Advances in geophysics. Vol. 49 /

Advances in geophysics. Vol. 49 /

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Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2008.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 277 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Language:English
Series:Advances in geophysics, 0065-2687
Advances in geophysics.
Subject:
Geophysics -- Statistical methods.
Geophysics.
Time-series analysis.
Geophysics.
Geophysics -- Statistical methods.
Time-series analysis.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12377869
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Other authors / contributors:Dmowska, Renata.
ISBN:9780123742315
0123742315
9780080554457
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:A clear exposition of the generation T waves by earthquakes, the stress accumulation model, and seismic ray tracing and wavefront tracking in laterally heterogeneous media.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Chapter 1. The Generation of T Waves by Earthquakes
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Geometrical Optics: Understanding T Waves in a Simple Context
  • Early Observations
  • T Phases as Seismo-Acoustic Conversions
  • The Downslope Conversion Model
  • The 1994 Bolivian T Phases
  • Preferential Conversion Sites; On the Road to Scattering
  • The Paradox of the Abyssal T Phase
  • 3. T Waves in the Mode Formalism
  • 4. Using T Phases to Detect and Locate Seismic Sources
  • 5. Using T Waves to Explore the Seismic Source
  • Background: Source Finiteness for T Waves
  • Amplitude Measurements
  • Duration: Another Measure of Source Size
  • T-Phase Energy Flux: The Parameter j
  • The Amplitude-Duration Criterion D
  • The Case of the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 2. The Stress Accumulation Model: Accelerating Moment Release and Seismic Hazard
  • Preface
  • General Introduction
  • 1. Stress Transfer Theory
  • 1.1. Principles of Static Stress Transfer
  • 1.2. Seismicity Rate Changes
  • 1.3. Triggering of Aftershocks by Mainshocks
  • 1.4. Triggering of "Preshocks" by Loading at Depth: The Stress Accumulation Model
  • 2. Spatial Distribution of Accelerating Moment Release
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Methods
  • 2.3. Data
  • 2.4. Results and Discussion
  • 2.5. Appendix
  • 2.6. Supplemental Information
  • 3. Temporal Distribution of Accelerating Moment Release
  • 3.1. Origin of Accelerating Moment Release from Critical Processes
  • 3.2. Origin of Accelerating Moment Release from Stress Loading
  • 4. Earthquake Forecasts Using Accelerating Moment Release
  • 4.1. Existing Forecasting Methods
  • 4.2. Accelerating Moment Release and the Sumatra-Java Arc Seismic Hazard
  • 4.3. Stability and Reliability of Accelerating Moment Release
  • 4.4. Predictability of Earthquakes Using Accelerating Moment Release
  • General Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Seismic Ray Tracing and Wavefront Tracking in Laterally Heterogeneous Media
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Motivation
  • 1.2. The Eikonal Equation
  • 1.3. The Kinematic Ray Tracing Equations
  • 1.4. Common Model Parameterisations
  • 2. Ray Tracing Schemes
  • 2.1. Shooting Methods
  • 2.2. Bending Methods
  • 3. Grid Based Schemes
  • 3.1. Eikonal Solvers
  • 3.2. Shortest Path Ray Tracing
  • 4. Multi-Arrival Wavefront Tracking
  • 4.1. Ray Based Schemes
  • 4.2. Grid Based Schemes
  • 5. Concluding Remarks
  • Acknowledgements
  • References

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