Essays on Geophysical

Discussion of the crisis issues associated with the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in 2004

Management in crisis is a tough enough situation. However, the horrific onslaught of a suddenly unexpected tsunami literally crashing dramatically upon one’s doorstep is simply unthinkable. The inconceivable occurred in Indonesia, when the Aceh-stimulated earthquake stirred the violent killer waves in 2004 costing the lives of 127,000 people, roughly half a million injured – leaving behind potential scores of disease-prone epidemics and mourning of loved ones (Pascapurnama, Murakami, Chagan-Yasutan, Hattori, Sasaki & Egawa 2016). One international journalist and helper in the aftermath of the Indonesian Indian Ocean Earthquake Tsunami disaster, Bill Nicol, in his book Tsunami Chronicles, described the ...

The Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the Indian Ocean were one of the deadliest in modern history. It took place on 26 December 2004 and killed at least 220,000 people including the destruction of property worth billions of dollars (Bondevik, 2008). The areas hit by the tidal waves were Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, The Maldives, Thailand and the western coast of Somalia. This tsunami measured a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3 becoming the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded on a seismograph. It was a Megathrust quake. Such an incident occurs when a ...

Summary of the Seminar Content

The seminar which I attended had a talk on the overview of hydrology and gravity, instrumentation, modelling and monitoring of artificial recharge, the monitoring of channel infiltration, and the future of hydro geophysics in general. Each of these and subtopics is described below

Hydro geophysics

Hydro geophysics is the measurement of the change of gravity to enable the monitoring of the soil moisture, the ground water flow and the infiltration parameters. A good number of geophysical methods are narrowed by the relationship between identified property such as electrical resistivity and the characteristic of interest such as moisture. Improving the resolution of ...

AMBIGUITY AND INTERPRETATION

This project is about reservoir characterization study, which based on a reservoir modeling technique and predicts the liquid demeanor in the reservoir. The model is produced applying data from all geographic expedition and growth origins through particularly the output data and liquified chemical science. This information is acquired through observation of 3D seismic study. While all information is diagrammed in 3D model of reservoir substances is produced which is then utilized to assist pick the most suitable and efficient organic compound convalescence technique.

Reservoir Characterization is very necessary to advance understanding to optimize and gauge reservoir’s performance and its ...

A natural disaster occurs as the effect of natural hazard. The UN office for co-ordination of humanitarian affairs, defines natural disaster as the “consequences of events triggered by natural hazards that overwhelm local response capacity and seriously affect the social and economic development of a region.”. According to the UN office definition, not all natural phenomenons that occur on planet earth can be termed as natural disasters. A natural phenomenon becomes natural disaster when it proves uncontrollable during its occurrence. For instance, when hurricanes strike an uninhabited island, such a phenomenon cannot be termed as a natural disaster. In this case, ...

In New Zealand, people lie at the interface of the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates. According to history, these two plates have been grinding against each other for millions of years. Nonetheless, the outcomes for these collisions have three distinct outcomes which vary according to the specific location within New Zealand. In between these two tectonic zones, lies the Alpine fault which extends to the south of New Zealand from Greymouth and disappears into the ocean approximately 12 km from Milford. The alpine fault reportedly has fractured four times since its formation at intervals of about 150-350 years (Van ...

Natural disasters occur in the planet from time to time. One of the greatest natural hazards that places on Earth can experience is the typhoon. A typhoon is a dangerous natural disaster which could bring great amount of devastation. In 2013, the Philippines experienced a major disaster due to the typhoon named Haiyan, based on its international name, which is considered as one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the hazard and impact of the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. This paper also opts to analyze the mitigation strategy and the recovery ...

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Nature of Hurricanes/Cyclones 2 Variations of Hurricane Development 5 Considerations on Hurricane Response 10 Conclusion 11

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Introduction For the past couple of decades since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, scientists have slowly began a campaign to raise awareness to the changing state of the planet. Records of high temperature changes, onset of diseases and erratic weather patterns have been reported worldwide, each change becoming more severe as the years progress. When it comes to erratic weather patterns, scientists highlight the now common occurrences of natural disasters such as hurricanes or cyclones. Although skeptics stress that ...

1. Introduction The satellites are the artificial objects that are place in the orbit with the help of gravitational force of earth and centrifugal force of satellite, this type of objects are called artificial satellites. The first artificial satellites are launched by the Soviet Union called sputnik 1. The sputnik 1 of large size and then the latest technology has reduced the size of the satellite. Then after thousands of satellites are been placed in the orbit earth. The some satellites called space station has been launched in space by parts and it has been assembled in the ...

The Philippines

Index - Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 - Background Information - Geography ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 - People and Society ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 - Government --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 - Economy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 - Technology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 - Philippine Environment and Climate Change - Environment of the Philippines ---------------------------------------------------------- 6 - Changes Brought by Climate Change -------------------------------------------------- 7 - Problems caused by Climate Change --------------------------------------------------- 8 - Recent Natural Disasters ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8 - Actions Against Climate Change - Adaptation and Mitigation Measures --------------------------------------------------- 9 - Policies against Climate Change -------------------------------------------------------- 9 ...

Global warming together with climate change that comes with it has produced a heated debate as to whether or not human anthropogenic activity induced climatic shifts pose an actual threat to the Earth and humankind. Industrial activity effects in deforestation, acid rains, water pollution, and greenhouse effect are well-documented, so is their overall impact on ecology and health of species. Once global warming reaches a hazardous point, it is sure to have world ocean level go up while humankind will have to witness its most beautiful marine cities submerge. The reality of the global warming is that people cannot handle the ...

Whenever I think about climate change, my understanding is more ideological and economic. In the New York Times Article by Justin Gills, “U.N. Climate Panel Endorses Ceiling on Global Emissions”. The U.N climate panel recently endorsed an upper limit on greenhouse gases, which establishes a target level which people must stop these emissions or face dire climatic changes. The target level established was predicted to be exceeded in relatively short time if measures were not taken to curb emissions. Human related activity was cited as the leading cause of Global warming. The climate panel endorsed a “carbon budget” for humanity. This ...

In this essay, I will argue that geography, including relative location, topography and climate, do indeed affect music, but that this influence has not been as strong in recent history as major advancements have been made in sound technology, most notably the invention of the radio, personal music players, and later the Internet, to lead to the globalization of music. Furthermore, the education and training required to become a classical musician or composer demands that the musician practice indoors, away from the elements and unwanted distractions. Not only has the evolution of classical music been determined by the elements, but ...

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?

Global warming is the recorded and projected rise in the Earth’s average atmospheric and oceanic temperatures. In the year nineteen eighty six Svante Arrhenius, a Nobel Prize laureate from Sweden, brought to the attention of the world the imminent danger of global warming but nobody paid attention to his concerns. Today the topic of global warming has become a universal concern with everyone taking the threats posed by global warming seriously. The same people, whose activities contributed greatly to this problem, are more than willing to help in dealing with this problem. However, some people are skeptics who claim that ...