Earthshaking Science : : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes / / Susan Elizabeth Hough.
This 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 communicating this complex science to the public, s...
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Hough, Susan Elizabeth, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Earthshaking Science : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes / Susan Elizabeth Hough. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018] ©2002 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Plate Tectonics Revolution -- Two. Sizing Up Earthquakes -- Three. Earthquake Interactions -- Four. Ground Motions -- Five. The Holy Grail of Earthquake Prediction -- Six. Mapping Seismic Hazard -- Seven. A Journey Back in Time -- Eight. Bringing the Science Home -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This 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 communicating this complex science to the public, separates fact from fiction. She fills in many of the blanks that remained after plate tectonics theory, in the 1960s, first gave us a rough idea of just what earthquakes are about. How do earthquakes start? How do they stop? Do earthquakes occur at regular intervals on faults? If not, why not? Are earthquakes predictable? How hard will the ground shake following an earthquake of a given magnitude? How does one quantify future seismic hazard? As Hough recounts in brisk, jargon-free prose, improvements in earthquake recording capability in the 1960s and 1970s set the stage for a period of rapid development in earthquake science. Although some formidable enigmas have remained, much has been learned on critical issues such as earthquake prediction, seismic hazard assessment, and ground motion prediction. This book addresses those issues. Because earthquake science is so new, it has rarely been presented outside of technical journals that are all but opaque to nonspecialists. Earthshaking Science changes all this. It tackles the issues at the forefront of modern seismology in a way most readers can understand. In it, an expert conveys not only the facts, but the passion and excitement associated with research at the frontiers of this fascinating field. Hough proves, beyond a doubt, that this passion and excitement is more accessible than one might think. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Earthquakes. SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502 print 9780691050102 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691186870?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780691186870 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780691186870.jpg |
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