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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-926
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-926
20 Sep 2022
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Screening and rooting the multiple anomalies of Nepal earthquake sequence in 2015 with DTS criterion and homologous LCAI-coupling physics

Lixin Wu, Yuan Qi, Wenfei Mao, Jingchen Lu, Yifan Ding, Boqi Peng, and Busheng Xie

Abstract. The continuously increasing of earth observations benefits geosciences and seismicity study, but increases greatly the difficulties in understanding and discriminating multiple source data. Although the Lithosphere-Coversphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere (LCAI) coupling paradigm and the Deviation-Time-Space (DTS) criterion were presented for better searching for and understanding the potential seismic anomalies from multiple observations, the strict consistency of spatio-temporal characteristics and homologous physics of multiple-parameter seismic anomalies has not been investigated sufficiently. With the 2015 Nepal earthquake sequence being a typical case, the reported multi-parameter anomalies were systematically reviewed, and their space-time characteristics were summarized thoroughly in this study. Numerical simulation with refined geological structures in three-dimensional space revealed the inhomogeneous crustal stress field alternation (CSFA) along the faults and around the hypocentres of 2015 Nepal earthquake sequence, which is expected to be the root of the seismic anomalies. The stress-activated positive charge carriers would have given rise to different responses near the ground surface (coversphere), including the microwave dielectric reduction, the additional infrared radiation, and the atmospheric ionization, which subsequently affected the physical properties of atmosphere and ionosphere and resulted in abnormal phenomena therein. Based on the DTS criterion and LCAI coupling paradigm, the seismic anomalies of 2015 Nepal earthquakes were screened strictly, and the screened-out anomalies were rooted carefully to the regional CSFA as well as its local blocking. Therefore, an integrated LCAI coupling framework with strict space-time correspondence and homologous physics in CSFA was proposed for the 2015 Nepal earthquake sequence. This research provides a definite philosophy as well as a practical solution for screening out the rootable seismic anomalies from multi-parameter observations of earthquake, which is of scientific meanings for searching earthquake precursor and reaching earthquake prediction.

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

20 Jan 2023
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, Yuan Qi, Wenfei Mao, Jingchen Lu, Yifan Ding, Boqi Peng, and Busheng Xie
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 231–249, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-231-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-231-2023, 2023
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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-926', Angelo De Santis, 19 Oct 2022
    • CC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yuan Qi, 26 Oct 2022
    • CC2: 'Reply on RC1', Lixin Wu, 26 Oct 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Wenfei Mao, 14 Nov 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-926', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Oct 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Wenfei Mao, 11 Nov 2022

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-926', Angelo De Santis, 19 Oct 2022
    • CC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yuan Qi, 26 Oct 2022
    • CC2: 'Reply on RC1', Lixin Wu, 26 Oct 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Wenfei Mao, 14 Nov 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-926', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 Oct 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Wenfei Mao, 11 Nov 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (26 Nov 2022) by Filippos Vallianatos
AR by Wenfei Mao on behalf of the Authors (03 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes 
EF by Mika Burghoff (05 Dec 2022)  Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (10 Dec 2022) by Filippos Vallianatos
AR by Wenfei Mao on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

20 Jan 2023
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, Yuan Qi, Wenfei Mao, Jingchen Lu, Yifan Ding, Boqi Peng, and Busheng Xie
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 231–249, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-231-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-231-2023, 2023
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Lixin Wu et al.

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Multiple seismic anomalies were reported to be related to the 2015 Nepal earthquake. By investigating sufficiently 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 were proposed. This study provides a practical solution for screening out the reliable seismic anomalies from diversified earthquake observations.