The dilatancy-diffusion hypothesis and earthquake predictability

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 215-230

  Main, Ian G ^a   Bell, Andrew F ^a   Meredith, Philip G ^b   Geiger, Sebastian ^c   Touati, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DILATANCY; EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION; GEOPHYSICS; RESERVOIR ROCK;

EID: 84873020116     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP367.15     Document Type: Article

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