Modern global seismology / Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lay, Thorne.

Contributor:

Wallace, Terry C.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 58.

International geophysics series ; v. 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seismology.

Geophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (535 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intended as an introduction to the field, Modern Global Seismology is a complete, self-contained primer on seismology. It features extensive coverage of all related aspects, from observational data through prediction, emphasizing the fundamental theories and physics governing seismic waves--both natural and anthropogenic. Based on thoroughly class-tested material, the text provides a unique perspective on the earths large-scale internal structure and dynamic processes, particularly earthquake sources, and on the application of theory to the dynamic processes of the earths upper skin.<br

Contents:

Front Cover; Modern Global Seismology; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Historical Development of Global Seismology; 1.2 The Topics of Global Seismology; CHAPTER 2. ELASTICITY AND SEISMIC WAVES; 2.1 Strain; 2.2 Stress; 2.3 Equation of Motion; 2.4 Wave Equations: P and S Waves; CHAPTER 3. BODY WAVES AND RAY THEORy; 3.1 The Eikonal Equation and Ray Geometry; 3.2 Travel Times in a Layered Earth; 3.3 Travel-Time Curves in a Continuous Medium; 3.4 Travel Times in a Spherical Earth; 3.5 Wave Amplitude, Energy, and Geometric Spreading

3.6 Partitioning of Seismic Energy at a Boundary3.7 Attenuation and Scattering References; CHAPTER 4. SURFACE WAVES AND FREE OSCILLATIONS; 4.1 Free-Surface Interactions; 4.2 Rayleigh Waves; 4.3 Love Waves; 4.4 Dispersion; 4.5 Tsunamis; 4.6 Free Oscillations; 4.7 Attenuation of Surface Waves and Free Oscillations; CHAPTER 5. SEISMOIMETRY; 5.1 Inertial Pendulum Systems; 5.2 Earth Noise; 5.3 Electromagnetic Instruments and Early Global Networks; 5.4 Force-Feedback Instruments and Digital Global Networks; 5.5 Seismic Arrays and Regional; CHAPTER 6. SEISMOGRAM INTERPRETATION; 6.1 Nomenclature

6.2 Travel-Time Curves6.3 Locating Earthquakes; 6.4 Generalized Inverse; CHAPTER 7. DETERMINATION OF EARTH STRUCTURE; 7.1 Earth Structure Inversions; 7.2 Earth Structure; CHAPTER 8. SEISMIC SOURCES; 8.1 Faulting Sources; 8.2 Equivalent Body Forces; 8.3 Elastostatics; 8.4 Elastodynamics; 8.5 The Seismic Moment Tensor; 8.6 Determination of Faulting Orientation; CHAPTER 9. EARTHQUAKE KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; 9.1 The One-Dimensional Haskell Source; 9.2 The Source Spectrum; 9.3 Stress Drop, Particle Velocity, and Rupture Velocity; 9.4 Magnitude Scales; 9.5 Seismic Energy and Magnitude

9.6 Aftershocks and Fault Area9.7 Scaling and Earthquake Self-Similarity; 9.8 Earthquake Statistics; CHAPTER 10. SEISMIC WAVEFORM MODELING; 10.1 Body Waveform Modeling: The Finite Fault; 10.2 Surface-Wave Modeling for the Seismic Source; 10.3 The Source Time Function and Fault Slip; 10.4 Complex Earthquakes; 10.5 Very Broadband Seismic Source Models; CHAPTER 11. SEISMOTECTOIMICS; 11.1 Divergent Boundaries; 11.2 Transcurrent Boundaries; 11.3 Convergent Boundaries; 11.4 Intraplate Earthquakes; 11.5 The Earthquake Cycle; 11.6 Earthquake Prediction; Index; International Geophysics Series

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-04698-1

9786611046989

0-08-053671-9

OCLC:

476104526