1. Introduction
- Active
tectonics: what, why, and how?
2. Global Tectonic
- Plate
tectonics
- Internal
structure of the Earth
- The
Earth¡¯s dynamic system
3. Earthquakes
- Magnitude
and Intensity
- Seismic
Waves
- Fault
Slip and Recurrence Intervals
- Estimation
of Seismic Risk
4. Crustal
Deformation
- faults,
joint, and folds
- rock
rheology
- mechanics
of faulting
- mechanics
of earthquakes
- the
seismic cycle
5. Geodesy
- Geodetic
Frames of Reference
- Geodetic
Techniques
o
Ground-Based Geodesy
o
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
o
Satellite Laser Ranging
o
Global Positioning System
o
InSAR (Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar)
6. Tectonic
Geomorphology
- Geomorphic
Concepts
- Landscape
Evolution
- Tectonic
Geomorphology and Faulting
- Pleistocene
and Holocene Chronology
7. Rate of Geological
Processes: Dating Methods
- Relative
dating
- Absolute
dating
- Applications
8. Geomorphic Indices
of Active Tectonics
- geomorphometry
- Active
Tectonics and Rivers
- Active
Tectonics and Coastlines
- Active
Folding and Earthquakes
9. Paleoseismology
and Earthquake Prediction
- Paleoseismology
- Evidence
for Paleoearthquakes
- Models
of Earthquake Recurrence
- Earthquake
Clustering
- the San
Andreas Fault
- New Madrid
Seismic Zone
- Earthquake-Hazard
Reduction
10. Volcanism
- plate
tectonics and magma generation
- volcanic
eruption
- volcanic
landforms
11. Mass Movements
- gravity
and slop stability
- slop
processes
- ground
subsidense
- natural
hazards of mass wasting