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Ε7203 - EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION


  

Hours per Week

   

Semester:

7th

- Lecturing:

2

ECTS:

4

Course Type:

Elective

- Practical
Exersices:

1

Prerequisites:

-

Course Code:

E7203

- Laboratory
Exersices:

-

Expected
Prior Knowlegde:

Y3203
Y6201

eClass URL

Total Hours of
Fieldwork Excersice:

-

 

 


Course Content

Earthquake Prediction is the only elective course where the efforts to date to identify earthquake precursors are presented. These precursors may lead to the a priori knowledge of upcoming seismic activity, i.e. to earthquake prediction.

Long-term, medium-term and short-term earthquake prediction. Minimization of effects and protection measures; Earthquake Early Warning Systems; Seismic cycle. Statistical forecast and estimation of the probability of occurrence of a strong earthquake. Precursory phenomena, mechanisms of deformation of the Earth's crust – dilatation theory; Seismic zones, extreme values method, seismic gaps (type A and B), seismic quiescence, chaos theory; Seismic anisotropy and temporal changes of shear-wave splitting parameters in tectonic and volcanic environments; Foreshocks, migration of seismic activity, variations of the seismic wave’s velocity; Ground deformation maps, tsunamis, groundwater level and temperature changes, electromagnetic field fluctuations, chemical changes and radon release; Changes in seismic activity in space and time, methods of estimating static stress changes, models of decelerating ‐ accelerating seismicity; Application of earthquake prediction methods in volcanic environments.


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