Encyclopedia Of Earthquakes And Volcanoes

Encyclopedia Of Earthquakes And Volcanoes
Alexander E. Gates, Ph.D David Ritchie "Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Published by Facts on File | Publication date : October 2006 | ISBN : 0816063028 | File

type: PDF | 365 pages | English | 11.8 mb

The Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes explains the specific terms and concepts

associated with the sciences of catastrophe-seismology and volcanology-and covers the

places in the world where these destructive phenomena have occurred.
Entries include terms and concepts such as: caldera, stratovolcano, S-waves,

liquefaction, harmonic tremors, and much more.

The revised edition contains:
* Updated geographic locations and damage estimates for certain areas
* Enhanced content on the geologic processes, with clear and up-to-date diagrams to

articulate these processes
* New definitions of geologic terms
* An updated chronology of important earthquakes and eruptions.