Q of the Earth
Subtitle: Global, Regional, and Laboratory Studies (Pageoph Topical Volumes)
Contributors: Barbara Romanowicz (Editor); Brian J. Mitchell (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: January 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9783764360498
Subjects: Vulcanology & seismology; Seismology; Geology, Structural; Structural Geology; Technology; Nature; Seismic waves; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Earthquakes & Volcanoes; Science / Geology; Earth; Engineering - General; Crust
First sentence: In terms of its possible contribution to our understanding of the earth, few areas of seismological study have posed as many difficulties as that of seismic wave attenuation, or Q.