Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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TextSeries: Facts on File science libraryPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2007.Edition: 3rd ed. / Alexander E. Gates and David RitchieDescription: xvi, 346 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN: - 0816063028 (acidfree paper)
- 9780816063024 (acidfree paper)
- 0816071209
- 9780816071203
- Earthquakes and volcanoes
- 551.203 23 GAT
- QE521 .R58 2007
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| 551 SAB Global dynamics of the earth : | 551.1 ISM Data-driven numerical modelling in geodynamics : | 551.10721 MAG The magnetotelluric method : | 551.203 GAT Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes. | 551.22 LAY Modern global seismology / | 551.22 LAY Modern global seismology / | 551.22 LAY Modern global seismology / |
Ritchie's name appears first on the previous ed.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-315) and index.
Preface: Essay on plate tectonics -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Appendix A: Chronology of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions -- Appendix B: Eyewitness accounts of major eruptions and quakes -- Appendix C: Further reading and web sites --Appendix D: Deadliest earthquakes -- Appendix E: Deadliest volcanoes -- Appendix F: Highest magnitude earthquakes -- Appendix G: Frequency of occurrence of earthquakes -- Appendix H: Magnitude v. ground motion and energy.
Provides information on earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in various regions of the world, major quakes and eruptions throughout history, and geologic and scientific terms.
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