Have you ever heard of “analogue modelling”? In solid Earth science, directly observing the Earth’s interior is challenging, and the analogue modelling approach often overcomes this limitation by using alternative systems analogous to natural phenomena. By identifying fundamental mechanisms in these tractable systems, we can apply physical scaling laws to understand processes dee ...[Read More]
Exploring Earth’s interior with analogue models: The case of slow earthquakes
Analogue experiment using hydrogel spheres dispersed in a viscous fluid. The inner cylinder rotates and applies shear to the particle layer, a fault gouge analogue.
