Paleoseismology: v. 62 (International Geophysics) - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0124818269 ISBN 13: 9780124818262

Verlag: Academic Press, 1998

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"James McCalpin and his co-authors have made a major contribution to the literature of paleoseismology with this book. It is clearly the reference of choice to date in this exciting field... This is a wonderful book that will be used as a basic source for a generation. Buy it!" --ENVIRONMENTAL & ENGINEERING GEOSCIENCE "Paleoseismology is a turning point in this young but rapidly maturing disipline... The first chapter is a careful and detailed analysis of issues related to paeoseismology. Other chapters cover field techniques; paleoseismology in several types of environments, including extensional, compressional, and strike-slip tectonic environments; using landslides for paleoseismic analysis; and applying paleoseismic data to seismic hazard assessment and neotectonic research...The list of references reported at the end of the volume gives the book the feel of a well-organized book and not a simple collection of papers...a reference tool not only for new students but also for experienced specialists for years to come." --EOS (Transactions of the American Geophysical Union) "Paleoseismology definitely is a useful resource for researchers working on paleoseismological problems...It should be on every paleoseismologist's bookshelf." --GEOTIMES

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Paleoseismology (the study of "ancient" earthquakes) has become an important component of seismic risk analysis, which is mandated for nuclear power plants, dams, waste repositories, and other critical structures. This book is the first in the English language to be devoted solely to paleoseismology. It summarizes the development of the field from the 1960s to the present, encompassing material that is currently widely dispersed in journal articles. The 10 chapters included in this text span the entire range of techniques currently used in paleoseismic reconstruction, and are contributed by active practitioners at the forefront of paleoseismic research. It includes a comprehensive review of the techniques currently used in paleoseismology, emphasizes practical methods of data collection and field studies, covers interpretation of field data based on current theory concerning fault segmentation and recurrence cycles, and contains more than 170 line drawings and 50 photographs of paleoseismic phenomena.

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• Verlag: Academic Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0124818269
• ISBN 13: 9780124818262
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 608
• Herausgeber: McCalpin James