Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Earthquakes and EQ Prediction; 1.1 Fundamentals of Earthquakes; 1.1.1 Naturally Occurring EQs; 1.1.2 EQ Fault Types; 1.1.3 EQs Away from Plate Boundaries (Interplate EQs); 1.1.4 Shallow-Focus and Deep-Focus EQs; 1.1.5 Frequency of EQ Occurrence; 1.2 Conventional EQ Prediction by Seismic Measurements; 1.2.1 Historical Background; 1.2.2 Measurement of EQs and Crustal Movement; 1.2.3 Long-Term, Medium-Term, and Short-Term EQ Prediction; 1.3 Nonconventional (Nonseismic) EQ Prediction with Radio Technique, 1.3.1 Historical Introduction of EQ Prediction1.3.2 Nonseismic (Mainly Electromagnetic) Short-Term Precursors; References; Chapter 2 Radio Communication and Radio Noise; 2.1 Communication Systems; 2.1.1 General Scheme of Communication and Communication Systems; 2.1.2 General Scheme of Communication Systems; 2.1.3 General Scheme of Communication Media; 2.2 Propagating Media of Radio Communications; 2.2.1 Radio Propagation Types; 2.2.2 Radio Signal Transmission and Propagation Characteristics; 2.3 Major Radio Propagation Types (General Characteristics); 2.3.1 Ground Wave Propagation, 2.3.2 Tropospheric Propagation2.3.3 Ionospheric Propagation/Earth-Space Propagation; 2.4 Radio Noise; References; Chapter 3 DC/ULF Technique; 3.1 Historical Introduction; 3.2 DC Geoelectric Signals; 3.2.1 VAN Observational Method; 3.2.2 Selectivity Law: How to Estimate the EQ Epicenter; 3.2.3 VAN Relationships: How to Estimate the EQ Magnitude; 3.2.4 Variety of SES: How to Estimate the Time of a Coming EQ; 3.2.5 Results of EQ Prediction Using VAN Method; 3.2.6 Discussion; 3.3 ULF Electromagnetic Emissions; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 Three Major ULF Events, 3.3.3 Correlation between ULF Emissions and EQs3.3.4 Existing ULF Networks in Japan; 3.3.5 Analysis Methods of ULF Magnetic Field Variations; 3.3.6 Characteristics of Seismogenic ULF Emissions and Current Activities; 3.4 Generation Mechanism of DC/ULF Emissions; 3.4.1 Microfracturing Mechanism; 3.4.2 Induction Mechanism; 3.4.3 Electrokinetic Mechanism; 3.5 ULF Magnetic Field Depression; 3.5.1 ULF Magnetic Field Depression as a New Phenomenon; 3.5.2 An Example for the 2011 Japan EQ; 3.5.3 Generation Mechanism of ULF Magnetic Field Depression; References; Chapter 4 ELF Techniques, and 4.1 Characteristics of Extremely Low-Frequency Waves4.2 Theoretical Aspects of Propagation on VLF/ELF; 4.2.1 Rays and Modes; 4.2.2 Fresnel Reflection; 4.3 Propagation of ELF Waves; 4.4 Seismogenic ELF Electromagnetic Emissions; 4.4.1 ELF Sensors and Selection of Frequency; 4.4.2 Some Examples; 4.4.3 Statistical Results; 4.4.4 Generation Mechanism of Seismogenic ELF Emissions; 4.5 Anomalies in SRs; 4.5.1 An Event Study: 1999 Taiwan Chi-chi EQ; 4.5.2 Statistical Results; 4.6 ULF/ELF Electromagnetic Radiation before the March 11, 2011, Japanese EQ; 4.6.1 ULF/ELF Precursor; References
