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- noun geology The study of ancient rocks and
sediments for evidence ofseismic events, such asearthquakes andtsunamis , from times before records were kept.
Etymologies
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Examples
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His work is part of a young field called paleoseismology.
The Man Who Predicted the Tsunami Peter Landers 2011
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An open-access Research Focus on paleoseismology addresses earthquake prediction.
August 28th, 2007 2007
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Topics include: paleoseismology of Yucca Mountain, Nevada; impact of magnetic anomalies in Earth's oceanic crust on plate tectonics; evidence of episodic regional and possibly global glaciation during the Neoproterozoic; insights into Paleocene-Eocene global warming; impact of subduction on Earth's surface characteristics; records of environmental change in Black Coral specimens; and geology's place in the Scientific Revolution.
I care not who makes a country's laws, so long as I can get out an injunction. 2006
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ISR at present is studying projects like paleoseismology in Kutch, microzonation in Gandhinagar and few towns in Kutch, seismic study of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), and seismotectonic study around Mundra.
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ISR at present is studying projects like paleoseismology in Kutch, microzonation in Gandhinagar and few towns in Kutch, seismic study of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), and seismotectonic study around Mundra.
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Discovering these dates is the province of paleoseismology.
unknown title 2009
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Discovering these dates is the province of paleoseismology.
unknown title 2009
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ISR at present is studying projects like paleoseismology in Kutch, microzonation in Gandhinagar and few towns in Kutch, seismic study of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), and seismotectonic study around Mundra.
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ISR at present is studying projects like paleoseismology in Kutch, microzonation in Gandhinagar and few towns in Kutch, seismic study of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), and seismotectonic study around Mundra.
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ISR at present is studying projects like paleoseismology in Kutch, microzonation in Gandhinagar and few towns in Kutch, seismic study of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), and seismotectonic study around Mundra.
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