Pre-earthquake magnetic pulses

A semiconductor model of rocks is shown to describe unipolar magnetic pulses, a phenomenon that has been observed prior to earthquakes. These pulses are suspected to be generated deep in the Earth's crust, in and around the hypocentral volume, days or even weeks before earthquakes. Their extrem...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: J. Scoville, J. Heraud, F. Freund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1873/2015/nhess-15-1873-2015.pdf