International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology

William H.K. Lee, Hiroo Kanamori, Paul C. Jennings and Carl Kisslinger (Eds.)9780124406520, 0-12-440652-1

Modern scientific investigations of earthquakes began in the 1880s, and the International Association of Seismology was organized in 1901 to promote collaboration of scientists and engineers in studying earthquakes. The International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology, under the auspices of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior (IASPEI), was prepared by leading experts under a distinguished international advisory board and team of editors.The content is organized into 56 chapters and includes over 430 figures, 24 of which are in color. This reference is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing historical and scientific information about earth motion, a global earthquake database, and an extensive database of seismicity.This large-format, comprehensive reference summarizes well-established facts, reviews relevant theories, surveys useful methods and techniques, and documents and archives basic seismic data. It will be the authoritative reference for scientists and engineers and a quick and handy reference for seismologists.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Editorial Board
Page v

Contributors
Pages xi-xv

Foreword
Pages xvii-xviii
Hans Berckhemer

Preface
Pages xix-xx
William H.K. Lee, Hiroo Kanamori, Paul C. Jennings, Carl Kisslinger

1 History of seismology Original Research Article
Pages 3-11
Duncan Carr Agnew

2 Historical view of earthquake engineering Original Research Article
Pages 13-18
G.W. Housner

3 The Jesuit contribution to seismology Original Research Article
Pages 19-27
Agustín Udías, William Stauder

4 International seismology Original Research Article
Pages 29-37
R.D. Adams

5 Synthesis of earthquake science information and its public transfer: A history of the Southern California earthquake center Original Research Article
Pages 39-49
Keiiti Aki

6 Continental drift, sea-floor spreading, and plate/plume tectonics Original Research Article
Pages 51-67
Seiya Uyeda

7 Earthquake mechanisms and plate tectonics Original Research Article
Pages 69-78
Seth Stein, Eryn Klosko

8 Theoretical seismology: An introduction Original Research Article
Pages 81-102
Agustín Udías

9 Seismic ray theory and finite frequency extensions Original Research Article
Pages 103-123
Chris H. Chapman

10 Normal modes of the earth and planets Original Research Article
Pages 125-147,I
Philippe Lognonné, Eric Clévédé

11 Inversion of surface waves: A review Review Article
Pages 149-173
Barbara Romanowicz

12 Earthquake dynamics Original Research Article
Pages 175-194,II-III
Raúl Madariaga, Kim Bak Olsen

13 Scattering and attenuation of seismic waves in the lithosphere Original Research Article
Pages 195-208
Haruo Sato, Mike Fehler, Ru-Shan Wu

14 Earthquakes as a complex system Original Research Article
Pages 209-227,IV
Donald L. Turcotte, Bruce D. Malamud

15 Physics of earthquakes Original Research Article
Pages 229-235
Roman Teisseyre, Eugeniusz Majewski

16 Probabilistic approach to inverse problems Original Research Article
Pages 237-265
Klaus Mosegaard, Albert Tarantola

17 Challenges in observational seismology Original Research Article
Pages 269-281
W.H.K. Lee

18 Seismometry Original Research Article
Pages 283-304
Erhard Wielandt

19 Seismic noise on land and on the sea floor Original Research Article
Pages 305-318
Spahr C. Webb

20 US contribution to digital global seismograph networks Original Research Article
Pages 319-332
Charles R. Hutt, Harold F. Bolton, L. Gary Holcomb

21 The structure and interpretation of seismograms Original Research Article
Pages 333-348
Ota Kulhánek

22 Analysis of digital earthquake signals Original Research Article
Pages 349-355
Frank Scherbaum

23 Seismometer arrays—Their use in earthquake and test ban seismology Original Research Article
Pages 357-367
A. Douglas

24 Seismological methods of monitoring compliance with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty Original Research Article
Pages 369-382
Paul G. Richards

25 Volcano seismology and monitoring for eruptions Original Research Article
Pages 383-406,V
Stephen R. McNutt

26 Three-dimensional crustal P-wave imaging of Mauna Loa and Kilauea Volcanoes, Hawaii Original Research Article
Pages 407-420,VI-VII
H.M. Benz, P. Okubo, A. Villaseñor

