Fluid Distribution Along the Nankai-Trough Megathrust Fault off the Kii Peninsula Inferred from Receiver Function Analysis /

• Main Author: Akuhara, Takeshi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Geophysics.; Geotechnical engineering.; Structural geology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Structural Geology.

This thesis explores fluid distribution along the Nankai-Trough megathrust fault around the Kii Peninsula of Japan, where devastating earthquakes are expected to occur in the near future. Exploring fluid distribution along subduction zones is an important issue because the fluid is considered to con...