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LEADER: 02455cam a22002894a 4500
001 2002023144
003 DLC
005 20080308090532.0
008 020220s2002 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2002023144
020 $a038795287X (hc : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
041 1 $aeng$hger
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQE521$b.S35 2002
082 00 $a551.22$221
100 1 $aSchick, Rolf.
240 10 $aErdbeben und Vulkane.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe little book of earthquakes and volcanoes /$cRolf Schick.
260 $aNew York :$bCopernicus,$cc2002.
300 $axi, 164 p. :$bill. ;$c19 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: chapter 1 How Solid Is the "Solid" Earth? -- The Earth's Temperature -- The Structure of the Earth -- and the Role of Plate Tectonics -- chapter 2 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 -- chapter 3 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 --Further Reading and Information -- Index.
650 0 $aEarthquakes.
650 0 $aVolcanoes.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy032/2002023144.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0816/2002023144-d.html