Theoretical approaches to earthquake instabilities propose shear-dominated source mechanisms. Here we take a fresh look at the role of possible volume......
We propose a multiscale approach for coupling multi-physics processes across the scales. The physics is based on discrete phenomena, triggered by loca......
A nonconformity refers to a hiatal surface located between metamorphic or igneous rocks and overlying sedimentary or volcanic rocks. These surfaces ar......
We performed a series of 12 hydraulic stimulation experiments in a 20 m x 20 m x 20 m foliated, crystalline rock volume intersected by two distinct fa......
The hydraulic and mechanical characterization of fractures is crucial for a wide range of pertinent applications, such as geothermal energy production......
Hydrothermally active and altered fault/shear zones in crystalline rocks are of practical importance because of their potential similarities with petr......
Central Asia is a large-scale source of dust transport, but it also held a prominent changing hydrological system during the Quaternary. A 223 m long ......
Previous studies show that organic-rich fault patches may play an important role in promoting unstable fault slip. However, the frictional properties ......
In recent decades, finite-element modelling (FEM) has become a very popular tool in volcanological studies and has even been used to describe complex ......
Porosity reduction in rocks from a fault core can cause elevated pore fluid pressures and consequently influence the recurrence time of earthquakes. W......
Anelasticity may decrease the shear modulus of the asthenosphere by 8 %-10 % at semidiurnal tidal periods compared with the reference 1 s period of se......
New bulk sediment Sr and Nd isotope data, coupled with U-Pb dating of detrital zircon grains from sediment cored by the International Ocean Discovery ......
Submarine volcanism accounts for ca. 75% of the Earth's volcanic activity. Yet difficulties with imaging their exteriors and interiors mean that the e......
Aftershock point cloud data provide direct evidence for the characteristics of underground faults. However, there has been a dearth of studies using s......
The magmatism (including volcanism) in East Asia (or China) could provide key clues and age constraints for the subduction and dynamical process of th......
