Encyclopedia of solid earth geophysics /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2021.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Encyclopedia of earth sciences.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- About the Editor
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgments
- A
- Absolute Age Determinations: Radiometric
- Definition
- Introduction
- Radioactivity and the Systematics of Its Use as a Chronometer
- The Application of Radiometric Dating
- Summary and Conclusions
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- Anthropogenic Seismicity Related to Exploitation of Georesources
- Definition
- Overview
- Mechanisms of Interaction Between Technological Activity and the Rock Mass
- Induced, Triggered, or Natural
- Specific Features
- Collaborative Undertakings for Research into Anthropogenic Seismicity
- Summary
- Bibliography
- Archaeomagnetism
- Synonyms
- Definition
- Basic Features
- Archaeological Site Sampling
- Directional Analyses
- Paleo-intensity Analyses
- Magnetic Dating Based on the Direction of Remanence
- Relative Dating
- Chronological Dating
- Magnetic Polarity and Polarity Excursion Dating
- Magnetic Dating Based on the Intensity of Remanence
- Errors
- General Errors
- Errors Specific to Directional Dating
- Errors Specific to Intensity Dating
- Overall Error Assessment
- Specialized Applications
- Murals and Plaster
- Object Reconstruction
- Archaeological Sediments
- Magnetic ``Sourcing ́́
- Summary
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- Artificial Water Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes, with Special Emphasis on Koyna, India
- Definition and Introduction
- Triggered vis-à-vis Induced Earthquakes
- Artificial Water Reservoir-Triggered Earthquakes
- Reservoir-Triggered Seismicity (RTS): Global Distribution
- Important Factors for RTS
- Common Characteristics of RTS Sequences
- Mechanism of Triggered Earthquakes
- Koyna, India
- How Long Triggered Earthquakes Will Continue at Koyna?
- Short-Term Earthquake Forecast at Koyna
- Near-Source Studies at Koyna
- Pilot Borehole Location
- Summary
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- B
- Biogeophysics
- Definition
- Introduction
- Geophysical Detection of Cells and Biofilms
- Geophysical Detection of Metabolic By-Products and Mineral Weathering
- Geophysical Detection of Microbially Mediated Redox Processes
- Geophysical Detection of Microbe-Mineral Transformations
- Summary
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- Body Waves
- Synonyms
- Definition
- Types of Body Waves
- Wave Propagation
- Waves on a Seismogram
- Refraction
- Reflection
- Velocity
- Velocity of P- and S-waves
- P-waves
- S-waves
- Attenuation
- Summary: Results of Regional and Global Studies
- Body-Wave Modeling
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- Borehole Seismic Networks and Arrays
- Synonyms
- Definition
- Introduction
- Early Developments
- Current Instrumentation and Installation
- Noise-Suppression and Signal-Detection Advantages
- Networks Versus Arrays
- Illustrative Examples
- Conclusions
- Cross-References
- Bibliography
- C