Implication of Radon Monitoring for Earthquake Surveillance Using Statistical Techniques: A Case Study of Wenchuan Earthquake
Joint Authors
Alam, Aftab
Wang, Nanping
Zhao, Guofeng
Barkat, Adnan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The seismotectonically induced changes in groundwater radon (Rn) are considered to be strong imputes for the surveillance of imminent major earthquakes.
Groundwater facilitates the migration of soil gases as a result of tectonic stresses.
In this regard, a radon time series is statistically analysed to identify the radon anomalies possibly induced by Wenchuan earthquake.
The statistical analysis mainly involves the deterministic analysis of the Rn data and residual Rn analysis using a criterion x¯±2σ of anomaly selection having a confidence interval of 95%.
The deterministic analysis reveals that the Rn time series follows a persistent trend 0.5≤H≤1 which confirms the absence of a chaotic regime.
On the other hand, the residual Rn shows a notable upsurge straddling the time of the Wenchuan earthquake in the form of pre- and post earthquake changes at monitoring stations having RE/RD≤0.3.
The residual Rn level passes the anomaly selection criterion x¯±2σ and is declared as a tectonically induced Rn anomaly.
Contrary to this, the response of distant monitoring stations (RE/RD>0.3) to this particular earthquake further validates the link between Rn and earthquake activity.
In a nutshell, the present study highlights the potential implications of earthquake-induced radon anomalies for earthquake prediction research.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alam, Aftab& Wang, Nanping& Zhao, Guofeng& Barkat, Adnan. 2020. Implication of Radon Monitoring for Earthquake Surveillance Using Statistical Techniques: A Case Study of Wenchuan Earthquake. Geofluids،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159408
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alam, Aftab…[et al.]. Implication of Radon Monitoring for Earthquake Surveillance Using Statistical Techniques: A Case Study of Wenchuan Earthquake. Geofluids No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159408
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alam, Aftab& Wang, Nanping& Zhao, Guofeng& Barkat, Adnan. Implication of Radon Monitoring for Earthquake Surveillance Using Statistical Techniques: A Case Study of Wenchuan Earthquake. Geofluids. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1159408
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1159408