Geophysik I / Geophysics I

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1956, 1956
Edition:1st ed. 1956
Series:Geophysik / Geophysics
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Table of Contents:
  • VI. The Meaning of Gravity Anomalies
  • Structure of the Earth’s Crust
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Continents
  • 3. Oceanic Crust
  • 4. Continental Margins and Anomalous Areas
  • 5. Composition of the Crust
  • Forces in the Earth’s Crust
  • 1. The Earth’s pertinent surface features
  • 2. Principles of a physical explanation
  • 3. Dynamics of faulting
  • 4. Dynamics of folding
  • 5. Physics of orogenesis
  • 6. The distributions of continents and oceans
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Radioactivity and Age of Minerals
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Historical review
  • C. Physical considerations
  • D. Radioactivity of rocks
  • a) Uranium and thorium S. 310. — b) Potassium and rubidium S. 312
  • E. Methods of age determinations
  • F. Geological considerations
  • The Earth’s Interior
  • A. Mechanical Properties
  • B. Thermal Properties
  • C. Geomagnetism and the Earth’s Interior
  • Electricité tellurique
  • A. Introduction
  • B. Bases théoriques de la distribution des courants électriques dans le sol
  • C. La prospection électrique
  • D. Dispositifs expérimentaux pour l’étude des courants telluriques. Perturbations diverses
  • E. Résultats généraux d’expérience
  • F. Relations entre variations magnétiques et telluriques
  • G. Conclusion
  • Bibliographie
  • Magnetization of Rocks
  • A. Mineralogical aspects
  • B. Physical processes in the magnetization of rocks
  • C. Determination of the original magnetization of rocks
  • D. Survey of observational data of remanent magnetization
  • E. Geophysical interpretation of results
  • F. The magnetic susceptibility of rocks
  • References
  • The Magnetism of the Earth’s Body
  • A. Main field and secular variation: Observations and analysis
  • B. The electrical conductivity within the earth.-C. Theories
  • References
  • Figur der Erde
  • A. Grundbegriffe
  • B. Theorie der Geoidbestimmung
  • C. Bewegung der Erdachse
  • The Rotation of the Earth
  • I. The Unit of Time
  • II. The Secular Acceleration of the Motions of the Sun and Moon
  • III. Fluctuations of the Motion of the Moon
  • IV. Seasonal Changes in the Length of the Day
  • V. The Causes of the Irregular and Seasonal Variations in the Rotation
  • Séismométrie
  • A. Théorie linéarisée des Séismographes pendulaires
  • B. Effets non linéaires
  • C. Réalisation des Séismographes pendulaires
  • D. Séismographes électromagnétiques
  • E. Enregistreurs de Déformation séismique (Strain Seismographs)
  • F. Séismographes électroniques
  • G. Dispositifs accessoires
  • Bibliographie Générale
  • Seismic Wave Transmission
  • A. Deformation theory
  • B. The initial conditions
  • C. P and S waves and rays
  • D. Seismic travel-times
  • E. P and S velocity distributions
  • F. Amplitude theory
  • G. Applications of seismic data to the determination of properties of the Earth’s deep interior
  • General References
  • D. Neuzeitliche Probleme und Entwicklungen
  • Literatur
  • Sachverzeichnis (Deutsch-Englisch)
  • Subject Index (English-German)
  • Table des Matières (Français)
  • Surface Waves and Guided Waves
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Love waves in the crust
  • 3. Rayleigh waves in the crust
  • 4. Lg waves
  • 5. Waveguides in the upper mantle
  • 6. T phase and Sofar waves in the Ocean
  • 7. Explosion-generated surface waves
  • L’agitation microséismique
  • 1. Les différentes formes de microséismes
  • 2. Théorie de l’agitation générale
  • 3. Applications
  • Bibliographie générale
  • Seismic Prospecting
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Reflection Shooting
  • 3. Seismic Refraction Measurements
  • 4. Engineering and Mining Applications
  • Messung elastischer Eigenschaften von Gesteinen
  • A. Statische Methoden
  • B. Dynamische Methoden
  • C. Messung der Wellenausbreitung in Gesteinsproben
  • Literatur
  • Gravity and Isostasy
  • I. Introduction
  • II. The Absolute Measurements of Gravity
  • III. Relative Gravity Measurements
  • IV. Reduction ofGravity Observations
  • V. The Mathematical Interpretation of Gravity Anomalies