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Seismic Events in Glaciers

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Marek Górski

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Geophysics, Warsaw, Poland

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  • Solely devoted to seismic events in glaciers
  • Gives thorough information about temporal activity of the glacier
  • Touches upon the timely problem of climate change
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences (GEPS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction: Scope of the Book

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 1-4

  3. Polish Polar Station in Hornsund, Spitsbergen

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 5-15

  4. Seismological Measurements: Icequakes and Icevibrations

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 17-32

  5. Seismic Wave Velocities in the Hans Glacier, Spitsbergen

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 33-38

  6. Spatial Distribution of Icequakes in the Hans Glacier

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 39-44

  7. Spectral Analysis and Source Parameters of Icequakes

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 45-70

  8. Predominant Frequencies in Spectra of Icevibration Events

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 71-85

  9. Application of the Shear-Band Model to the Determination of Focal Parameters

    • Marek Górski
    Pages 87-97

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 99-99
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The occurrence of seismic events in glaciers has been an issue in the scientific literature since the early 1950s, following the report about icequakes in Baffin Island. Targeted seismological studies were undertaken by the Polish Expedition to Spitsbergen in 1962 and then continued at various glaciers in the Arctic, Antarctic and the Alps. The author of the book has been engaged in the project since 1970; he designed the layout of observations and instrumentation. The quakes he observed were categorized into two groups: typical seismic events called icequakes, and relatively long-period events named ice vibrations. In the case of icequakes, the space-time distributions and focal parameters were determined. In the case of ice vibrations, a spectral analysis was made. The present book is a synthesis of the results obtained. There are reports that the number of seismic events in glaciers has recently grown, which may be related to changing geometry of glaciers due to changing thermal conditions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Geophysics, Warsaw, Poland

    Marek Górski

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