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Preface to the Global Earthquake Forecasting System (GEFS) special issue: Towards using non-seismic precursors for the prediction of large earthquakes

D. Sornette, G. Ouillon, A. Mignan and F. Freund

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000242-4

Review

Earthquake precursors in the light of peroxy defects theory: Critical review of systematic observations

Friedemann Freund, Guy Ouillon, John Scoville and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000243-x

Regular Article

Mechanism of unipolar electromagnetic pulses emitted from the hypocenters of impending earthquakes

Friedemann T. Freund, Jorge Arturo Heraud, Victor A. Centa and John Scoville

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000244-4

Regular Article

Coupled mechano-electrokinetic Burridge-Knopoff model of fault sliding events and transient geoelectric signals

Hong-Jia Chen, Chien-Chih Chen, Guy Ouillon and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000245-x

Regular Article

Infrared Emission from rocks in the Thermal Infrared (TIR) window

John Scoville and Friedemann T. Freund

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000246-4

Open Access

Regular Article

From high temporal resolution to synthetically enhanced radiometric resolution: insights from Night Thermal Gradient results

L. Piroddi

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000247-x

Regular Article

Long-term statistical evidence proving the correspondence between tir anomalies and earthquakes is still absent

Ying Zhang, Qingyan Meng, Guy Ouillon, Linlin Zhang, Die Hu, Weiyu Ma and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000248-4

Regular Article

Evidence of critical dynamics in various electromagnetic precursors

S.M. Potirakis, Y. Contoyiannis, A. Schekotov, K. Eftaxias and M. Hayakawa

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000249-x

Regular Article

Comparison of ULF electric field recorded by ground-based stations in China and a low-altitude satellite

Rui Yan, Lanwei Wang, Michel Parrot, Xingguo Zhang and Zhe Hu

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000250-9

Regular Article

Atmospheric and ionospheric coupling phenomena associated with large earthquakes

M. Parrot, V. Tramutoli, Tiger J.Y. Liu, S. Pulinets, D. Ouzounov, N. Genzano, M. Lisi, K. Hattori and A. Namgaladze

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000251-3

Regular Article

Seismic influence on the VLF transmitter signal intensity measured by the low-altitude satellite DEMETER

F. Nĕmec, M. Liška and M. Parrot

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000271-1

Regular Article

Discovery of spatial-temporal causal interactions between thermal and methane anomalies associated with the Wenchuan earthquake

Qingyan Meng and Ying Zhang

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000252-9

Regular Article

Quasi-synchronous multi-parameter anomalies before Wenchuan and Yushu earthquakes in China

Kai Qin, Shuo Zheng, Lixin Wu and Yunjia Wang

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000253-3

Regular Article

Correlation between the water temperature and water level data at the Lijiang well in Yunnan, China, and its implication for local earthquake prediction

Guijuan Lai, Changsheng Jiang, Weilai Wang, Libo Han and Shengchang Deng

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000255-3

Open Access

Regular Article

The sun as a significant agent provoking earthquakes

G. Anagnostopoulos, I. Spyroglou, A. Rigas, P. Preka-Papadema, H. Mavromichalaki and I. Kiosses

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000266-2

Regular Article

Survey of a relationship between precipitation and major earthquakes along the Peru-Chilean trench (2000–2015)

M. R. Mansouri Daneshvar and F. T. Freund

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000267-8

Regular Article

Nonlinear stress wave generation model as an earthquake precursor

P. Kalenda and L. Neumann

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000256-9

Open Access

Review

The challenges and possibilities of earthquake predictions using non-seismic precursors

A. Bhardwaj, L. Sam and F. J. Martin-Torres

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000257-3

Regular Article

A paradigm for developing earthquake probability forecasts based on geoelectric data

Hong-Jia Chen, Chien-Chih Chen, Guy Ouillon and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000258-9

Open Access

Regular Article

Critical zone of the branching crack model for earthquakes: Inherent randomness, earthquake predictability, and precursor modelling

Jiancang Zhuang, Mitsuhiro Matsu’ura and Peng Han

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000272-7

Regular Article

Global models for short-term earthquake forecasting and predictive skill assessment

Shyam Nandan, Yavor Kamer, Guy Ouillon, Stefan Hiemer and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000259-3

Regular Article

Democratizing earthquake predictability research: introducing the RichterX platform

Yavor Kamer, Shyam Nandan, Guy Ouillon, Stefan Hiemer and Didier Sornette

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000260-2

Open Access

Regular Article

Global Earthquake Forecasting System (GEFS): The challenges ahead

A. Mignan, G. Ouillon, D. Sornette and F. Freund

Published online: 19 January 2021

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2020-000261-8

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The Global Earthquake Forecasting System: Towards Using Non-seismic Precursors for the Prediction of Large Earthquakes

Preface to the Global Earthquake Forecasting System (GEFS) special issue: Towards using non-seismic precursors for the prediction of large earthquakes

Earthquake precursors in the light of peroxy defects theory: Critical review of systematic observations

Mechanism of unipolar electromagnetic pulses emitted from the hypocenters of impending earthquakes

Coupled mechano-electrokinetic Burridge-Knopoff model of fault sliding events and transient geoelectric signals

Infrared Emission from rocks in the Thermal Infrared (TIR) window

From high temporal resolution to synthetically enhanced radiometric resolution: insights from Night Thermal Gradient results

Long-term statistical evidence proving the correspondence between tir anomalies and earthquakes is still absent

Evidence of critical dynamics in various electromagnetic precursors

Comparison of ULF electric field recorded by ground-based stations in China and a low-altitude satellite

Atmospheric and ionospheric coupling phenomena associated with large earthquakes

Seismic influence on the VLF transmitter signal intensity measured by the low-altitude satellite DEMETER

Discovery of spatial-temporal causal interactions between thermal and methane anomalies associated with the Wenchuan earthquake

Quasi-synchronous multi-parameter anomalies before Wenchuan and Yushu earthquakes in China

Correlation between the water temperature and water level data at the Lijiang well in Yunnan, China, and its implication for local earthquake prediction

The sun as a significant agent provoking earthquakes

Survey of a relationship between precipitation and major earthquakes along the Peru-Chilean trench (2000–2015)

Nonlinear stress wave generation model as an earthquake precursor

The challenges and possibilities of earthquake predictions using non-seismic precursors

A paradigm for developing earthquake probability forecasts based on geoelectric data

Critical zone of the branching crack model for earthquakes: Inherent randomness, earthquake predictability, and precursor modelling

Global models for short-term earthquake forecasting and predictive skill assessment

Democratizing earthquake predictability research: introducing the RichterX platform

Global Earthquake Forecasting System (GEFS): The challenges ahead

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