An introduction to seismology, earthquakes, and earth stucture
Résumé
This book is an introduction to seismology and its role
in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced
undergraduate and beginning graduate students.
The fundamentals of seismic wave propagation are developed
using a physical approach and then applied to show how
refraction, reflection, and teleseismic techniques ar used
to study the structure and thus the composition and
evolution of the earth. The book shows how seismic waves
are used to study earthquakes and are integrated with other
data to investigate the plate tectonic processes that cause
earthquakes. Figures, examples, problems, and computer
exercises teach students about seismology in a creative and
intuitive manner Necessary mathematical tools including
vector and tensor analysis, matrix algebra, Fourier
analysis, statistics of errors, signal processing, and data
inversion are introduced with many relevant examples. The
text also addresses the fundamentals of seismometry and
applications of seismology to societal issues. Special
attention is paid to help students visualize connections
between different topics and view seismology as an
integrated science.
An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth
Structure gives an excellent overview for students of
geophysics and tectonics, and provides a strong foundation
for further studies in seismology.
- Introduction
- Basic seismological Theory
- Seismology and earth structure
- Earthquakes
- Seismology and Plate tectonics
- Seismograms as signals
- Inverse problems
- Appendix: Mathematical and computational background
L'auteur - Seth Stein
is Professor of Geological Sciences at Northwestern University. He has received the James B Macelwane Medal of the American Geophysical Union, been elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and Geological Society of America, and named to the Institute for Scientific Information Highly Cited Researchers list. He served as Scientific Director of the University Navstar Consortium and on the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology's Executive Committee, and started Northwestern's Environmental Science program.
L'auteur - Michael Wysession
Michael Wysession is an Associate Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University. He is the recipient of the Packard Foundation and NSF Presidential Faculty Fellowships for his research into the structure of the Earth's deep interior.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Blackwell |
Auteur(s) | Seth Stein, Michael Wysession |
Parution | 19/08/2002 |
Nb. de pages | 498 |
Format | 22 x 27,5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 1260g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780865420786 |
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