{"product_id":"9780875904443","title":"Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGeophysical Monograph Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eActive Tectonics and Seismic Potential of Alaska\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJeffrey T. Freymueller | Peter J. Haeussler | Robert L. Wesson | Göran Ekström\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Physics \/ Geophysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 179.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis multidisciplinary monograph provides the first modern integrative summary focused on the most spectacular active tectonic systems in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncompassing seismology, tectonics, geology, and geodesy, it includes papers that summarize the state of knowledge, including background material for those unfamiliar with the region; address global hypotheses using data from Alaska; and test important global hypotheses using data from this region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is organized around four major themes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003esubduction and great earthquakes at the Aleutian Arc,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe transition from strike slip to accretion and subduction of the Yakutat microplate,\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Denali fault and related structures and their role in accommodating permanent deformation of the overriding plate, and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eregional integration and large-scale models and the use of data from Alaska to address important global questions and hypotheses.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book's publication near the beginning of the National Science Foundation's EarthScope project makes it especially timely because Alaska is perhaps the least understood area within the EarthScope footprint, and interest in the region can be expected to rise with time as more EarthScope data become available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey T. Freymueller\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of Geophysics Geophysical Institute University of Alaska, Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 January 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAmerican Geophysical Union\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780875904443\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultiple \/ component \/ retail \/ product \/ part \/ s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e431\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e57.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380038168716,"sku":"9780875904443","price":146.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780875904443_9637a7e8-fac5-4ca1-a557-eaa925ce9d54.jpg?v=1780181193","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780875904443","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}