Geodynamics of Azores-Tunisia

Geodynamics of Azores-Tunisia

Author: E. Buforn

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2013-03-11

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 3034878990

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The following four papers deal with the seismicity and seismotectonic of the region. Carrilho et al. present the first results of GEOALGAR, a project initiated in 2000 to monitor the seismic activity in the Algarve region (southern Portugal). In this paper results of the relocation of epicenters and determination of fault plane solutions are presented. The new epicentral locations show a more organized spatial distribution which could indicate a possible correlation with some known tectonic features. Fault plane solutions are predominantly of strike-slip motion consistent with a horizontal compression in the NW-SE to NNW-SSE direction. The paper by Yelles-Chaouche et al. presents a detailed study of the 22 December, 1999 earthquake at Ain Temouchent (northwest Algeria) of magnitude 5. 7. The earthquake caused serious damage in the town of Ain Teemouchent with 25 casualties and 25000 people left homeless. Intensity map, surface features and the focal mechanism, based on wave form analysis, are shown. The mechanism corresponds to reverse fault motion with planes striking NNE-SSW resulting from horizontal compression in the NW-SE direction. This corresponds to the general mechanism found for Algeria earthquakes. Buforn et al. present a study of the characteristics of the plate boundary between Africa and Iberia, from west of Cape San Vicente to Algeria, using seismicity and source mechanism data. The region is divided into three areas which manifest different characteristics.


Securing Electronic Business Processes

Securing Electronic Business Processes

Author: Sachar Paulus

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-01-29

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13: 9783528058876

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Adequate information security is one of the basic requirements of all electronic business processes. It is crucial for effective solutions that the possibilities offered by security technology can be integrated with the commercial requirements of the applications. Here the positions of the experts involved are very diverse: some strive for as much security as possible, others only for as much security as is necessary. The conference ISSE (Information Security Solutions Europe) is the outstanding forum for the interdisciplinary search for sustainable compromises and for the presentation of concepts which hold up in real life. This book offers the most recent papers in the area of strategies, technologies, applications and best practice.


The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach

The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach

Author: Cecilio Quesada

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-11

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 3030109313

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Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth’s history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, which was succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; and the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have increasingly attracted international interest in exploring the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This final volume of the Geology of Iberia focuses on the active geological processes in Iberia including seismicity and active faulting as well as the modern landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula.


Geology of North Africa

Geology of North Africa

Author: Edward Tawadros

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2011-11-02

Total Pages: 953

ISBN-13: 1136474935

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A reference volume on the geology of North Africa, this volume deals with Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In great detail the geology, tectonic elements, the geology of the Pan-African Shield, the Phanerozoic geological evolution and most of the lithostratigrahpic units of the five countries are described. Moreover, the petroleum geolog


Disappearing Destinations

Disappearing Destinations

Author: Andrew L. Jones

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1845935489

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Current climatic and environmental trends mean that a large number of important coastal destinations across the globe are under threat of change or gradual disappearance. Many of these locations are also significant tourist destinations, such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Everglades National Park or large swathes of the Mediterranean basin. Tourism activity both exacerbates the problem and highlights the importance of protecting these often fragile environments. This book discusses threats to, and consequences of, tourism growth and the impacts of climate change on such coastal zones. It examines policy initiatives, local and national options for managing the potential crisis and recommends steps and management options towards ameliorating projected impacts on coastal tourism infrastructure. This is an important book for researchers and students of leisure and tourism, land-use planning, environmental and coastal management and all those interested in and working with the environment, conservation and sustainability.


The Geology of the Arab World---An Overview

The Geology of the Arab World---An Overview

Author: Abderrahmane Bendaoud

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 3319967940

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This book is the result of the work of the first international congress of the ArabGU (Arabian Geosciences Union) which took place in Algiers (Algeria) in February 2016. It presents research articles and review papers on geology of the North Africa and Arabian Middle East . It provides information to the public on various fields of earth sciences and encourages further research in this field in order to attract an international audience.


Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Author:

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1994-11-10

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0080568661

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From the Reviews of Previous Volumes"This series has provided workers in many fields with invaluable reference material and criticism."- SCIENCE PROGRESS"Should be on the bookshelf of every geophysicist."- PHYSICS TODAY"The entire series should be in the library of every group working in geophysics"- AMERICAN SCIENTIST


Alpine-Mediterranean Geodynamics

Alpine-Mediterranean Geodynamics

Author: H. Berckhemer

Publisher: American Geophysical Union

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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"Final report of Working Group 3, Alpine Mediterranean Geodynamics ..."--Verso t.p.