Volcanology and seismology

Geomorphology and Volcanology of Costa Rica is the product of more than 30 years of research explaining the evolution of the quaternary relief of a geomorphologically diverse country.

Local communities have adapted for centuries to challenging surroundings, resulting from unforeseen natural hazards.

Fully updated, this streamlined new textbook is an accessible introduction to thermodynamics for Earth and environmental scientists, emphasising real-world problems.

A comprehensive guide for students and researchers to the physical processes inside volcanoes that control eruption frequency, duration, and size.

Each year the world faces thousands of earthquakes of magnitude 5.

The two volume International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology represents the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior's (IASPEI) ambition to provide a comprehensive overview of our present knowledge of earthquakes and seismology.

A graduate-level 2004 textbook introducing the theory of seismic wave propagation in acoustic, elastic and anisotropic media.

The first work of its kind, Volcanic Reservoirs in Petroleum Exploration summarizes the current research and exploration techniques of volcanic reservoirs as a source of oil and gas.

Planetary Volcanism across the Solar System compares and contrasts the vast array of planetary bodies in the Solar System, including Earth.

The interest in seismic stratigraphic techniques to interpret reflection datasets is well established.

Volcanoes are essential elements in the delicate global balance of elemental forces that govern both the dynamic evolution of the Earth and the nature of Life itself.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Seismische Registrierungen der Stationen Jena und Moxa 1964" verfügbar.

A comprehensive, topical, historical, and geographical summary of deep earthquakes and related phenomena.

The Volcanoes of Mars offers a clear, cohesive summary of Mars volcanology.

This is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes.

Earthquakes represent a major risk to buildings, bridges and other civil infrastructure systems, causing catastrophic loss to modern society.

Earthquake occurrence modeling is a rapidly developing research area.

This book, first published in 1985, arises from the 14th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

Hawaiian Volcanoes, From Source to Surface is the outcome of an AGU Chapman Conference held on the Island of Hawai i in August 2012.

'In summary, Professor Slawinski has written an engaging volume covering an unfamiliar topic in a highly accessible fashion.

The use of pattern recognition has become more and more important in seismic oil exploration.

Those who survive major earthquakes often report the occurrence of mysterious phenomena beforehand - unusual animal and plant behavior, lightning, strange clouds and malfunctioning electrical appliances.

This book, first published in 1992, contains the proceedings of the 22nd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and highlights the quantity and diversity of periglacial geomorphic research being undertaken in Arctic and alpine environments.

An innovative new approach to studying earthquake source mechanisms, combining theory and observation, for graduate students, researchers and seismology professionals.

This volume contains an extensive presentation of the theory, phenomenology and interpretation of seismic waves produced by natural and artificial sources.

'I can wholeheartedly recommend this book students, researchers, college and university science professors, and readers of The Leading Edge.

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term "e;natural disaster"e; can be.

This is a cross-discipline guide to how volcanism has affected our planet''s environment.

VESUVIUS 2000 is an interdisciplinary project aimed at producing a safe and prosperous habitat for the people living around Vesuvius.

This volume presents a unique compendium of papers assessing the effects of volcanism on lakes, as recorded by the volcaniclastic sediments deposited within them.

Volcanoes are unquestionably one of the most spectacular and awe-inspiring features of the physical world.

The consequences of a large dam failing can be disastrous.

Methods in Computational Physics, Volume 12: Seismology: Body Waves and Sources is a six-chapter text that covers the numerical solution of some major problems on seismic body wave propagation and generation in the Earth.

Earth s fractured geology is visible in its fault lines.

Taking a transdisciplinary approach to seismology, this unique book reviews the most recent developments in planetary seismology, helioseismology, and asteroseismology.

Originally published in 1984 Natural Disasters shows how misleading the term "e;natural disaster"e; can be.

This book, first published in 1989, the proceedings of the 19th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, is the first set of essays focused on the history of the subject.

A comprehensive overview of seismic ambient noise, covering observations, physical origins, modelling, processing methods and applications in imaging and monitoring.

This book, first published in 1980, is a timely and comprehensive appraisal of thresholds in geomorphology.

Reservoir characterization as a discipline grew out of the recognition that more oil and gas could be extracted from reservoirs if the geology of the reservoir was understood.

A graduate-level textbook which takes a pedagogical and mathematical approach to seismology.

'I can wholeheartedly recommend this book students, researchers, college and university science professors, and readers of The Leading Edge.

A comprehensive summary of the fundamental mathematical principles behind key topics in geophysics and geodesy.

Seismic Exploration of Hydrocarbons in Heterogeneous Reservoirs: New Theories, Methods and Applications is based on the field research conducted over the past decade by an authoring team of five of the world's leading geoscientists.

Seismic Data Analysis Techniques in Hydrocarbon Exploration explains the fundamental concepts and skills used to acquire seismic data in the oil industry and the step-by-step techniques necessary to extract the sections that trap hydrocarbons as well as seismic data interpretation skills.

The Volcanoes of Mars offers a clear, cohesive summary of Mars volcanology.

Concise textbook on seismic wave theory, with detailed derivations of formulas, clear explanations of topics, exercises, and selected answers.

Earthquake and Volcano Deformation is the first textbook to present the mechanical models of earthquake and volcanic processes, emphasizing earth-surface deformations that can be compared with observations from Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, Interferometric Radar (InSAR), and borehole strain- and tiltmeters.

Describes the use of inverse scattering theory in seismic imaging for seismic processing practitioners and theoretical geophysicists.