Foundations of modern global seismology /
Charles J. Ammon, Aaron A. Velasco, Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace.
- 2nd ed.
- London : Elsevier, 2021.
- illustrations ; 24 cm.
Previous edition: 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-569) and index.
Observational foundations. An overview of global seismology -- An overview of earthquake and seismic-wave mechanics -- Earthquakes and plate tectonics -- Earth motions & seismometry -- Seismogram interpretation and processing -- An introduction to earthquake location -- Earthquake size and descriptive earthquake statistics -- Earthquake prediction, forecasting, & early warning -- Tsunamis and tsunami warning -- Earth structure -- Theoretical foundations. Elasticity and seismic waves -- Body waves and ray theory : travel times -- Body-waves and ray theory : amplitudes -- Surface waves -- Free oscillations -- Seismic point-source models -- Seismic point-source radiation patterns -- Earthquake rupture and source time functions -- Imagining seismic-sources -- Imaging Earth's interior.