| The Seismic Wavefield: Volume 2, Interpretation of Seismograms on Regional and Global Scales Contributor(s): Kennett, Brian (Author), Kennett, B. L. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521006651 ISBN-13: 9780521006651 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $95.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Medical - Nature | Earthquakes & Volcanoes |
| Dewey: 551.220 |
| LCCN: 2002265257 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 7" W x 10" (2.07 lbs) 548 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The two volumes of The Seismic Wavefield are a comprehensive guide to the understanding of seismograms in terms of physical propagation processes within the Earth. The focus is on the observation of earthquakes and man-made sources on all scales, for both body waves and surface waves. Volume I provides a general introduction and a development of the theoretical background for seismic waves. Volume II looks at the way in which observed seismograms relate to the propagation processes. Volume II also discusses local and regional seismic events, global wave propagation, and the three-dimensional Earth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kennett, B. L. N.: - Brian Kennett is a Professor in the Seismology Group at the Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, and Deputy Director of the Australian National Seismic Imaging Resource Research Facility. Professor Kennett's research interests involve the development of interpretational techniques for seismic records, with the object of extracting detailed information about the nature of the seismic velocity distribution within the Earth, and the character of seismic sources. He is currently President of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI)}, and was Vice-President from 1991-1999. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the Australian Academy of Sciences, and an Associate of the Royal Astronomical Society. Professor Kennett was an Editor of Geophysical Journal International from 1979-1999, and since 1985 has been an Associate Editor of Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. He is the author of Seismic Waves in Stratified Media (1983; Cambridge University Press), compiler of the IASPEI 1991 Seismological Tables, and over 160 research papers. |