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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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Rupture velocity
Earth science; Seismology
The speed at which a rupture front propagates during an earthquake.
Wave dispersion
Earth science; Seismology
The spreading out of a wave train due to each wave length travelling at its own velocity.
Dispersion
Earth science; Seismology
The spreading out of a wave train due to each wavelength travelling with its own velocity.
Standard deviation
Earth science; Seismology
The square root of the arithmetic mean of the squared deviations from the mean (the square root of the variance; see variance).
Shear stress
Earth science; Seismology
The stress component parallel to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied parallel to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock.
Paleoseismology
Earth science; Seismology
That part of earthquake studies that deals with evidence for earthquakes before instrumental recording of seismic waves or damage from felt reports.
Seismology
Earth science; Seismology
The study of earthquakes, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
