Special paper defines the nature, aim of paleoseismology
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 09:01
in Earth & Climate
How is paleoseismology defined and what is its main aim? Is it concerned only with prehistoric earthquakes identified and characterized from the geo-archives of a particular location or fault, or can it be applied to the study of recent events? This new Special Paper from The Geological Society of America answers these questions and covers a wide spectrum paleoseismic approaches.
