Earthshaking Science : : What We Know (and Don't Know) about Earthquakes /

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Hough, Susan Elizabeth,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
©2002
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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