scales of earthquake intensity
31Intensität (Erdbeben) — Die Intensität ist ein Maß für die Stärke von Erdbeben, das im Gegensatz zur instrumentell bestimmten Magnitude anhand der Auswirkungen eines Erdbebens auf Landschaft, Straßen oder Gebäude bestimmt wird, die ohne Instrumente wahrgenommen werden… …
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34Rayleigh wave — Rayleigh waves, also known as the Rayleigh Lamb Wave or ground roll , are a type of surface wave. They are associated on the Earth with earthquakes and subterranean movement of magma, or with any other source of seismic energy, such as an… …
35Richter scale — a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake. [1935 40; after Charles F. Richter (1900 85), U.S. seismologist] * * * Widely used measure of the magnitude of an earthquake, introduced in 1935 by U.S. seismologists… …
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38Coastal flood — Coastal flooding occurs when normally dry, low lying land is flooded by sea water.[1] The extent of coastal flooding is a function of the elevation inland flood waters penetrate which is controlled by the topography of the coastal land exposed to …
39Famine — This article is about scarcity of food. For other uses, see Famine (disambiguation). Child victim of the Holodomor. A famine is a widespread scarcity of food. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation …
40Jason 1 — [ cite web | url = http://topex www.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/jason 1.html | title = Ocean Surface Topography from Space | publisher = NASA/JPL] is a satellite oceanography mission to monitor global ocean circulation, study the ties between the ocean… …
