J. Havskov & L. Ottemöller 2010. Routine Data Processing in Earthquake Seismology. xi + 347pp. Springer. Price £81.00, US $120.00 (HB). ISBN 978 90 481 8696 9.

Abstract

A common epithet addressed to critics of some topic or person or work is ‘the lowest form of life.’ Clearly, critical activity is both influential and hazardous. On this account, plus pressure of work, I was leery of the invitation to review the new book by Jens Havskov and Lars Ottemoller. However, my principal research activity involves earthquake seismology, so, in the hopes of finding a book useful for training students in basic analysis skills, I gulped, winnowed my work schedule and said, ‘OK’. The book has a clear target audience: the routine analysts who …