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International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part A

Lee, William H.K.; Jennings, Paul; Kisslinger, Carl; Kanamori, Hiroo

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Contentsvii
  • Contributorsxi
  • Forewordxvii
  • Prefacexix
  • Part I: History and Prefatory Essays1
  • Chapter 1. History of Seismology3
  • Chapter 2. Historical View of Earthquake Engineering13
  • Chapter 3. The Jesuit Contribution to Seismology19
  • Chapter 4. International Seismology29
  • Chapter 5. Synthesis of Earthquake Science Information and Its Public Transfer: A History of the Sou39
  • Chapter 6. Continental Drift, Sea-Floor Spreading, and Plate/Plume Tectonics51
  • Chapter 7. Earthquake Mechanisms and Plate Tectonics69
  • Part II: Theoretical Seismology79
  • Chapter 8. Theoretical Seismology: An Introduction81
  • Chapter 9. Seismic Ray Theory and Finite Frequency Extensions103
  • Chapter 10. Normal Modes of the Earth an Planets125
  • Chapter 11. Inversion of Surface Waves: A Review149
  • Chapter 12. Earthquake Dynamics175
  • Chapter 13. Scattering and Attenuation of Seismic Waves in the Lithosphere195
  • Chapter 14. Earthquakes as a Complex System209
  • Chapter 15. Physics of Earthquakes229
  • Chapter 16. Probabilistic Approach to Inverse Problems237
  • Part III: Observational Seismology267
  • Chapter 17. Challenges in Observational Seismology269
  • Chapter 18. Seismometry283
  • Chapter 19. Seismic Noise on Land and on the Seafloor305
  • Chapter 20. US Contribution to Digital Global Seismograph Networks319
  • Chapter 21. The Structure and Interpretation of Seismograms333
  • Chapter 22. Analysis of Digital Earthquake Signals349
  • Chapter 23. Seismometer Arrays„their Use in Earthquake and test Ban Seismology357
  • Chapter 24. Seismological Methods of Monitoring Compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban T369
  • Chapter 25. Volcano Seismology and Monitoring for Eruptions383
  • Chapter 26. Three-Dimensional crustal P-wave Imaging of Mauna Loa and kilauea volcanoes, Hawaii407
  • Chapter 27. Marine Seismology421
  • Chapter 28. Tsunamis437
  • Part IV: Earthquake Geology and Mechanics453
  • Chapter 29. Geology of the Crustal Earthquake Source455
  • Chapter 30. Paleoseismology475
  • Chapter 31.Using Earthquakes for Continental Tectonic Geology491
  • Chapter 32. Rock Failure and Earthquakes505
  • Chapter 33. State of Stress Within the Earth539
  • Chapter 34. State of Stress in the Earth's Lithosphere559
  • Chapter 35 Strength and Energetics of Active Fault Zones569
  • Chapter 36 Implications of Crustal Strain during Conventional, Slow, and Silent Earthquakes589
  • Chapter 37. Estimating Earthquake Source Parameters from Geodetic Measurements607
  • Chapter 38. Electromagnetic Fields Generated by Earthquakes621
  • Chapter 39. Earthquake-Related Hydrological and Geochemical Changes637
  • Chapter 40. Case Histories of Induced and Triggered Seismicity647
  • Part V: Seismicity of the Earth663
  • Chapter 41. Global Seismicity665
  • Chapter 42. A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000691
  • Chapter 43. Statistical Features of Seismicity719
  • Chapter 44. Relationships between Magnitude Scales733
  • Chapter 45. Historical Seismicity and Tectonics: The Case of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middl747
  • Chapter 46. Earthquakes and Archaeology765
  • Chapter 47. Historical Seismology: The Long Memory of the Inhabited World775
  • Chapter 48. Earthquake History: Some Examples791
  • Chapter 49. Macroseismology807
  • Chapter 50. USGS Earthquake Moment Tensor Catalog823
  • Part VI: Earth's Structure827
  • Chapter 51. The Earth's Interior829
  • Chapter 52. Probing the Earth's Interior with Seismic Tomography861
  • Chapter 53. Seismic Anisotropy875
  • Chapter 54. Seismic Velocity Structure of the Continental Lithosphere from Controlled Source Data887
  • Chapter 55. Seismic Structure of the Oceanic Crust and Passive Continental Margins911
  • Chapter 56. The Earth's Core925
  • Index935
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780124406520
  • ISBN-13 9780080489223
  • Author Lee, William H.K.; Jennings, Paul; Kisslinger, Carl; Kanamori, Hiroo
  • Category Science
  • Subject Geophysics

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Modern scientific investigations of earthquakes began in the 1880s, and the International Association of Seismology was organized in 1901 to promote collaboration of scientists and engineers in studying earthquakes. The International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, under the auspices of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI), was prepared by leading experts under a distinguished international advisory board and team of editors. The content is organized into 56 chapters and includes over 430 figures, 24 of which are in color.

This large-format, comprehensive reference summarizes well-established facts, reviews relevant theories, surveys useful methods and techniques, and documents and archives basic seismic data. It will be the authoritative reference for scientists and engineers and a quick and handy reference for seismologists. Also available is The International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Part B.

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