Paleoseismology /

This is the first book 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 ten chapters included in this text span the entire range...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: McCalpin, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1996.
Series:International geophysics series ; v. 62.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first book 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 ten 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. Includes comprehensive review of 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 Contains more than 170 line drawings and 50 photographs of paleoseismic phenomena.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 588 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-552) and index.
ISBN:9780124818255
0124818250