Tsunami-wave seismology

The wave equation: BASIC SEISMOLOGY

T he foundation of seismology is the theory of wave motion, a complicated concept that is still after centuries of experiments and speculations by many of the very greatest scientists an area of active research in many disciplines. Even simple forms of wave motion are difficult to describe verbally; but, ironically, the simplest type of wave is remarkably easy to describe (and subsequently anal...

Tsunami: wave of change.

Tsunami Wave Propagation

Seismology Field survey and modelling of the Caspian Sea tsunami of 1990 June 20

S U M M A R Y The Rudbar-Tarom earthquake of 1990 June 20 (M0 = 1.4 × 1027 dyn cm), the largest one in Iran over the past 35 yr, was accompanied by a small tsunami in the Caspian Sea, which produced run-ups of up to 2 m, and inundations of 1 km, reaffirming the existence of tsunami hazard along the Caspian shoreline, as suggested by historical reports. We present the results of a field survey, ...

Introduction to Seismology: The wave equation and body waves