Statistical tests of Load-Unload Response Ratio signals by Lattice Solid Model: Implication to tidal triggering and earthquake prediction

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 1829-1839

  Wang, Yucang ^a,b   Mora, Peter ^a   Yin, Can ^a   Place, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake prediction; Lattice Solid Model (LSM); Load Unload Response Ratio (LURR); Numerical simulation; Tidal trigger

Indexed keywords

EARTH TIDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4444299080     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2534-1     Document Type: Article

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