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MAGNITUDE MOMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moment magnitude
1, record 1, English, moment%20magnitude
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Mw 2, record 1, English, Mw
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol: Mw 5, record 1, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Moment magnitude scale. 4, record 1, English, - moment%20magnitude
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- magnitude de moment
1, record 1, French, magnitude%20de%20moment
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Mw 2, record 1, French, Mw
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : Mw 5, record 1, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Échelle de magnitude de moment. 6, record 1, French, - magnitude%20de%20moment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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