Overview

Here is unique and comprehensive coverage of modern seismic instrumentation, based on the authors' practical experience of a quarter-century in seismology and geophysics. It is, in a sense, the first general users manual in the field. It deals primarily with seismic sensors, their response functions, and how to calibrate and optimize the instruments. Their goal is to provide not only detailed information on the basics of seismic instruments but also to survey equipment on the market, blending this with only the amount of theory needed to understand the basic principles. Seismologists and technicians working with seismological instruments will find here the answers to their practical problems. Instrumentation in Earthquake Seismology is written to be understandable to the broad range of professionals working with seismological instruments and seismic data, whether students, engineers or seismologists. Whether installing seismic stations, networks and arrays, working and calibrating stationary or portable instruments, dealing with response information, or teaching about seismic instruments, professionals and academics now have a practical and authoritative sourcebook.

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Author:   Jens Havskov (University of Bergen, Norway) ,  Gerardo Alguacil (University of Granada, Spain)
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. 2004. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
Volume:   v. 22
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781402029684

ISBN 10:   1402029683
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   07 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Seismic sensors. 3. Seismic noise. 4. Analog to digital converter. 5. Seismic recorders. 6. Correction for instrument response. 7. Seismic stations. 8. Seismic networks. 9. Seismic arrays. 10. Calibration and testing. Appendix: Basic electronics. References. Index.

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From the reviews: Authors have managed remarkably well, creating an excellent textbook on seismological instrumentation. ! The book is directed to anyone working in earthquake seismology ! . The book also may be useful to hardware servicemen and hardware designers ! valuable for outlining the basic principles and most common instrumentation properties and constitutes a ready reference source. ! the book will retain its value for many years and should find its place on a shelf at every institution that maintains a modern seismic station, array or network. (Pawel Wiejacz, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 166, 2009)

From the reviews: Authors have managed remarkably well, creating an excellent textbook on seismological instrumentation. ... The book is directed to anyone working in earthquake seismology ... . The book also may be useful to hardware servicemen and hardware designers ... valuable for outlining the basic principles and most common instrumentation properties and constitutes a ready reference source. ... the book will retain its value for many years and should find its place on a shelf at every institution that maintains a modern seismic station, array or network. (Pawel Wiejacz, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 166, 2009)

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