Advances in Geophysics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1962
373 pages
978-0-08-056837-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Advances in Geophysics: v. 9
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11/1962
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 9
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1. The Focal Mechanism of Earthquakes
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Direction of Faulting Inferred from the First Motion of P
- 3. Representation of Foci by Mathematical Models
- 4. The Use of S Waves in Focal Mechanism Studies
- 5. Other Recent Developments
- 6. Significance of Results
- 7. Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 2. Properties and Processes at the Earth's Surface in Relation to the General Circulation of the Atmosphere
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The General Circulation as a Budgetary Exercise
- 3. Momentum Budget and Exchange
- 5. Patterns of Surface Transfer
- 6. Utilization of Patterns of Flux
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 4. Effects of Trapped Particles on the Geomagnetic Field
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Trapped Particle Motion in a Dipole Field
- 3. Calculation of Magnetic Field Perturbations
- 4. Comparison with Experimental Results
- 5. Decay of a Ring Current
- Appendix I. Diamagnetic Toroid
- Appendix II. Self-consistent Field
- Appendix III. Mathematical Appendix
- Appendix IV. Liouville's Theorem and the Geomagnetic Field
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 5. Celestial Geodesy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Orbit Analysis
- 3. Geometrical Considerations and Error Analysis
- 4. Rocket and Artificial Satellite Techniques
- 5. Lunar Techniques
- 6. Combination of Celestial and Terrestrial Geodesy
- 7. Geophysical Implications
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 6. The Problem of the Mantle-Crust Mix: Lateral lnhomogeneity in the Uppermost Part of the Earth's Mantle
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Velocity Considerations
- 4. Statement of the Problem
- 5. Summary of Data
- 6. Mid-oceanic Ridge System
- 7. Island Arcs
- 8. Continents
- 9. A Suggested Model for the Active Tectonic Belts
- 10. Evidence for Convection Currents
- 11. Example of Model
- 12. Other Implications of the Model
- 13. Problems Concerning the Mohorovicic Discontinuity
- 14. Abrupt or Gradational Boundary
- 15. Depth of Isostatic Compensation
- 16. Area of Mantle-Crust Mix
- 17. Summary
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
