The
Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
by Christopher H. Scholz
(Paperback -- May 2002)
Earthshaking
Science : What We Know, and Don't Know, About Earthquakes
by Susan Elizabeth Hough
Book Description:
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.
(Hardcover -- May 2002)
Disaster! The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
by Dan Kurzman
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Francisco Earthquake
A
Land in Motion: California's San Andreas Fault
by Michael Collier, Lawrence Ormsby (Illustrator)
Paperback: 128 pages
University of California Press; ISBN: 0520218973; (September
1999)
Quantitative
Seismology : Theory and Methods
by Keiiti Aki, Paul Richards
(Hardcover -- July 2002)
Modern
Global Seismology (International Geophysics Series, Vol 58)
by Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace (Editor)
(Hardcover -- April 1995)
Fractal
and Chaotic Properties of Earthquakes (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences,
77)
by Christian Goltz
(Paperback -- January 1999)
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The
Geology of Earthquakes
by Robert S. Yeats, et al
(Hardcover -- January 1997)
Volcanic
Hazards: A Sourcebook on the Effects of Eruptions
by R. J. Blong
(Hardcover - September 1997)
The
Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
by Christopher H. Scholz
(Paperback - May 2002)
Wave
Fields in Real Media
by Jose M. Carcione
(Hardcover - October 2001)
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Fractal
and Chaotic Properties of Earthquakes (Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences,
77)
by Christian Goltz
(Paperback - January 1999)
Special Order
Modern
Global Seismology (International Geophysics Series, Vol 58)
by Thorne Lay, Terry C. Wallace (Editor)
(Hardcover - April 1995)
Earthquakes
and Volcanoes (Reader's Digest Pathfinders)
by Lin Sutherland
(Hardcover - May 2000)
The
Earthquake That Never Went Away (Gutenberg-Richter Earthquake Series, No
2)
by David Stewart
(Paperback)
The
Seismicity of Central America
by N. N. Ambraseys, et al
(Hardcover)
Volcanoes
(Dk Pockets)
by John Farndon
(Paperback - September 1998)
Volcanoes:
A Planetary Perspective
by Peter Francis
(Paperback - July 1993)
Volcanology
and Geothermal Energy (Los Alamos Series in Basic and Applied Sciences,
No 12)
by Kenneth Wohletz, Grant Heiken
(Hardcover - April 1992)
1001
Questions Answered About Earthquakes, Avalanches, Floods, and Other Natural
Disasters
by Barbara Tufty
(Paperback - August 1978)
Furious
Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
by Ellen Prager (Editor)
Hardcover: 235 pages
McGraw Hill Text; ISBN: 0071351612; (November 22, 1999)
On
Shaky Ground : The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812 (Missouri Heritage
Readers)
by Norma Hayes Bagnall, Rebecca B. Schroeder (Editor)
Paperback: 114 pages
University of Missouri Press; ISBN: 0826210546; (April
1996)
Computer
Simulation of Earthquake Effects : Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver
2000 (Geotechnical Special Publication, No. 110)
by Kandiah Arulanandan (Editor), et al
(Paperback - June 2000)
California
Earthquakes : Science, Risk & the Politics of Hazard Mitigation
by Carl-Henry Geschwind
(Hardcover - June 2001)
Earthquake
and Disaster Preparedness
by Eleanor Malin
(Paperback)
The
Oregon Earthquake Handbook : An Easy-To-Understand Information and Survival
Guide
by Vern Cope
(Paperback - February 1993)
Washington
Earthquake Handbook
by Vern Cope
(Paperback - February 1994)
Earthquakes
(Earthquakes, 4th Ed)
by Bruce A. Bolt
(Paperback - June 1999)
Crustal
Stress Studies Using Micro-Earthquakes and Boreholes (Comprehensive Summaries
of Uppsala Dissertations, 517)
by Bjorn Lund
(Paperback - November 1999)
Special Order
Living
With Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest
by Robert S. Yeats
(Paperback - September 1998)
Agents
of Chaos: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Other Natural Disasters
by Stephen L. Harris
Denial of Disaster: The Untold Story and Photographs of the San Francisco
Earthquake and Fire or 1906
by Gladys Hansen
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Francisco Earthquake
The
Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Their Impact on Humankind
by Kerry E. Sieh
Earthquake
(Disaster)
by Cynthia Pratt Nicolson
Earthquake
Hazard Analysis: Issues and Insights
by Leon Reiter
Earthquake
Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction
by Sergiei Balassanian
Earthquake
Processes: Physical Modelling, Numerical Simulation, and Data Analysis
by Mitsuhiro Matsu'Ura
Earthquake
Protection
by Andrew Coburn
Earthquake
Thermodynamics & Phase Transformation in the Earth's Interior
by R. Teisseyre
Earthquakes
(Jump into Science)
by Ellen J. Prager
Earthquakes
by Bruce A. Bolt
Earthquakes
by Seymour Simon
Earthquakes
and Geological Discovery
by Bruce A. Bolt
Encyclopedia
of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
(Hardcover)
by David Ritchie
Encyclopedia
of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
(Paperback)
by David Ritchie
Furious
Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
by Ellen Prager
The
Geology of Earthquakes
by Robert S. Yeats
Integration
of Earth Science Research on the Turkish and Greek 1999 Earthquakes
by Naci Gorur
International
Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology
by William H. K. Lee
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