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F. D. Stacey. 1984: EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION RESEARCH--A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE DIRECTIONS WHICH FUTURE WORK SHOULD TAKE. Acta Seismologica Sinica, 6(1): 1-7.
Citation: F. D. Stacey. 1984: EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION RESEARCH--A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE DIRECTIONS WHICH FUTURE WORK SHOULD TAKE. Acta Seismologica Sinica, 6(1): 1-7.
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EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION RESEARCH--A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE DIRECTIONS WHICH FUTURE WORK SHOULD TAKE

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  • This paper is written as requested by the Chinese scientific journal during the author's visit to China in 1983.The author believes that seismic stresses are quite small in magnitude and therefore, their effects must be subtle. Sensitive instruments will be required to detect them. For such disciplines used in many countries for earthquake prediction, as piezomagnetic effect, velocity ratio, strain, tilt, geodetic surveying, electrical resistivity, radon and foreshocks, their nature and prospectiveness are discussed and suggestions made. It is noted that although the argument of Brune[1](1979) that earthquakes may be unpredictable in principle is forceful, the author is not so pessimistic. The earth's crust may be very inhomogeneous and its behaviour fickle, but that only demands that we have a massive redundancy of data. Several methods and numerous instruments and observations must be used simultaneously. More attention should be given to (1) seismic anisotropy and attenuation, (2) multicoloured laser-ranging, (3) improvements in the signal/noise ratio in tectonomagnetism, (4) use of alternative and more extensive arrays of detector electrodes in resistivity measurements and (5) a careful re-examination of the statistics of foreshock and aftershock sequences.
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  • [1] J. N. Bruise, Implications of earthquake triggering and rupture propagation for eartliquak,prediction based on premonitory phenomena. J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2195——2198, 1979.

    [2] Jinqi Hao, L. M. Haatie and F. D. BZtacey, Theory of the aeisrnomagnetic effect: a reaases——ament, Phys. Lett Planet. Int., 28, 129——140, 1982.

    [3] P. M. Davia, D. D. Jackson, C. A. Searle and R. L. MacPherson. Detection of tectonoma.gne——tic events using multichannel predictive filtering, .7. Geophys. Res., 86, 1731——1737, 1981.

    [4] I. L. Nersesov, A. N. Semenov and I. G. Himb6a"eva, Space——time distribution oP travel times of transverse and longitudinal waves in the Garm region, In M. A. Sadovsky Exveri——rnrrrtal Seismology, Moscow. Science Publishing House, 334, 1969.

    [5] D. A. Lockner and J. D. Byerlee, Yeloeity anomalies: an alternative explanation based on laboratory experiments, Pare and Appl. GeoPhys., 116, 765——772, 1978.

    [6] S. Crampin, Seismic wav a propagation through a cracked solid:polarization as a possible dilatancy diagnostic, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 53, 467——496, 1978.

    [7] S. Crampizr, R. Evana, B. User,M.Doyle, J. P. Davie, G. Y. Yegorkina and A. Miller, Obaer——vations of dilato——rncy——induced polarization anomalies land earthquake prediction, Nature, 286,874——877, 1980.

    [8] I. S. Sacks and D. W. Everteon, A aenetive borehole strain——rate meter, Uarnegie Institution Washington Year Rook 68. 448——452. 1970.

    [1] J. N. Bruise, Implications of earthquake triggering and rupture propagation for eartliquak,prediction based on premonitory phenomena. J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2195——2198, 1979.

    [2] Jinqi Hao, L. M. Haatie and F. D. BZtacey, Theory of the aeisrnomagnetic effect: a reaases——ament, Phys. Lett Planet. Int., 28, 129——140, 1982.

    [3] P. M. Davia, D. D. Jackson, C. A. Searle and R. L. MacPherson. Detection of tectonoma.gne——tic events using multichannel predictive filtering, .7. Geophys. Res., 86, 1731——1737, 1981.

    [4] I. L. Nersesov, A. N. Semenov and I. G. Himb6a"eva, Space——time distribution oP travel times of transverse and longitudinal waves in the Garm region, In M. A. Sadovsky Exveri——rnrrrtal Seismology, Moscow. Science Publishing House, 334, 1969.

    [5] D. A. Lockner and J. D. Byerlee, Yeloeity anomalies: an alternative explanation based on laboratory experiments, Pare and Appl. GeoPhys., 116, 765——772, 1978.

    [6] S. Crampin, Seismic wav a propagation through a cracked solid:polarization as a possible dilatancy diagnostic, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 53, 467——496, 1978.

    [7] S. Crampizr, R. Evana, B. User,M.Doyle, J. P. Davie, G. Y. Yegorkina and A. Miller, Obaer——vations of dilato——rncy——induced polarization anomalies land earthquake prediction, Nature, 286,874——877, 1980.

    [8] I. S. Sacks and D. W. Everteon, A aenetive borehole strain——rate meter, Uarnegie Institution Washington Year Rook 68. 448——452. 1970.
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