Plate Tectonics And Great Earthquakes
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Plate Tectonics And Great Earthquakes
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Author : Lynn R. Sykes
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-04
Plate Tectonics And Great Earthquakes written by Lynn R. Sykes and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-04 with Science categories.
The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth’s outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some places and not others. Lynn R. Sykes played a key role in the birth of plate tectonics, conducting revelatory research on earthquakes. In this book, he gives an invaluable insider’s perspective on the theory’s development and its implications. Sykes combines lucid explanation of how plate tectonics revolutionized geology with unparalleled personal reflections. He entered the field when it was on the cusp of radical discoveries. Studying the distribution and mechanisms of earthquakes, Sykes pioneered the identification of seismic gaps—regions that have not ruptured in great earthquakes for a long time—and methods to estimate the possibility of quake recurrence. He recounts the various phases of his career, including his antinuclear activism, and the stories of colleagues around the world who took part in changing the paradigm. Sykes delves into the controversies over earthquake prediction and their importance, especially in the wake of the giant 2011 Japanese earthquake and the accompanying Fukushima disaster. He highlights geology’s lessons for nuclear safety, explaining why historic earthquake patterns are crucial to understanding the risks to power plants. Plate Tectonics and Great Earthquakes is the story of a scientist witnessing a revolution and playing an essential role in making it.
Plate Tectonics Volcanoes And Earthquakes
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Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
language : en
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Release Date : 2010-04-01
Plate Tectonics Volcanoes And Earthquakes written by Britannica Educational Publishing and has been published by Britannica Educational Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The devastation wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes often obscures the fact that these destructive forces are also some of the most creative on the planet birthing mountains and other land forms. With detailed diagrams outlining the structure of continental and oceanic crust and the distribution of major plate motion, this book introduces readers to the range of activity that can shape or decimate an entire region. Descriptions of famous earthquakes and volcanoes help contextualize the staggering power of the Earths motion.
Plate Tectonics And Disasters
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Author : Tom Greve
language : en
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning
Release Date : 2014-05-30
Plate Tectonics And Disasters written by Tom Greve and has been published by Britannica Digital Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This book goes into great detail about the different layers of the Earth and how the shifting tectonic plates can cause natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis. In-depth information and stunning photographs reinforce the informative text.
Earthquakes
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Author : Timothy M. Kusky
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Earthquakes written by Timothy M. Kusky and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Earthquakes categories.
"Explores the furious impact of nature and the massive devastation that is often the result of the relentless forces built up within the Earth"--P. [4] of cover.
Seismology And Plate Tectonics
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Author : David Gubbins
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1990-06-28
Seismology And Plate Tectonics written by David Gubbins and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-06-28 with Science categories.
This introduction to seismological theory and the principles of plate tectonics also develops a practical approach to the interpretation of seismograms for physicists and mathematicians as well as geologists.
Shocks And Rocks
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Author : Jack Ertle Oliver
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Shocks And Rocks written by Jack Ertle Oliver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Plate tectonics categories.
Global Tectonics And Earthquake Risk
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Author : C. Lomnitz
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Global Tectonics And Earthquake Risk written by C. Lomnitz and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Science categories.
Global Tectonics and Earthquake Risk discusses the geostatistical treatment of earthquake probabilities. The book reviews global tectonics and geologic history, including evidence of change, Pangaea, geochronology, tectonic revolutions, and the breakup of Pangaea. The book discusses the formation of Pangaea which later broke down into the present continental cores of Asia, Europe, Africa, Australian, Antarctica, and the Americas. The book describes the separation of North and South America from Europe, how Africa became established during the Cretaceous time, and how India split off from Africa to became welded to Asia at the Himalayas. The text also explains earthquake risk in terms of stochastic processes, point processes, and illustrates modeling of the earthquake process. The "Large-Earthquake Model" is based on a list of the largest earthquakes in the region, while a more sophisticated model requires the incorporation of non-Markovian effects (aftershock sequences). The book cites an application of investigations done on California where an earthquake of magnitude 5 is expected to occur every three months. An earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater is predicted to happen every 100 years but the book notes that the return period exceeds the range of the period of recorded data (which is only 31 years). Presented in another way, the text concludes that the probability of occurrence of an event of magnitude 8 earthquake or over in any given year is about one percent. The book can prove helpful for geologists, seismologists, meteorologists, or practitioners in the field of civil and structural engineering.
Shocks And Rocks
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Author : Jack Oliver
language : en
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Release Date : 1996-01-09
Shocks And Rocks written by Jack Oliver and has been published by American Geophysical Union this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-09 with Science categories.
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series, Volume 6. During the decade of the 1960s, science of the solid earth underwent an astonishing and awesome upheaval. In just a few years, geoscientists constructed a new way of describing and understanding the dynamics of everchanging earth, past and present, and so found a route to explanation for how most, if not all, of the great features of the earth's surface that have harbored and plagued and enchanted humans throughout their existence came to be. Continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, deep sea trenches, earthquakes, and volcanoes suddenly became explicable as consequences of earth movements that, on a global scale, have a remarkably simple and readily understandable pattern. The long-sought key to the ponderous and agonizingly slow movements of earth that, over millennia, have deftly shaped our surroundings was found during that decade, or so most scientists think today, more than a quarter of a century later.
State Of The Art For Assessing Earthquake Hazards In The United States
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Author : Jack L. Walper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
State Of The Art For Assessing Earthquake Hazards In The United States written by Jack L. Walper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Continental drift categories.
Investigating Plate Tectonics Earthquakes And Volcanoes
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Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
language : en
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Release Date : 2011-05-01
Investigating Plate Tectonics Earthquakes And Volcanoes written by Britannica Educational Publishing and has been published by Britannica Educational Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Some of the planets most destructive forcesincluding earthquakes and volcanic activityare caused by the same factors that helped shape much of the Earth as it is today. Plate tectonics, or movement of the Earths outer layers, can occur in a number of different ways and produce a range of results, some minor and others far more considerable or devastating. Distinct maps, interesting sidebars, and annotated illustrations of the Earths layers are included in this volume, which details the motion of the planet and the nature and study of both earthquakes and volcanoes.