Earthquake Displacement Fields and the Rotation of the Earth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9401033099 ISBN 13: 9789401033091

Verlag: Springer, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Review.- Polar Wobble and Drift: A Brief History.- Elasticity Theory of Dislocation.- Earthquake Displacement Fields.- Deformation of a Spherical Earth Model by Finite Dislocations.- Present Day Measurement and Analysis of Rotation and Polar Motion.- Polar Motion in Recent Years.- Work of the Bureau International de l'Heure on the Rotation of the Earth.- Stability of Station and the Earth's Figure.- Sudden Changes in Rotational Acceleration of the Earth and Secular Motion of the Pole.- Secular Motion of the Pole.- The Dynamical Coupling between Inner Core and Mantle of the Earth and the 24-year Libration of the Pole.- Deconvolution of the Pole Path.- Excitation of the Chandler Wobble.- Solar Activity and the Rotation of the Earth.- Seismic Excitation of the Chandler Wobble.- Core-Mantle Interactions: Geophysical and Astronomical Consequences.- An Examination of the Data Relating Pole Motion to Earthquakes.- Evidence for Association of Earthquakes with the Chandler Wobble, Using Long Term Polar Data of the ILS-IPMS.- An Investigation of PZT Observations for Evidence of the Existence of Polar Disturbances Due to Large Earthquakes.- A Re-Examination of Core-Mantle Coupling as the Cause of the Wobble.- A Possible Cause of the Correlation Between Earthquakes and Polar Motions.- Deformation Fields: Observation.- The Measurement of Small Earth Strains.- Some Earth Strain Measurements with Laser Interferometer.- Error Analysis of a Laser Strainmeter.- Spurious Local Effects Associated with Teleseismic Tilts and Strains.- Earthquake Predictions from Fault Movement and Strain Precursors in California.- Measurement of Movement on the San Andreas Fault.- Crustal Movement from Geodetic Measurements.- Geodetic Survey Measurements to Determine Motion in the Earth's Crust.- Precise Measurement of the Earth's Rotation and Polar Motion by New Methods.- The Role of Long Base-Line Interferometry in the Measurements of Earth's Rotation.- Geophysical Applications of Long-Baseline Radio Interferometry.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9401033099
• ISBN 13: 9789401033091
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 328
• Herausgeber: Mansinha L, Smylie D E, Beck A E
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