27 Marine seismology Original Research Article
Pages 421-436,VIII
Kiyoshi Suyehiro, Kimihiro Mochizuki

28 Tsunamis Original Research Article
Pages 437-451
Kenji Satake

29 Geology of the crustal earthquake source Original Research Article
Pages 455-473
Richard H. Sibson

30 Paleoseismology Original Research Article
Pages 475-489
Lisa B. Grant

31 Using earthquakes for continental tectonic geology Original Research Article
Pages 491-503,IX-X
James A. Jackson

32 Rock failure and earthquakes Original Research Article
Pages 505-537
David A. Lockner, Nicholas M. Beeler

33 State of stress within the earth Original Research Article
Pages 539-557
Larry J. Ruff

34 State of stress in the Earth’s lithosphere Original Research Article
Pages 559-568,XI-XII
Mark D. Zoback, Mary Lou Zoback

35 Strength and energetics of active fault zones Original Research Article
Pages 569-588,XIII
James N. Brune, Wayne Thatcher

36 Implications of crustal strain during conventional, slow, and silent earthquakes Original Research Article
Pages 589-605
M.J.S. Johnston, A.T. Linde

37 Estimating earthquake source parameters from geodetic measurements Original Research Article
Pages 607-620,XIV
Kurt L. Feigl

38 Electromagnetic fields generated by earthquakes Original Research Article
Pages 621-635
M.J.S. Johnston

39 Earthquake-related hydrologic and geochemical changes Original Research Article
Pages 637-645
Chi-Yu King, George Igarashi

40 Case histories of induced and triggered seismicity Original Research Article
Pages 647-661
A. McGarr, David Simpson, L. Seeber

41 Global seismicity: 1900–1999 Original Research Article
Pages 665-690,XV-XVI
E.R. Engdahl, A. Villaseñor

42 A list of deadly earthquakes in the world: 1500–2000 Original Research Article
Pages 691-717,XVII
Tokuji Utsu

43 Statistical features of seismicity Original Research Article
Pages 719-732
Tokuji Utsu

44 Relationships between magnitude scales Original Research Article
Pages 733-746
Tokuji Utsu

45 Historical seismicity and tectonics: The case of the eastern mediterranean and the Middle East Original Research Article
Pages 747-763
N.N. Ambraseys, J.A. Jackson, C.P. Melville

46 Earthquakes and archaeology Original Research Article
Pages 765-774
Amos Nur

47 Historical seismology: the long memory of the inhabited world Original Research Article
Pages 775-790,XVIII
Emanuela Guidoboni

48.1 Introduction Original Research Article
Page 791
W.H.K. Lee

48.2 California earthquakes of M ≤ 5.5: Their history and the areas damaged Original Research Article
Pages 793-796
Tousson Toppozada, David Branum

48.3 The historical earthquakes of India Original Research Article
Pages 797-798,XIX
S.P. Satyabala

48.4 Historical earthquakes in Japan Original Research Article
Pages 799-802
Tatsuo Usami

48.5 Historical earthquakes of the British Isles Original Research Article
Pages 803-806
R.M.W. Musson

49 Macroseismology Original Research Article
Pages 807-822
R.M.W. Musson, I. Cecić

50 USGS earthquake moment tensor catalog Original Research Article
Pages 823-825
Stuart A. Sipkin

51 The Earth’s interior Original Research Article
Pages 829-860,XX
Thorne Lay

52 Probing the Earth’s interior with seismic tomography Original Research Article
Pages 861-874,XXI-XXII
Andrew Curtis, Roel Snieder

53 Seismic anisotropy Original Research Article
Pages 875-885,XXIII
Michel Cara

54 Seismic velocity structure of the continental lithosphere from controlled source data Original Research Article
Pages 887-910
Walter D. Mooney, Claus Prodehl, Nina I. Pavlenkova

55 Seismic structure of the oceanic crust and passive continental margins Original Research Article
Pages 911-924
T.A. Minshull

56 The Earth’s core Original Research Article
Pages 925-933
Xiaodong Song

Index for part A
Pages Xi-Xxiii