China's component borehole strainmeter network

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2009-06-16
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In2004,China’sdigitalseismicobservationnetworkprojectbegantodeploy40setsYRY-4four-componentboreholestrainmetersinordertomonitorearthquakepreparationprocess.Thepaperdescribesobservedsolidtidalstraindiscretenessandtidalfactoranisotropy,analyzesthereliabilityofobservationaldataanddiscussesthecauseforthisphenomenon.Aftergettingridofinterferences,thenetwork,intwoyearspractice,hasobservedseveralpre-seismicstrainanomaliesatstationsclosetoepicentersespeciallyintheWenchuanMS8.0megaquake.Itshowsthatthisboreholestrainmeternetworkiscapableofmonitoringseismogenicprocess.