Vít Kárník
Vít Kárník (born October 5, 1926 , † 1994 ) was a Czech geophysicist and seismologist.
Together with Sergei Medwedew and Wilhelm Sponheuer, he developed the Medwedew-Sponheuer-Kárník scale (abbreviation MSK scale) for measuring the intensity of earthquakes and formulated today's surface wave magnitude scale .
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Vít Kárník in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Article in the International Handbook of Earthquake and Engineering Seismology
- Burdens of the office get rewards
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kárník, Vít |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech geophysicist and seismologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1926 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1994 |