Alerting for Earthquakes Disasters: Interdisciplinary Study of Pre-Earthquake Processes

This volume will primarily concern the interdisciplinary observations of earthquake processes, which would have an impact on our further understanding of the physics of earthquakes and the phenomena that precedes their energy release. It expands the existing discussions on earthquake phenomena by presenting the latest progress in studying pre-earthquake processes. Based on interdisciplinary studies it would provide new evidence about possible coupling between our planet’s environment with its lithosphere, which provides a better understanding of the physics of earthquake and earthquake cycles. The monograph includes contribution to observations and analyses of seismic, geochemical, electromagnetic, and thermodynamic processes related to stress changes in the lithosphere along with their statistical and physical validation.

Plans are to investigate the fluctuations that originate in the ground, atmosphere in ionosphere as a result of increasing strain and stress and rapid coupling changes prior to major earthquakes. Main objectives are to analyze the anomalous in different geophysical fields using latest satellite and in-situ observations. The inter-disciplinary approach addresses the relationship between seismo-mechanical, geochemical, electromagnetic, and thermodynamic phenomena and significant earthquakes. 

This monograph will be composed of specific, cutting edge work on particular aspect of pre-earthquake physical processes; as well as of both fundamental and applied interdisciplinary science. Plans are to gather the latest space and ground based observational techniques that are currently being used and developed.