| Description |
vii, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
AGU reference shelf,
1080-305X ;
1
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AGU reference shelf ; 1.
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| Note |
"Published under the aegis of the AGU Books Board"--T.p verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Astrometric and geodetic properties of Earth and the Solar System / Charles F. Yoder -- Geoid, topography and distribution of landforms / Anny Cazenave -- Earth tides / John Wahr -- Global magnetic field / Jeremy Bloxham -- Present plate motions and plate boundaries / Richard G. Gordon -- Seismic models of the Earth : elastic and anelastic / T.G. Masters and P.M. Shearer -- Free oscillations : frequencies and attenuations / T.G. Masters and R. Widmer -- Seismic traveltime tables / B.L.N. Kennett -- Heat flow of the Earth / Carol A. Stein -- Composition of the Solar System, planets, meteorites, and major terrestrial reservoirs / Horton E. Newsom -- Electrical conductivity models of the crust and mantle / John F. Hermance -- Magnitudes and moments of earthquakes / Katsuyuki Abe -- Crustal structure of the Earth / Toshiro Tanimoto -- Mean paleomagnetic poles for the major continents and the Pacific Plate / Richard G. Gordon and Rob Van der Voo. |
| Subject |
Geophysics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Geophysics. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
|
| Subject |
Physical constants -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Physical constants. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Ahrens, T. J. (Thomas J.), 1936-
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| ISBN |
0875908519 |
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