Electrostatics in sandstorms and earthquakes

ORAL

Abstract

We present new data demonstrating (1) that electrostatic charging in sandstorms is a necessary outcome in a class of rapid collisional flows, and (2) that electrostatic precursors to slip events - long reported in earthquakes - can be reproduced in the laboratory.

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Authors

  • Troy Shinbrot

    Rutgers University, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

  • Nirmal Thyagu

    Rutgers University

  • Thomas Paehtz

    ETH, Z\"urich

  • Hans Herrmann

    ETH, Z\"urich