Perspectives in Modern Seismology

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The core of this book is based on the unique cooperation between earth scientists and civil engineers working in the field of strong earthquakes in the Vrancea region of Rumania and the capital city Bucharest. It goes on to review the results of deep seismic tomography from mantel pumes, deep lithospehric properties from Russian nuclear explosion data and high -resolution imaging in seismics. Finally, the third part of this book focusses on the effect of tectonics on plate motions and civilisation. An Earthquake Early Warning System for the Romanian Capital....Pages 1-12 A Combined Geophysical/Engineering Approach for the Seismic Safety of Long-Span Bridges....Pages 13-30 Finite-Difference Simulations of the 1927 Jericho Earthquake....Pages 31-45 Nonlinear Seismology - The Seismology of the XXI Century....Pages 47-67 Small-Scale Mantle Plumes: Imaging and Geodynamic Aspects....Pages 69-94 Structure of the Upper Mantle Beneath Northern Eurasia Derived from Russian Deep-Seismic PNE Profiles....Pages 95-113 True Amplitudes: A Challenge in Reflection Seismology....Pages 115-126 Imaging of Orebodies with Vertical Seismic Profiling Data....Pages 127-143 The Dead Sea Fault and Its Effect on Civilization....Pages 145-167 Velocity Field of the Aegean-Anatolian Region from 3D Finite Element Models....Pages 169-185 Monitoring of Slab Detachment in the Carpathians....Pages 187-202 Modelling of Descending Slab Evolution Beneath the SE-Carpathians: Implications for Seismicity....Pages 203-223