Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics

Name: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics
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ISBN: 9781560801184

ISBN-10: 1560801182

ISBN-13: 9781560801184

Edition: 4th 2002

Authors: Robert E. Sheriff

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Per Sheriff (U. of Houston), this update of the 1991 iteration incorporates such new developments in the field as the routine use of seismic data and the recognition that "...most of what we formerly considered noise is actually geologic signal that we did not understand." The entries cover terms from "a" (the SI symbol for year) to "z-transform" (for representing time series). Includes excerpts from the preface to the first edition (The glossary of terms used in geophysical exploration, 1968), and supporting reference tables and figures (some in color). Appendices include material on units and symbols; geological time; and the Prem model for spherically symmetric earth. Presumably, the…

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List price: $89.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Publication date: 12/30/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 442
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Reference Tables and Figures	p. iv
Preface to Fourth Edition	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Excerpts from Preface to the First Edition	p. x
Conventions Used	p. xi
Guide to Pronunciation	p. xii
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Geophysics	p. 1
Appendices
SI (Systeme International) units	p. 403
Greek alphabet and Hindi numerals	p. 406
Symbols used in geophysical exploration	p. 407
Symbols used in well logging	p. 410
Mathematical symbols	p. 412
Map and rock symbols	p. 415
Abbreviations of organizations	p. 416
Numerical constants	p. 417
Geologic time scale	p. 418
Prem model for spherically symmetric Earth	p. 419
Conversion of units	p. 420
References	p. 422
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