Call for papers on special earthquake volume

Dear Colleagues,

We plan to publish a special issue in PAGEOPH to be entitled: Seismogenesis and Earthquake Forecasting: The Frank Evison Volume. The goal of this volume is to bring together work from scientists and students working in the fields of seismogenesis and earthquake forecasting, and to honour our late colleague Frank Evison who was a pioneer in the field. It will include papers stemming from and related to a workshop held in Wellington, New Zealand between 18-22 Feb. 2008 (described in: http://www.gns.cri.nz/evisonsymposium/). The papers will present a cross section of the current work on seismogenesis and earthquake forecasting. Please note: You do not need to have attended the symposium to contribute to the volume. If you would like to contribute to the volume, please send us a likely title, and we will put your name on our mailing list. See the schedule below:

Schedule for Editorial Process:
1 August 2008: Submission deadline
1 Sept. 2008: Articles out to reviewers
1 Dec. 2008 Reviews back from reviewers
15 January 2009: Decisions made by editors
1 May 2009: Revisions returned
1 June 2009: Final Decisions made by editors

Seismogenesis

* Physical processes and conditions affecting earthquake occurrence
* Conceptual, physical and statistical modelling of the earthquake preparation process
* Systematic empirical studies of proposed earthquake precursors
* Precursory seismicity patterns and their physical meaning
* Statistical evidence concerning the existence of earthquake precursors on any time scale

Earthquake forecasting
* Models of time-varying earthquake occurrence
* Regional earthquake likelihood models
* Earthquake prediction algorithms
* Testing and assessing earthquake forecasts of different types
* Comparative performance and information value of earthquake forecasting models
* Communication of earthquake forecasts, and implications for countermeasures planning

List of Guest Editors:

David Rhoades, Matt Gerstenberger, Euan Smith, David Vere-Jones, Martha Savage

Martha Savage
Associate Professor of Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
Victoria University of Wellington
Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui
Box 600
Wellington, 6000
New Zealand

Email: Martha.Savage@vuw.ac.nz
DDI: (04) 463-5961