Principles of seismology.
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Aporte de: | Registro referencial: Solicitar el recurso aquí |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contenido: Seismology, science of earthquakes. Fundamental equations of an elastic medium. Elastic waves. Normal mode theory. Reflection and refraction. Ray theory, media of constant velocity. Ray theory, media of variable velocity. Ray propagation in a spherical medium. Travel times and structure of the earth. Surface waves. Wave propagation in layered media. Wave dispersion, phase and group velocity. Free oscillations of the earth. Anelasticity and anisotropy. Earthquake parameters. Source mechanism. Seismic moment tensor. Models of fracture. Methods of source mechanism determination. Seismicity, seismotectonics and seismic risk. Seismographs and seismograms.