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Advances in geophysics. Volume 9 /
ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS VOLUME 9.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1962.
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| Colección: | Advances in geophysics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 9; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1. The Focal Mechanism of Earthquakes; 1. Introduction; 2. The Direction of Faulting Inferred from the First Motion of P; 3. Representation of Foci by Mathematical Models; 4. The Use of S Waves in Focal Mechanism Studies; 5. Other Recent Developments; 6. Significance of Results; 7. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Properties and Processes at the Earth's Surface in Relation to the General Circulation of the Atmosphere; 1. Introduction.
- 2. The General Circulation as a Budgetary Exercise3. Momentum Budget and Exchange; 5. Patterns of Surface Transfer; 6. Utilization of Patterns of Flux; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 4. Effects of Trapped Particles on the Geomagnetic Field; 1. Introduction; 2. Trapped Particle Motion in a Dipole Field; 3. Calculation of Magnetic Field Perturbations; 4. Comparison with Experimental Results; 5. Decay of a Ring Current; Appendix I. Diamagnetic Toroid; Appendix II. Self-consistent Field; Appendix III. Mathematical Appendix; Appendix IV. Liouville's Theorem and the Geomagnetic Field.
- AcknowledgmentsList of Symbols; References; Chapter 5. Celestial Geodesy; 1. Introduction; 2. Orbit Analysis; 3. Geometrical Considerations and Error Analysis; 4. Rocket and Artificial Satellite Techniques; 5. Lunar Techniques; 6. Combination of Celestial and Terrestrial Geodesy; 7. Geophysical Implications; Acknowledgments; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 6. The Problem of the Mantle-Crust Mix: Lateral lnhomogeneity in the Uppermost Part of the Earth's Mantle; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions; 3. Velocity Considerations; 4. Statement of the Problem; 5. Summary of Data.
- 6. Mid-oceanic Ridge System7. Island Arcs; 8. Continents; 9. A Suggested Model for the Active Tectonic Belts; 10. Evidence for Convection Currents; 11. Example of Model; 12. Other Implications of the Model; 13. Problems Concerning the Mohorovicic Discontinuity; 14. Abrupt or Gradational Boundary; 15. Depth of Isostatic Compensation; 16. Area of Mantle-Crust Mix; 17. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Author Index; Subject Index.