Quantitative Seismology - Softcover

Keiiti Aki; Paul G. Richards

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891389637 ISBN 13: 9781891389634

Publisher: University Science Books, 2009

Synopsis

This new edition of the classic text by Aki and Richards has at last been updated throughout to systematically explain key concepts in seismology. Now in one volume, the book provides a unified treatment of seismological methods that will be of use to advanced students, seismologists, and scientists and engineers working in all areas of seismology. For the first time, this test is available in paperback.

About this title

About the Author:

Until his death in 2005, Keiiti Aki resided on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. His distinguished career included faculty appointments for many years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Southern California. Paul Richards has taught and conducted research for many years at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where his work has turned to methods of monitoring earthquakes and underground nuclear explosions. His current research is focused on improving the accuracy with which earthquakes and explosions are routinely located around the world.

Review:

"An excellent study and reference book for seismologists well-grounded in the methods of mathematical physics. This updated version of Aki and Richard's classical geophysical text deserves a place in every serious geophysicist's library." ----The Leading Edge

"The continued popularity of this text is testament to the meticulous detail with which important mathematical formulas are derived; there simply is nothing of any importance that is glossed over or omitted." ----Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2005 (162)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Science Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1891389637
• ISBN 13: 9781891389634
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 700