Tectonic leakage of fault bounded aquifers subject to non-isothermal recharge: a mechanism generating thermal precursors to seismic events

• Published in: Physics of the earth and planetary interiors Vol. 126; no. 3; pp. 163 - 177
• Main Author: Hamza, Valiya M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2001
• Subjects: Analytical models; Earthquake prediction; Tectonic leakage; Thermal precursors; Analytical models; Earthquake prediction; Tectonic leakage; Thermal precursors

The thermal consequences of flow transients generated by deformation induced leakage at fault zones intersecting confined aquifers have been examined using a simple analytical model. The recharge of the aquifer is assumed to take place by vertical infiltration through the confining layers. The energ...