Earthshaking science : what we know (and don't know) about earthquakes /
Publisher's description: Earthshaking Science is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough, a research seismologist in one of North America's most active earthquake zones and an expert at commu...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2002]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The plate tectonics revolution
- 2. Sizing up earthquakes
- 3. Earthquake interactions
- 4. Ground motions
- 5. The Holy Grail of earthquake prediction
- 6. Mapping seismic hazard
- 7. A journey back in time
- 8. Bringing the science home.