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Scrutinizing and rooting the multiple anomalies of Nepal earthquake sequence in 2015 with the deviation–time–space criterion and homologous lithosphere–coversphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling physics
Lixin Wu
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
Jingchen Lu
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
Yifan Ding
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
Boqi Peng
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
Busheng Xie
School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University,
Changsha, 410083, China
Laboratory of Geo-Hazards Perception, Cognition and Predication,
Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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Short summary
Multiple seismic anomalies were reported to be related to the 2015 Nepal earthquake. By sufficiently investigating both the space–time features and the physical models of the seismic anomalies, the coupling mechanisms of these anomalies in 3D space were revealed and an integrated framework to strictly root the sources of various anomalies was proposed. This study provides a practical solution for scrutinizing reliable seismic anomalies from diversified earthquake observations.
Multiple seismic anomalies were reported to be related to the 2015 Nepal earthquake. By...
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