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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
Industry: Earth science
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earthquake segment
Earth science; Seismology
That part of a fault zone or fault zones that has ruptured during individual earthquakes.
geometrical attenuation
Earth science; Seismology
That component of attenuation of seismic-wave amplitudes due to the radial spreading of seismic energy with distance from a given source.
single station method
Earth science; Seismology
Technique to find the group and/or phase velocities from a single dispersed waveform. The origin time must be accurately known.
mathematical correlation
Earth science; Seismology
Takes two functions and compares them by shifting one function by different times and evaluating the integral of the product as a function of of those different times. Correlation can be used to ...
primary surface rupture
Earth science; Seismology
Surface rupture that is directly connected to subsurface displacement on a seismic fault.
critical facilities
Earth science; Seismology
Structures whose ongoing performance during an emergency is required or whose failure could threaten many lives. May include (1) structures such as nuclear power reactors or large dams whose failure ...
lifelines
Earth science; Seismology
Structures that are important or critical for urban functionality. Examples are roadways, pipelines, power lines, sewers, communications, and port facilities.
