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Seismology
The study of earthquake, seismic sources, and wave propagation through the Earth.
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Airy phase
Earth science; Seismology
A local minimum at 20 sec and 200 sec on group velocity curves that result from a large amount of energy arriving at the same time.
Swarm of earthquakes
Earth science; Seismology
A series of earthquakes in the same locality, no one earthquake being of outstanding size.
Geodimeter
Earth science; Seismology
A surveying instrument to measure the distance between two points on the Earth's surface.
Slip model
Earth science; Seismology
A kinematic model that describes the amount, distribution, and timing of slip associated with a real or postulated earthquake.
Poisson distribution
Earth science; Seismology
A probability distribution that characterises discrete events occurring independently of one another in time.
Seismic reflection or refraction line
Earth science; Seismology
A set of seismographs commonly distributed along the Earth's surface to record seismic waves generated by an explosion for the purpose of recording reflections and refractions of these waves from ...
Local distance from earthquake
Earth science; Seismology
A source-receiver distance of less than 100 km.
