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979585
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b733955
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Advances in geophysics.\ edited by Renata Dmowska, Barry Saltzman.
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| Publication Statement
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San Diego ;London :: Academic Press,, ©1996.
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| Series Statement
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Advances in geophysics ;; v. 38
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1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) :: illustrations.
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0080568688
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: 0120188384
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: 1281727008
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: 6611727000
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: 9780080568683
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: 9780120188383
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: 9781281727008
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: 9786611727000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Advances in Geophysics, Volume 38; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1. Aftershocks and Fault-Zone Properties; 1. Introduction; 2. The Phenomenology of Aftershocks; 3. Temporal Behavior of Aftershocks; 4. Analysis of Data; 5. Physical Factors Controlling the Rate of Decay; 6. Class 3 Aftershocks and Events Triggered at Large Distances; 7. Discussion and Future Research Opportunities; References; Chapter 2. On Fire at Ten; 1. Introduction; 2. Scientific Background; 3. FIRE86; 4. FIRE87; 5. FIRE91; 6. ASTEX; 7. Cloud Parameterizations; 8. FIRE and ISCCP.
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6. Models of Earth-Moon Tidal Evolution Taking into Account Changing Resonance Properties of the Ocean7. Conclusions; List of Principal Symbols; References; Index.
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9. FIRE in the Classroom10. Future Issues; References; Chapter 3. Dissipation of Tidal Energy. Paleotides, and Evolution of the Earth -- Moon System; 1. Introduction; 2. Tidal Energy Budget in the Ocean-Lithosphere-Atmosphere System; 3. The Problem of Tidal Energy Dissipation and the Tidal Energy Cycle in the Ocean-Lithosphere-Atmosphere System; 4. Models of Tidal Evolution of the Earth-Moon System with a Phase-Lagged Ellipsoid Approximation of the Earth; 5. Evolution of the Ocean and Ocean Tides through Geologic Time.
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From the Foreword: "This series has provided workers in many fields with invaluable reference material and criticism."--Science Progress "Should be on the bookshelf of every geophysicist."--Physics Today "The entire series should be in the library of every group working in geophysics."--American Scientist.
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Geophysics.
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Seismology.
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Geophysics.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geography.
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SCIENCE-- Earth Sciences-- Geology.
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Seismology.
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| Dewey Classification
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551
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QC801.A28338 1996eb
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| Added Entry
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Saltzman, Barry,1931-
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