Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2016

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Poster

Symbol S (Solid Earth Sciences) » S-EM Earth's Electromagnetism

[S-EM35] Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth and Planetary Interiors, and Tectono-Electromagnetism

Wed. May 25, 2016 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Poster Hall (International Exhibition Hall HALL6)

Convener:*Masahiro Ichiki(Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), Mitsuru Utsugi(Aso Volcanological Laboratory, Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)

[SEM35-P01] Temporal variations in magnetic signals generated by the piezomagnetic effect for dislocation sources in a uniform medium

*Ken'ichi Yamazaki1 (1.Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)

Keywords:piezomagnetic effect, dislocation source, temporal variations, magnetic field, electrical conductivity

Fault ruptures in the Earth’s crust generate both elastic and electromagnetic (EM) waves. If the corresponding EM signals can be observed, then earthquakes could be detected before the first seismic waves arrive. In this study, I consider the piezomagnetic effect as a mechanism that converts elastic waves to EM energy, and I derive analytical formulas for the conversion process. The situation considered in this study is a whole-space model, in which elastic and EM properties are uniform and isotropic. In this situation, the governing equations of the elastic and EM fields, combined with the piezomagnetic constitutive law, can be solved analytically in the time domain by ignoring the displacement current term. Using the derived formulas, numerical examples are investigated, and the corresponding characteristics of the expected magnetic signals are resolved. I show that temporal variations in the magnetic field depend strongly on the electrical conductivity of the medium, meaning that precise detection of signals generated by the piezomagnetic effect is generally difficult. Expected amplitudes of piezomagnetic signals are estimated to be no larger than 0.3 nT for earthquakes with a moment magnitude of ≥7.0 at a source distance of 25 km; however, this conclusion may not extend to the detection of real earthquakes, because piezomagnetic stress sensitivity is currently poorly constrained.