Introduction to seismology /

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Author / Creator:Shearer, Peter M., 1956-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description:xii, 260 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4391387
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ISBN:0521660238 (hbk.)
0521669537 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgement
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Stress and strain
  • 3. The seismic wave equation
  • 4. Ray theory: travel times
  • 5. Inversion of travel time data
  • 6. Ray theory: amplitude and phase
  • 7. Reflection seismology
  • 8. Surface waves
  • 9. Source theory
  • 10. Earthquake prediction
  • 11. Miscellanea
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index