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Rossi-Forel|ˌrɒsɪ fɒˈrɛl|
Also Rossi Forel.
[The names of Michele Stefano Conte de Rossi (1834–98), Italian geologist, and François-Alphonse Forel (1841–1912), Swiss physician and limnologist, who in 1883 collaborated in proposing the scale (a modification of Rossi's scale of 1873).]
Rossi-Forel scale: a ten-point scale used to measure the local intensity of an earthquake.
1885Science 6 Mar. 197/1 The intensity of shocks is measured on the Rossi-Forel scale. 1900Jrnl. Geol. VIII. 304 The continuous curves represent the isoseismal lines of intensities 4 and 3 of the Rossi-Forel scale. 1946Nature 13 July 65/1 The shock on May 8 was apparently the most pronounced felt in Dunedin for many years. The intensity recorded there was IV–V on the Modified Mercalli Scale (equivalent to 5 on the Rossi-Forel Scale). 1976Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 17 Aug. 1/1 The quake, measuring 7 on the Rossi Forel scale of 10, struck shortly after midnight. |