Earthquakes and coseismic surface faulting on the Iranian Plateau : a historical, social and physical approach /
Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau is a comprehensive and well-illustrated multi-disciplinary research work that analyzes the human and physical aspects of the active faults and large-magnitude earthquakes since ancient times on the Iranian Plateau. The long-term histo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford [England] ; Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Elsevier,
2014.
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Developments in earth surface processes ;
Volume 17. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau is a comprehensive and well-illustrated multi-disciplinary research work that analyzes the human and physical aspects of the active faults and large-magnitude earthquakes since ancient times on the Iranian Plateau. The long-term historical, archaeological, and sociological record of earthquakes discussed here gives insight into earthquake magnitudes, recurrences, fault segmentation, clustering, and patterns of coseismic ruptures from prehistoric times to the present. The first part of the book examines oral traditions. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (777 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780444632975 0444632972 |
ISSN: | 0928-2025 ; 0928-2025 |