Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans
$549.09
- Hardcover
555 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2013
Summary
Forensic Seismology and Nuclear Test Bans: Unearthing Secrets Beneath Our Feet
With the signing in 1996 of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, interest has grown in forensic seismology: the application of seismology to nuclear test ban verification. This book, based on over 50 years of experience in forensic seismology research, charts the development of methods of seismic data analysis.
Topics covered include:
- The estimation of seismic magnitudes <…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781107033948 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1107033942 |
| Author: | Alan Douglas |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 555 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2013 |
| Weight: | 1.12kg |
| Dimensions: | 252mm x 178mm x 33mm |
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About The Author
Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas worked for over 35 years as a seismologist at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston. From 1982 to 2001 he was the Head of the AWE Seismology Group and he continues to act as a consultant to the AWE. For many years he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading and is currently a Visiting Professor at University College London. Professor Douglas is the author of over 100 research papers and reports on seismology applied to the verification of nuclear test ban treaties. In 2005 he received the Award for Service to Geophysics from the Royal Astronomical Society, of which he is also a Fellow.
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