
Résumé
This new edition of the classic text by Aki and Richards has at last been updated throughout to systematically explain key concepts in seismology. Now in one volume, the book provides a unified treatment of seismological methods that will be of use to advanced students, seismologists, and scientists and engineers working in all areas of seismology.
L'auteur - Keiiti Aki
Keiiti Aki now resides on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, after a distinguished career that included faculty appointments for many years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. He carries out research on volcano seismology and maintains a vigorous schedule of global travel and lecturing.
L'auteur - Paul Richards
Paul Richards has taught and conducted research for many years at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where his work has turned to methods of monitoring earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions. His current research is focused on improving the accuracy with which earthquakes and explosions are routinely located around the world.
Sommaire
- Basic Theorems in Dynamic Elasticity
- Representation of Seismic Sources
- Elastic Waves from a Point Dislocation Source
- Plane Waves in Homogeneous Media and Their Reflection and Transmission at a Plane Boundary
- Reflection and Refraction of Spherical Waves; Lamb's Problem
- Surface Waves in a Vertically Heterogeneous Medium
- Free Oscillations of the Earth
- Body Waves in Media with Depth-Dependent Properties
- The Seismic Source: Kinematics
- The Seismic Source: Dynamics
- Principles of Seismometry
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | University Science Books |
Auteur(s) | Keiiti Aki, Paul Richards |
Parution | 01/12/1997 |
Édition | 2eme édition |
Nb. de pages | 700 |
Format | 18,5 x 26 |
Couverture | Relié |
Poids | 1445g |
Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
EAN13 | 9780935702965 |
ISBN13 | 978-0-935702-96-5 |
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