Plate tectonics and great earthquakes : 50 years of earth-shaking events /

The theory of plate tectonics transformed earth science. The hypothesis that the earth's outermost layers consist of mostly rigid plates that move over an inner surface helped describe the growth of new seafloor, confirm continental drift, and explain why earthquakes and volcanoes occur in some...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sykes, L. R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Sykes, L. R.
Earthquakes > History.
Seismic event location.
Faults (Geology)
Plate tectonics.
Nuclear power plants > Earthquake effects.
Earthquake prediction.
EARTHQUAKES.
Tremblements de terre > Histoire.
Tremblements de terre > Localisation.
Failles (Géologie)
Tectonique des plaques.
Centrales nucléaires > Effets des tremblements de terre sur.
Tremblements de terre > Prévision.
faults.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism
Earthquakes.
Erdbeben
Electronic books.
History.
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