Global seismographic networks (GSNs) emerged during the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries, facilitated by seminal international developments in theory, technology …

This review assesses the degree of resilience of mangrove forests to large, infrequent
disturbance (tsunamis) and their role in coastal protection, and to chronic disturbance events …

摘要2008 年5 月12 日四川省汶川县境内发生8.0 级特大地震. 这次逆冲型地震发生在大陆内部
的高角度逆冲断裂之上, 与有历史记载以来所发生的逆冲型特大地震是不同的 …

This essential reference for graduate students and researchers provides a unified treatment
of earthquakes and faulting as two aspects of brittle tectonics at different timescales. The …

The battle between religion and science, competing methods of knowing ourselves and our
world, has been raging for many centuries. Now scientists themselves are looking at …

This enduringly popular undergraduate textbook has been thoroughly reworked and
updated, and now comprises twelve chapters covering the same breadth of topics as earlier …

Geodesy, the oldest science, has become an important discipline in the geosciences, in
large part by enhancing Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities over the last 35 years …

Indonesian seismicity provides important insights into the tectonics and hazards of a region
that is, characterized by a remarkable diversity in faulting, including subduction, extension …

The fourth edition of Physics of the Earth maintains the original philosophy of this classic
graduate textbook on fundamental solid earth geophysics, while being completely revised …

Huge landslides, mobilizing hundreds to thousands of km3 of sediment and rock are
ubiquitous in submarine settings ranging from the steepest volcanic island slopes to the …