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HIROO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seismic moment
1, record 1, English, seismic%20moment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MO 2, record 1, English, MO
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A quantity used by earthquake seismologists to measure the amount of energy released by an earthquake. 2, record 1, English, - seismic%20moment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Seismic moment is the basis of the moment magnitude scale introduced by Hiroo Kanamori, which is often used to compare the size of different earthquakes. 2, record 1, English, - seismic%20moment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol: MO 3, record 1, English, - seismic%20moment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
seismic moment: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 1, English, - seismic%20moment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moment sismique
1, record 1, French, moment%20sismique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MO 2, record 1, French, MO
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure de l'énergie d'un séisme. 3, record 1, French, - moment%20sismique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depuis les années soixante, les sismologues préfèrent cette mesure à la magnitude sismique car le moment sismique est directement lié aux paramètres de la source sismique. 3, record 1, French, - moment%20sismique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : MO 4, record 1, French, - moment%20sismique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
moment sismique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - moment%20sismique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-04-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- moment magnitude
1, record 2, English, moment%20magnitude
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- Mw 2, record 2, English, Mw
correct, see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The preferred measure of earthquake size (magnitude) in which the stiffness of the rock, the average slip on the rupture plane, and the area of the rupture plane are taken into account (the "moment" of the earthquake). 3, record 2, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The moment magnitude scale was introduced in 1979 by Tom Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori as a successor to the Richter scale and is used by seismologists to compare the energy released by earthquakes. 4, record 2, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol: Mw 5, record 2, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Moment magnitude scale. 4, record 2, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- magnitude de moment
1, record 2, French, magnitude%20de%20moment
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- Mw 2, record 2, French, Mw
correct, see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La magnitude de moment Mw est la seule magnitude que l'on peut directement relier à la physique de la source d'un séisme. Mw est déduite [...] du moment sismique MO, produit de l'aire de la faille par le déplacement moyen sur la faille et la rigidité de la roche. 3, record 2, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] la magnitude de moment Mw de Kanamori utilise pour la première fois (années 70) un paramètre physique lié à la source du séisme et à l'énergie libérée : le moment sismique. 4, record 2, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : Mw 5, record 2, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Échelle de magnitude de moment. 6, record 2, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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