U N I T R E S O U R C E S
Brownlee, Shannon. (July 1986). “Waiting for the Big
One.”
Discover
7, 52–71. Worth looking for—a
highly readable account of the state of earthquake
prediction, with excellent illustrations.
Christman, Robert A. (1975). “Understanding and
Interpreting the Bellingham Seismograms of the 1964
Alaskan Earthquake.” Bellingham, WA: Western
Washington State College. Available from Creative
Dimensions, PO Box 1393, Bellingham, WA 98227
(206-733-5024). Design your own classroom activities
for the interpretation and understanding of a
seismogram. Written explanations and questions are
included.
Fuller, Myron L. (1990 reprint).
The New Madrid
Earthquake Scientific Factual Field Account.
USGS
Bulletin 494. Washington, DC: Government Printing
Office, 1912. (Reprinted by the Southwestern
Missouri University Center on Earthquake Studies)
Gerencher, J.J., and Jackson, R.F. (1991). “Classroom
Utilization of a Multi-Axis Lehman Seismograph
System.”
Journal of Geological Education
39: 306–
310. Also see Seismological Data Acquisition
Software below.
Kerr, R.A. (1979). “Earthquake Prediction: Mexican
Quake Shows One Way to look for the Big Ones.”
Science
201: 1001–1003.
Kroll, Lawrence. (1987). “Construction Modifications
of the Lehmann Seismograph.”
Journal of Geological
Education
4, 35: 124–125. Modifications and building
tips for the Lehmann seismograph built from common
materials.
“Inge Lehmann.”
Current Biography,
1962, pp. 251-
253.
Plude, C. (April 1986). “Charles Richter: Earthquake
Man.”
Cobblestone,
p. 22. Written for readers 8–14.
This issue contains other articles of interest as well.
Proujan, C. (Nov. 29, 1985). “Build a Model
Tiltmeter—An Earthquake Warning System.”
Science
World,
pp. 8–9. For ages 12–15.
Raleigh, C.B., et al. (March 1983). “Forecasting
Southern California Earthquakes.”
California Geology
36. California Division of Mines and Geology;
916-323-5336.
Simon, Ruth. “A Personal Memoir of Inge Lehmann
(1888-1993).”
Eos
(November 2, 1993): 510–512.
“Tsunami Data.” National Geophysical Data Center,
NOAA, Code E/GCI. 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO
80303; 303-497-633.
Williams, R.L. (1983). “Science Tries to Break New
Ground in Predicting Great Earthquakes.”
Smithsonian
14, 4: 41-50.
P E R I OD I CA L S
Earthquakes and Volcanoes,
a bimonthly magazine
published by the U.S. Geological Survey, 904 National
Center, Reston, Virginia, 22029; 703/648-6078. See
especially “Pacific Tsunami Warning System,”
Volume 18, Number 3, 1986, and “Devastating
Tsunami Inspires Efforts to Reduce Future Tsunami
Destruction,” Volume 19, Number 2, 1987.
Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union.
A
weekly newspaper of geophysics. American
Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20009; 800-966-2481. See especially
August 17, August 24, and September 14, 1993.
NON - P R I N T ME D I A
EPIC Retrieval Software for the Global Hypocenter
Data Base CD-ROM. United States Geological
Survey, National Earthquake Information Center. A
demonstration disk and information packet are
available free: Phone 303- 273-8406; Fax
303-273-8450; E-Mail
(Internet). Federal Center, Box 25046, Mail Stop 967,
Denver, CO 80225-0046. Through EPIC, you can
access enormous amounts of national and international
data ranging from 2100 BC to last month.
Jones, Alan L.
The Dynamic Seismicity Program.
version 1.00 level 93.03.02. New York: State
University of New York, at Binghamton, 1993. Three
computer disks and instruction manual. Also, PC
shareware available on Internet
@sunquakes.geol.binghamton.edu.
Hidden Fury: The New Madrid Quake Zone.
27-
minute video available from Bullfrog Films,
P.O. Box 149, Oley, PA 19547; 1/800-543-FROG.
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