Seismology is rated the Queen of Earth Sciences due to its ability
to provide detailed structural information bearing on the Earth
interior and on-going dynamic processes. This is due to the
advanced theoretical foundation of seismology and the extensive
cooperation among seismologists on recording and disseminating of
data worldwide. In contrast, some 40 years ago seismology was a
backward science and hence funding was poor.
This abruptly changed with the political interest in seismology
as the principal tool for monitoring compliance with a potential
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty (CTBT) banning nuclear
testing in any environment.
Major countries like USA, UK and USSR launched large-scale
research programs including deployment of modern seismograph
stations and arrays and these developments are detailed in the book
for CTBTO (UN), IRIS (USA), MedNet (Italy), Geofon (Germany) and
the tiny Karelia network, NW Russia. Station and network operations
require near real time record analysis and topics dealt with here
are 2-D signal detector, epicenter location and earthquake
monitoring. Balkan is seismically the most active part of Europe
due to multiple plate interactions in the Aegean Sea. The tectonic
evolution and on-going geodynamic deformations are described in 2
articles. Earthquake hazard analysis and topographic site effects
are discussed and likewise large earthquake hazards in the Aegean
and the Marmara seas relate to practical applications of such
procedures. Foremost; the book gives a good account of past,
present and likely future seismological developments in Balkan
countries and various kinds of network operations on local to
global scales.
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