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Introduction to Seismology
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Artikel-Nr:
9781107184473
Veröffentl:
2019
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Erscheinungsdatum:
03.05.2019
Seiten:
444
Autor:
Peter M. Shearer
Gewicht:
1170 g
Format:
260x208x28 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Peter M. Shearer is Professor of Geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. He has written over 200 scientific papers on various aspects of seismology, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and is currently President of the Seismological Society of America. He has taught the introductory seismology class at Scripps for over twenty-five years.
Offers a concise and accessible introduction to seismic theory, with a focus on the mathematical fundamentals of global seismology.
1. Introduction; 2. Stress and strain; 3. The seismic wave equation; 4. Ray theory: travel times; 5. Inversion of travel time data; 6. Ray theory: amplitude and phase; 7. Reflection seismology and related topics; 8. Surface waves and normal modes; 9. Earthquakes and source theory; 10. Earthquake prediction; 11. Seismometers and seismographs; 12. Earth noise; 13. Anisotropy; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Bibliography; Index.