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PAPERBACK list:$55.25 Web:$49.73 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Living on an Active Earth: Perspectives on Earthquake Science Improved Seismic Monitoring - Improved Decision-Making: Assessing the Value of Reduced Uncertainty Other Related Titles Active Tectonics: Impact on Society (1986) Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (CPSMA) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page XIII   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Contents     Overview and Recommendations   3 1.   Active Tectonics Along the Western Continental Margin of the Conterminous United States John C.Crowell   20 2.   Epeirogenic and Intraplate Movements Larry D.Brown and Robert E.Reilinger   30 3.   Evaluation of Active Faulting and Associated Hazards D.Burton Slemmons and Craig M.Depolo   45 4.   Active Faults Related to Folding Robert S.Yeats   63 5.   Alluvial River Response to Active Tectonics Stanley A.Schumm   80 6.   Coastal Tectonics Kenneth R.Lajoie   95 7.   Tectonic Geomorphology of Escarpments and Mountain Fronts Larry Mayer   125 8.   Investigation of Active Tectonics: Use of Surficial Earth Processes Edward A.Keller   136 9.   Seismological and Paleoseismological Techniques of Research in Active Tectonics Clarence R.Allen   148 Page XIII Front Matter (R1-R12) Contents (R13-R14) Overview and Recommendations (3-19) 1. Active Tectonics Along the Western Continental Margin of the Conterminous United States (20-29) 2. Epeirogenic and Intraplate Movements (30-44) 3. Evaluation of Active Faulting and Associated Hazards (45-62) 4. Active Faults Related to Folding (63-79) 5. Alluvial River Response to Active Tectonics (80-94) 6. Coastal Tectonics (95-124) 7. Tectonic Geomorphology of Escarpments and Mountain Fronts (125-135) 8. Investigation of Active Tectonics: Use of Surficial Earth Processes (136-147) 9. Seismological and Paleoseismological Techniques of Research in Active Tectonics (148-154) 10. Geodetic Measurement of Active-Tectonic Processes (155-163) 11. Near-Field Tectonic Geodesy (164-180) 12. Morphologic Dating and Modeling Degradation of Fault Scarps (181-194) 13. Dating Methods (195-214) 14. Seismic Hazards: New Trends in Analysis Using Geologic Data (215-230) 15. Volcanoes: Tectonic Setting and Impact on Society (231-246) 16. Volcanic Hazard Assessment for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste (247-260) Index (261-266)

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Active Tectonics: Studies in Geophysics Contents     Overview and Recommendations   3 1.   Active Tectonics Along the Western Continental Margin of the Conterminous United States John C.Crowell   20 2.   Epeirogenic and Intraplate Movements Larry D.Brown and Robert E.Reilinger   30 3.   Evaluation of Active Faulting and Associated Hazards D.Burton Slemmons and Craig M.Depolo   45 4.   Active Faults Related to Folding Robert S.Yeats   63 5.   Alluvial River Response to Active Tectonics Stanley A.Schumm   80 6.   Coastal Tectonics Kenneth R.Lajoie   95 7.   Tectonic Geomorphology of Escarpments and Mountain Fronts Larry Mayer   125 8.   Investigation of Active Tectonics: Use of Surficial Earth Processes Edward A.Keller   136 9.   Seismological and Paleoseismological Techniques of Research in Active Tectonics Clarence R.Allen   148

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Active Tectonics: Studies in Geophysics 10.   Geodetic Measurement of Active-Tectonic Processes Wayne Thatcher   155 11.   Near-Field Tectonic Geodesy Arthur G.Sylvester   164 12.   Morphologic Dating and Modeling Degradation of Fault Scarps David B.Nash   181 13.   Dating Methods Kenneth L.Pierce   195 14.   Seismic Hazards: New Trends in Analysis Using Geologic Data David P.Schwartz and Kevin J.Coppersmith   215 15.   Volcanoes: Tectonic Setting and Impact on Society Donald W.Peterson   231 16.   Volcanic Hazard Assessment for Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste Bruce M.Crowe   247     Index   261