Advances in Geophysics
Published on 1. January 1955
285 pages
978-0-08-056829-4 (ISBN)
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Advances in Geophysics
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Advances in Geophysics: v. 2
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01/1955
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Geophysics, Volume 2
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Chapter 1. Advances in Radar Weather
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Precipitation Patterns
- 3. Theory and Quantitative Observations
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 2. Methods of Objective Weather Forecasting
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Classification of Objective Studies
- 3. The Success and Future of Objective Forecasting
- 4. Concluding Remarks
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 3. Wind Generated Gravity Waves
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Outline of Theory
- 3. The Simple Harmonic Progressive Wave
- 4. A Finite Wave Train in Deep Water
- 5. A Stationary Gaussian Process in One Dimension
- 6. A Stationary Gaussian Process in Three Dimensions
- 7. The Ergodic Theorem
- 8. A Definition of a Wind Generated Wave and of a Wind Generated Gravity Wave System
- 9. Practical Wave Statistics
- 10. Wave Generation and Theoretical Energy Spectra
- 11. The Angular Variation of the Spectrum
- 12. Sea Surface Glitter and Wave Slopes
- 13. Wave Record Analysis
- 14. Ship Motions
- 15. Wave Refraction
- 16. The Propagation of Wind Generated Gravity Waves
- 17. Practical Methods for Observing and Forecasting Ocean Waves
- 18. Unsolved Problems
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- References
- Chapter 4. Geological Chronometry by Radioactive Methods
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Lead Methods
- 3. The Carbon-14 Method
- 4. The Strontium Method
- 5. The Potassium Methods
- 6. The Helium Method
- 7. The Ionium Method
- 8. Other Potential Methods
- References
- Chapter 5. Earthquake Seismographs and Associated Instruments
- 1. Torsion Seismographs
- 2. Pendulum Seismographs with Viscous-Coupled Optical Recording Elements
- 3. Moving-Conductor Electromagnetic Pendulum Seismographs
- 4. Variable Reluctance Electromagnetic Pendulum Seismograph
- 5. Electrostatic Transducer Pendulum Seismographs
- 6. Carrier-Current Transducer Seismographs
- 7. Linear Strain Seismograph
- 8. Remote Recording Seismographs
- 9. Components
- 10. Seismograph Response Characteristics
- List of Symbols
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
