Active tectonics and seismic potential of Alaska. (CD-ROM included).

9780875904443

Active tectonics and seismic potential of Alaska. (CD-ROM included)

Ed. by Jeffrey T. Freymueller et al.

American Geophysical Union

2008

431 pages

$128.00

Hardcover

Geophysical monograph; 179

QE627

This monograph incorporates seismology, tectonics, geology, and geodesy to provide an integrated view of Alaska's active tectonic systems. This reference is centered on four major themes: subduction and great earthquakes of the Aleutian Arc, the transition from strike slip to accretion and subduction of the Yakutat microplate, the Denali fault and related formations and their part in permanent deformation of the overriding plate, and regional integration and large-scale models as well as existing data to address global questions and theories. The book includes numerous illustrations, extensive references, and a CD-ROM. Editors Freymueller (U. of Alaska Fairbanks), Haeussler and Wesson (U.S. Geological Survey), Ekstrom (Columbia U.), and approximately 70 authors contributed to the book.

([c]2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)