Advances in Geophysics
Academic Press
Published on 17. June 1993
264 pages
978-0-08-056864-5 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Barry Saltzman | Renata Dmowska
Advances in Geophysics: v. 34
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04/1993
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 34
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 1. Chaotic Mixing in the Earth's Mantle
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Isotopic Observations and Systematics
- 3. Models of Mantle Convection
- 4. Viscosity and Density Variations in the Mantle
- 5. Convective Mixing
- 6. Chaotic Mixing in the Mantle
- 7. Future Directions
- 8. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Seismology and Space-Based Geodesy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Seismological Measurements of Displacement
- 3. Fault Models and Surface Deformation
- 4. Spectrum of Crustal Strain Rates
- 5. Simultaneous Inversion of Seismic and Geodetic Data
- 6. Space-Based Geodetic Techniques
- 7. Geodetic Constraints on Large-Scale Seismological Problems
- 8. Continuously Operating GPS Networks
- 9. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Observational Aspects of the Low-Frequency lntraseasonal Variability of the Atmosphere in Middle Latitudes
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Spatial and Temporal Scales of Atmospheric Variability
- 3. Observational Characterization of Seasonal Quasi-Stationary Disturbances in the Atmosphere
- 4. Generation and Maintenance of the Seasonal Quasi-Stationary Disturbances
- 5. Low-Frequency Intraseasonal Variability in Middle Latitudes: Introduction
- 6. The Grosswetterlagen Approach to LFV
- 7. The General Circulation Approach to LFV
- 8. Diagnostic Evidence of LFV in Atmospheric General Circulation Models
- 9. Discussion
- 10. Theories of Low-Frequency Intraseasonal Variability
- References
- Chapter 4. Inverse Problems Related to Light Scattering in the Atmosphere and Ocean
- 1. Introduction
- 2. General Formulation of the Problem
- 3. The Restricted Problem
- 4. Method of Small Angles
- 5. Spectral Transparency Method
- 6. Method of the Total Scattering Function
- 7. Conclusions
- References
- Index
