Seismology (/saɪzˈmɒlədʒi, saɪs-/; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós) meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (-logía) meaning "study of") is the scientific...
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Reflection seismology (or seismic reflection) is a method of exploration geophysics that uses the principles of seismology to estimate the properties...
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Seismic wave (redirect from Body wave (seismology))
first given by Dr. Robert Stoneley (1894–1976), Emeritus Professor of Seismology, Cambridge. Free oscillations of the Earth are standing waves, the result...
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The Seismological Society of America (SSA) is an international scientific society devoted to the advancement of seismology and the understanding of earthquakes...
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Lunar seismology is the study of ground motions of the Moon and the events, typically impacts or moonquakes, that excite them. Several seismographic measuring...
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, Tagalog: [ˈfivolks]; Tagalog: Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya) is...
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Earthquake prediction (redirect from Nowcasting (seismology))
Earthquake prediction is a branch of the science of seismology concerned with the specification of the time, location, and magnitude of future earthquakes...
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Accretion disk (redirect from Disko-seismology)
An accretion disk is a structure (often a circumstellar disk) formed by diffuse material in orbital motion around a massive central body. The central body...
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Forensic seismology is the forensic use of the techniques of seismology to detect and study distant phenomena, particularly explosions, including those...
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The Seismological Society of Japan (日本地震学会, Nihon jishin Gakkai) or SSJ is a learned society (professional association) with the goal of advancing the...
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