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Volcanoes.
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The little book of earthquakes and volcanoes / Rolf Schick.
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Schick, Rolf.
New York : Copernicus, c2002.
Subjects
Earthquakes.
Volcanoes.
ISBN:
9780387952871 (hc : alk. paper)
038795287X (hc : alk. paper)
9781475788150 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
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xi, 164 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Contents:
How Solid Is the "Solid" Earth? -- The Earth's Temperature -- The Structure of the Earth and the Role of Plate Tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Early Ideas and the Concept of "Tectonic Quakes" -- The Mechanics of Earthquakes -- Analyzing Earthquake Sources -- Earthquakes in the Laboratory -- The Earthquake Focus as a Point Source -- The Epicenter, Origin Time, and Source Depth -- Intensity and Magnitude -- Forces and Displacements -- The Spatial Extent of the Earthquake Source -- Fault Length and Rupture Area -- Slip, Slip Velocity, and Rupture Velocity -- Earthquakes That Should Not Exist -- Deep Earthquakes -- Intraplate Earthquakes -- The Seismotectonics of California -- Three California Earthquakes -- Earthquake Prediction -- Earthquake Hazard and Earthquake-Resistant Buildings -- Tsunamis -- Volcanoes -- Fundamental Questions -- Melting Processes in the Earth's Mantle -- Magma Production at Divergent Plate Boundaries -- Magma Development at Convergent Plate Boundaries -- Igneous Rocks -- Description of Igneous Rocks -- Eruption Mechanisms -- The Explosive Effects of Volcanoes -- The Eruption Products of Volcanoes -- Volcanic Gases -- Ejecta -- Effusive Activity -- Volcanoes in the Cascades of North America -- Volcanic Eruptions and Climate -- Volcanoes That Should Not Exist -- Volcanism in the Solar System -- Our Moon -- Mars -- Venus -- The Moons of Jupiter -- Volcanic Hazard and Monitoring.
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