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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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earthquake recurrence interval
Earth science; Seismology
The average interval time between the occurrence of earthquakes in a particular region.
depth phases
Earth science; Seismology
Upgoing rays that travel from the source to the free surface, reflect, and travel on to the receiver.
duration of strong shaking
Earth science; Seismology
The duration is the time interval between the first and last peaks of strong ground motion above a specified amplitude.
refract
Earth science; Seismology
To bend or change direction due to an acoustic impedance contrast.
consolidated
Earth science; Seismology
Tightly packed. Composed of particles that are not easily separated.
isostasy
Earth science; Seismology
The way in which the lithosphere "floats" on the asthenosphere. There are two models generally accepted, the Airy model which is load "floating" in the asthenosphere with a root ...
residual
Earth science; Seismology
The difference between the measured and predicted values of some quantity.
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