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1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations. |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Advances in geophysics ; v. 38 |
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Advances in geophysics ; v. 38.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Summary |
From the Foreword: "This series has provided workers in many fields with invaluable reference material and criticism."--Science Progress "Should be on the bookshelf of every geophysicist."--Physics Today "The entire series should be in the library of every group working in geophysics."--American Scientist. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 38; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Aftershocks and Fault-Zone Properties; 1. Introduction; 2. The Phenomenology of Aftershocks; 3. Temporal Behavior of Aftershocks; 4. Analysis of Data; 5. Physical Factors Controlling the Rate of Decay; 6. Class 3 Aftershocks and Events Triggered at Large Distances; 7. Discussion and Future Research Opportunities; References; Chapter 2. On Fire at Ten; 1. Introduction; 2. Scientific Background; 3. FIRE86; 4. FIRE87; 5. FIRE91; 6. ASTEX; 7. Cloud Parameterizations; 8. FIRE and ISCCP. |
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9. FIRE in the Classroom10. Future Issues; References; Chapter 3. Dissipation of Tidal Energy. Paleotides, and Evolution of the Earth -- Moon System; 1. Introduction; 2. Tidal Energy Budget in the Ocean-Lithosphere-Atmosphere System; 3. The Problem of Tidal Energy Dissipation and the Tidal Energy Cycle in the Ocean-Lithosphere-Atmosphere System; 4. Models of Tidal Evolution of the Earth-Moon System with a Phase-Lagged Ellipsoid Approximation of the Earth; 5. Evolution of the Ocean and Ocean Tides through Geologic Time. |
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6. Models of Earth-Moon Tidal Evolution Taking into Account Changing Resonance Properties of the Ocean7. Conclusions; List of Principal Symbols; References; Index. |
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English. |
| Subject |
Geophysics.
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Seismology.
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Géophysique.
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Sismologie.
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geophysics.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
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Geophysics
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Seismology
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| Added Author |
Saltzman, Barry, 1931-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Advances in geophysics. Volume 38. San Diego : Academic Press, ©1996 0120188384 9780120188383 (OCoLC)34792040 |
| ISBN |
9780080568683 (electronic bk.) |
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0080568688 (electronic bk.) |
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0120188384 (electronic bk.) |
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9780120188383 (electronic bk.) |
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1281727008 |
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9781281727008 |
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9786611727000 |
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6611727000 |
| Standard No. |
CHBIS 010355003 |
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CHVBK 329755064 |
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DEBSZ 405326629 |
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DEBSZ 482452773 |
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UKMGB 017549037 |
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AU@ 000067742495 |
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AU@ 000068482898 |
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