Pre-earthquake signals – Part II: Flow of battery currents in the crust
When rocks are subjected to stress, dormant electronic charge carriers are activated. They turn the stressed rock volume into a battery, from where currents can flow out. The charge carriers are electrons and defect electrons, also known as positive holes or pholes for short. The boundary between st...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/7/543/2007/nhess-7-543-2007.pdf |