Emanuela Guidoboni, John E. Ebel (Massachusetts Boston College)

Gebundenes Buch

Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Past

A Guide to Techniques in Historical Seismology

Beschreibung

This important reference book for scientists, engineers, historians and archaeologists, defines the discipline of historical seismology by detailing the latest research methodologies for studying historical earthquakes and tsunamis. Incorporating examples from a broad geographic region to illustrate key techniques, it provides an important basis for understanding future seismic hazards.

Autor

Emanuela Guidoboni is a senior scientist and head of the historical seismology and volcanology unit at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Bologna, Italy. From 1983 to 2007, she served as director of SGA-Storia Geofisica Ambiente, Bologna, a company specializing in the study of earthquakes and other historical environmental phenomena. A historian by training, Dr Guidoboni is a leading expert in the historical seismicity of the Mediterranean region, and the author of a number of important historical earthquake catalogues and more than 100 scientific publications.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 604
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1142g
• ISBN-13: 9780521837958
• ISBN-10: 0521837952
• Artikelnr.: 24264076