Seismic Events in Glaciers
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2016
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1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-50965-4 (ISBN)
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-662-50965-4 (ISBN)
This book presents seismic events in glaciers. It describes two groups of quakes: typical icequakes and ice vibrations, and also discusses the problem of climate change.
The occurrence of seismic events in glaciers has been an issue in the scientific literature since the early 1950s, following the report about icequakes in Baffin Island. Targeted seismological studies were undertaken by the Polish Expedition to Spitsbergen in 1962 and then continued at various glaciers in the Arctic, Antarctic and the Alps. The author of the book has been engaged in the project since 1970; he designed the layout of observations and instrumentation. The quakes he observed were categorized into two groups: typical seismic events called icequakes, and relatively long-period events named ice vibrations. In the case of icequakes, the space-time distributions and focal parameters were determined. In the case of ice vibrations, a spectral analysis was made. The present book is a synthesis of the results obtained. There are reports that the number of seismic events in glaciers has recently grown, which may be related to changing geometry of glaciers due to changing thermal conditions.
The occurrence of seismic events in glaciers has been an issue in the scientific literature since the early 1950s, following the report about icequakes in Baffin Island. Targeted seismological studies were undertaken by the Polish Expedition to Spitsbergen in 1962 and then continued at various glaciers in the Arctic, Antarctic and the Alps. The author of the book has been engaged in the project since 1970; he designed the layout of observations and instrumentation. The quakes he observed were categorized into two groups: typical seismic events called icequakes, and relatively long-period events named ice vibrations. In the case of icequakes, the space-time distributions and focal parameters were determined. In the case of ice vibrations, a spectral analysis was made. The present book is a synthesis of the results obtained. There are reports that the number of seismic events in glaciers has recently grown, which may be related to changing geometry of glaciers due to changing thermal conditions.
Spectral analysis and source parameters of icequakes.- Predominant frequencies in spectra of ice vibration events.- Application of the shear-band model to the determination of focal parameters.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.08.2016 |
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| Reihe/Serie | GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Zusatzinfo | XVI, 99 p. 74 illus., 26 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
| Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
| Schlagworte | Earth and Environmental Science • earth sciences • Earth System Sciences • Environmental science, engineering and technology • Geology • Geology and the lithosphere • Geophysics • Geophysics/Geodesy • Glacier dynamics • Icequakes • Seismicity of Glaciers |
| ISBN-10 | 3-662-50965-2 / 3662509652 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-662-50965-4 / 9783662509654 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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