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Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans
Alan Douglas
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Description for Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans
hardcover. Springing from 50 years' experience in forensic seismology research, this book charts the development of seismic data analysis. Num Pages: 555 pages, 282 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 35 tables 37 exercises. BIC Classification: JWMN; RBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 254 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1130.
With the signing in 1996 of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, interest has grown in forensic seismology: the application of seismology to nuclear test ban verification. This book, based on over 50 years of experience in forensic seismology research, charts the development of methods of seismic data analysis. Topics covered include: the estimation of seismic magnitudes, travel-time tables and epicentres; seismic signal processing; and the use of seismometer arrays. Fully illustrated with seismograms from explosions and earthquakes, the book demonstrates methods and problems of visual analysis. Each chapter provides exercises to help the reader familiarise themselves with practical issues ... Read more
With the signing in 1996 of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, interest has grown in forensic seismology: the application of seismology to nuclear test ban verification. This book, based on over 50 years of experience in forensic seismology research, charts the development of methods of seismic data analysis. Topics covered include: the estimation of seismic magnitudes, travel-time tables and epicentres; seismic signal processing; and the use of seismometer arrays. Fully illustrated with seismograms from explosions and earthquakes, the book demonstrates methods and problems of visual analysis. Each chapter provides exercises to help the reader familiarise themselves with practical issues ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
555
Condition
New
Number of Pages
555
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107033948
SKU
V9781107033948
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About Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas worked for over 35 years as a seismologist at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. From 1982 to 2001 he was the Head of the AWE Seismology Group and he continues to act as a consultant to the AWE. For many years he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading and is currently a Visiting Professor at ... Read more
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