| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 573 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
I. Background and introductory material -- II. Properties of intermediate- and deep-focus earthquakes -- III. The mechanism of deep earthquakes -- IV. Why bother about deep earthquakes? -- Geographic summary |
| Summary |
"This is the first book to present a comprehensive description and discussion of 'deep earthquakes' - earthquakes with origins deeper than 60 km, including some with depths as great as 650-700 km. Deep earthquakes are scientifically important because they account for approximately one-quarter of all earthquakes; because a few are very large and very damaging; because they provide much of the data that constrain our knowledge of Earth structure and dynamics; and because scientists still don't fully understand the mechanical processes that allow then to occur." |
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"Deep Earthquakes presents a comprehensive, topical, historical, and geographical summary of deep earthquakes and related phenomena. It will be of considerable interest to researchers and graduate students in the fields of earthquake seismology and deep Earth structure."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Earthquakes.
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Seismometry.
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Earthquake prediction.
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Seismic event location.
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Extraterrestrial seismology.
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Earthquakes
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earthquakes.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Earthquake prediction
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Earthquakes
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Extraterrestrial seismology
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Seismic event location
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Seismometry
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Tiefe
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Erdbeben
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Erdbebenherd
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781461944829 |
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1461944821 |
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9781107297562 |
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1107297567 |
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9781107390379 |
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1107390370 |
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1139883119 |
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9781139883115 |
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1107383943 |
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9781107383944 |
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1107398789 |
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9781107398788 |
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1107387450 |
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9781107387454 |
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