Foundations of modern global seismology / Charles J. Ammon, Aaron A. Velasco, Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace.

By:

Ammon, Charles J [author.]

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TextLondon : Elsevier, 2021Edition: 2nd edDescription: illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780128156797 :

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Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:

551.22 23

LOC classification:

QE534.3 .A55 2021

Contents:

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.

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Books	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	Chinhoyi University of Technology Libraries	QE 534.3 AMM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	047373	Available	BK0091431