Impact Tectonics
This volume is the latest of eight books as a result of the activities of the scientific program on ”The Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes” (IMPACT) of the European Science Foundation (ESF). The ESF is the European association of national f
- PDF / 30,599,824 Bytes
- 565 Pages / 439.37 x 666.13 pts Page_size
- 23 Downloads / 198 Views
Editorial Board Eric Buffetaut (CNRS, Paris, France) Iain Gilmour (Open University, Milton Keynes, UK) Boris Ivanov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia) Wolf Uwe Reimold (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa) Virgil L. Sharpton (University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA)
Christian Koeberl Herbert Henkel (Editors)
Impact Tectonics
With 187 Figures
123
EDITORS PROFESSOR CHRISTIAN KOEBERL Department of Geological Sciences University of Vienna Althanstrasse 14 1090 Vienna Austria Email: [email protected]
DOCENT HERBERT HENKEL Department of Land and Water Resources Engineering Royal Institute of Technology 10044 Stockholm Sweden Email: [email protected]
ISSN 1612-8338 ISBN 3-540-24181-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2004117859 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a partof Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005 Printed in The Netherlands The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: E. Kirchner, Heidelberg Production: A. Oelschläger Typesetting: Camera-ready by the Editors Printing: Krips, Meppel Binding: Litges+Dopf, Heppenheim Printed on acid-free paper
32/2132/AO 5 4 3 2 1 0
Preface This volume is the latest of eight books as a result of the activities of the scientific program on ”The Response of the Earth System to Impact Processes” (IMPACT) of the European Science Foundation (ESF). The ESF is the European association of national funding organisations of fundamental research, with more than 60 member organisations from more than 20 countries. One of the main goals of ESF is to bring European scientists together to work on topics of common interest. The ESF IMPACT program deals with all aspect of impact research, mainly through the organisation of workshops, exchange program, short course, and related activities. An important aspect of the program is to stimulate interdisciplinary and international research. Impacts of asteroids or comets on the earth surface have played an important role in the evolution of the planet. The ESF IMPACT program is an interdisciplinary program aimed at understanding impact processes and their effect on the earth system, including environmental, biological, an
