Perspectives in Modern Seismology

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Friedemann Wenzel
Springer Science & Business Media, 18 feb 2005 - 226 pagina's
 

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An Earthquake Early Warning System for the Romanian Capital
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2 Examples and Design Principles
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3 Design of an EWS for Bucharest
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4 CostBenefit Analysis
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5 A New Paradigm for Early Warning Systems
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6 Conclusions
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A Combined GeophysicalEngineering Approach for the Seismic Safety of LongSpan Bridges
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2 Assessment of Site Effects
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5 Conclusions
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Imaging of Orebodies with Vertical Seismic Profiling Data
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1 Introduction
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2 Description of the Problem
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21 Scattering of the Elastic Wavefield
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22 Spatial Ambiguity
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3 Using Polarisation Information
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4 A Synthetic Data Example
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22 Data Analysis
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24 Ground Motion Scenarios
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3 Vulnerability Assessment of Bridges
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32 Resonance Frequencies
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33 Dynamic Simulations
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4 Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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FiniteDifference Simulations of the 1927 Jericho Earthquake
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2 Earthquake Scenarios
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3 Elastic and Computational Modeling Parameters
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4 Discussion
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42 Spectral Accelerations
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5 Summary
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Acknowledgements
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Nonlinear Seismology The Seismology of the XXI Century
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1 Introduction
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3 Constitutive and Dynamic Equations Approximate Solutions of Wave Equations
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31 Approximate Solutions of Wave Equations
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32 Nonlinear SH Plane Waves Incident to a SolidSolid Interface
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4 Quantitative Evaluation of Nonlinearity
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41 The Definition of the Spectral Amplification Factor SAP
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42 Spectral Amplification Factors for Recent Strong Vrancea Earthquakes
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5 Discussion
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6 Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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Imaging and Geodynamic Aspects
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1 Introduction
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2 Mantle Plumes
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3 Observations
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4 Eifel Plume
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42 Excess Temperature and Buoyancy Flow
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43 Comparison with Massif Central and Hawaii
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5 Consequences and Discussion
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52 Scales of Plumes
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6 Future Perspectives
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Acknowledgements
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Structure of the Upper Mantle Beneath Northern Eurasia Derived from Russian DeepSeismic PNE Profiles
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PNE Deep Seismic Sounding in Russia
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2 The Upper Mantle Discontinuities at 660 and 520 km Depth
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3 HighFrequency Scattering in the Uppermost Mantle
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Acknowledgements
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References
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A Challenge in Reflection Seismology
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2 Theory
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3 The TrueAmplitude Weight Function
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4 Example
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5 A Real Data Example
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6 Conclusions
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Acknowledgement
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The Dead Sea Fault and Its Effect on Civilization
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1 Introduction
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3 Evolution of Physiography
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4 Ancient Hominids Out of Africa
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5 Seismicity Along the Dead Sea Fault
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51 Paleoseismic Record
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52 Historical and Archeological Earthquake Record
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53 Instrumental Record
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Jericho
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6 Discussion
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Acknowledgements
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Velocity Field of the AegeanAnatolian Region from 3D Finite Element Models
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1 Introduction
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2 Tectonic Development of the Eastern Mediterranean
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3 Geophysical Geological and Geodetic Observations
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4 Model Geometry
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6 Model Rheology and Material Properties
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7 Model Results
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71 Model 1 with Linear Newton Viscosity
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72 Model 2 and 3 with Nonlinear Viscosity
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8 Discussion and Conclusions
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Acknowledgments
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Monitoring of Slab Detachment in the Carpathians
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1 Introduction
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2 Tectonic Overview
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3 Geophysical Data
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4 Seismicity
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5 Geodynamic Model
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6 Kinematic Gravity Modelling
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7 Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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Implications for Seismicity
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Vrancea Seismicity and Geodynamics
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2 Shear Stress Evolution Induced by the Descending Vrancea Slab A Corner Flow Model
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3 Past Present and Future of the Vrancea Slab Inferred from Numerical Models
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31 Model Description
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32 Evolution of the Descending Slab from the Late Miocene to the Present
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33 Evolution of the Descending Slab After Slab BreakOff
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4 Discussion and Conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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References
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List of Reviewers
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660 km discontinuity Aegean amplitudes Anatolian anomaly Arabian plate Ben-Avraham boundary bridge Bucharest Carpathians coefficient crustal Dead Sea basin Dead Sea Fault Dead Sea Rift Dead Sea Transform deformation density descending slab distance Earth Planet effects Eifel Eifel plume elastic epicenter Eurasia evolution excess temperature Fuchs geodynamic Geological Geophys Geophysical gravity ground motion hypocentres intermediate-depth Jericho Karlsruhe km depth km/s layer lithosphere lower crust magnitude mantle plumes Massif Central maximum Mg/s migration Miocene nonlinear observed orebody P-wave parameters phase plate polarisation propagation recorded resonance frequency Romania rupture scattering scenario SE-Carpathians seismic seismic tomography Seismological shear stress slab detachment slab pull small-scale plumes soil spectral accelerations spectral amplification factors strike-slip strong earthquakes structure subduction zone surface tectonic Tectonophysics teleseismic tion tomography transition zone upper mantle values velocity vertical viscosity volcanism Vrancea Vrancea earthquakes Vrancea region wave wavefield Wenzel

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelPerspectives in Modern Seismology
Volume 105 van Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences
RedacteurFriedemann Wenzel
Editiegeïllustreerd
UitgeverSpringer Science & Business Media, 2005
ISBN3540237127, 9783540237129
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