Terrestrial Fluids, Earthquakes and Volcanoes The Hiroshi Wakita Volume I

The Hiroshi Wakita Volume I is a collection of original papers regarding the role of terrestrial fluids in earthquake and volcanic processes. The importance of monitoring volcanic gases for studying volcanic eruptions is widely recognized by the scientific community. On the other hand, the usefulness of hydrological and geochemical monitoring in earthquake studies, especially in earthquake prediction, has been controversial. This Pure and Applied Geophysics volume provides the results of some of the most recent studies on terrestrial fluids involved in both processes.

The volume honores Hiroshi Wakita for his scientific contributions. Volume II will be published later in 2006. Both volumes should be useful to researchers and graduate students in the field.

 

Earthquake-induced Groundwater and Gas Changes.- Groundwater-level Changes Due to Pressure Gradient Induced by Nearby Earthquakes off Izu Peninsula, 1997.- Detection of Aseismic Slip on an Inland Fault by Crustal Movement and Groundwater Observations: A Case Study on the Yamasaki Fault, Japan.- Hydrogeochemical Anomalies in the Springs of the Chiayi Area in West-central Taiwan as Possible Precursors to Earthquakes.- Seismo-Geochemical Variations in SW Taiwan: Multi-Parameter Automatic Gas Monitoring Results.- Radon Precursory Signals for Some Earthquakes of Magnitude > 5 Occurred in N-W Himalaya: An Overview.- Modelling the Mixing Function to Constrain Coseismic Hydrochemical Effects: An Example from the French Pyrénées.- Geographical Distribution of 3He/4He Ratios in the Chugoku District, Southwestern Japan.- Geochemistry of the Submarine Gaseous Emissions of Panarea (Aeolian Islands, Southern Italy): Magmatic vs. Hydrothermal Origin and Implications for Volcanic Surveillance.- Chemical and Isotopic Composition of Waters and Dissolved Gases in Some Thermal Springs of Sicily and Adjacent Volcanic Islands, Italy.- Geochemical Changes in Spring Water Associated with the 2000 Eruption of the Miyakejima Volcano, Japan.- Monitoring Quiescent Volcanoes by Diffuse CO2 Degassing: Case Study of Mt. Fuji, Japan.- Puhimau Thermal Area: A Window into the Upper East Rift Zone of K?lauea Volcano, Hawaii?.- Fault-controlled Soil CO2 Degassing and Shallow Magma Bodies: Summit and Lower East Rift of Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii), 1997.- Diffuse Emission of CO2 from Showa-Shinzan, Hokkaido, Japan: A Sign of Volcanic Dome Degassing.- Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission prior to the January 2002 Short-term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador, Central America.- In situ PermeabilityMeasurements Based on a Radial Gas Advection Model: Relationships Between Soil Permeability and Diffuse CO2 Degassing in Volcanic Areas.