International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, Part A (International Geophysics)
Contributors: William H.K. Lee (Editor); Hiroo Kanamori (Editor); Paul Jennings (Editor); Carl Kisslinger (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: September 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 933
ISBN-13: 9780124406520
Subjects: Vulcanology & seismology; Technology; Engineering - Civil; Seismology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Geophysics; Earth Sciences - Seismology & Volcanism; Science / Geophysics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earthquake Engineering
First sentence: At present seismology is the study of seismic sources (mostly earthquakes), the waves they produce, and the properties of the media through which these waves travel.