Debate on evaluation of the VAN Method: Editor's introduction

1996/05/27 by Robert J. Geller · 6 citations
Computer Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Computer science #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #Earthquake prediction #Engineering physics #Geology #Induced seismicity #Physics #Section (typography) #Seismic Waves and Analysis #Seismology #Seismology and Earthquake Studies #Special section

paper · doi:10.1029/96gl00742

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Abstract

This special section presents a debate on the statistical significance of the results obtained by the VAN method of earthquake prediction. Other topics related to the VAN method are also discussed by some of the papers in this section. This introduction explains the background that led to this debate. Tables of seismicity data are also included in this introduction. These tables are cited in some of the other papers in this special section.

Citations

• Statistical evaluation of the SES predictions issued in Greece: alarm and success rates
• Evaluating the statistical validity beyond chance of ‘VAN’ earthquake precursors
• Latest aspects of earthquake prediction in Greece based on seismic electric signals, II
• Latest aspects of earthquake prediction in Greece based on seismic electric signals

Cited by

• Earthquake prediction: the null hypothesis
• VAN: Candidacy and validation with the latest laws of the game
• Analysis of electrical activity and seismicity in the natural time domain for the volcanic‐seismic swarm activity in 2000 in the Izu Island region, Japan
• Are earthquakes predictable?
• Assessment of schemes for earthquake prediction: Editor's introduction
• Earthquake prediction [wikipedia]