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paleoseismology
The study of geological evidence for past earthquakes. This is a scientific discipline that has contributed greatly to modern understanding of the nature of earthquakes. The patterns of earthquakes, in both space and time, evolve over centuries and millennia and cannot be discovered by modern instruments. Knowledge of these patterns is important for understanding the physics of earthquakes and for forecasting future destructive earthquakes.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Επιστήμη
- Category: Γενική επιστήμη
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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