Author:Ebrahim-Trollope, R; Durrheim, RJ; Smith, GDate:Oct 2013The Richter or local magnitude scale (M(subL)) has been used, with some modifications, to measure the size of earthquakes since 1935. It has long been recognised that this single-number representation of a multi-dimensional phenomenon is ...Read more
Author:Smyth, J; Philogene, L; Bindon, J; Brooks, M; Smith, G; Snedden, Glen CDate:Oct 2012Space technologies are becoming increasingly important to economic development in Africa. Despite this, the continent lacks a satellite launch capability and its reliance on foreign launch service providers may be seen as both limiting ...Read more