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Ionospheric anomalies immediately before M(w)7.0-8.0 earthquakes
| Title: | Ionospheric anomalies immediately before M(w)7.0-8.0 earthquakes |
| Authors: | He, Liming Browse this author | | Heki, Kosuke Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | ionospheric anomalies | | earthquake | | GNSS | | total electron content |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2017 |
| Publisher: | American Geophysical Union |
| Journal Title: | Journal of geophysical research. Space physics |
| Volume: | 122 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page: | 8659 |
| End Page: | 8678 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1002/2017JA024012 |
| Abstract: | Recent observations suggested that ionospheric anomalies appear immediately before large earthquakes with moment magnitudes (M-w) of 8.2 or more. Do similar phenomena precede smaller earthquakes? Here we answer this question by analyzing vertical total electron contents (VTEC) observed near the epicenters before and after 32 earthquakes with M(w)7.0-8.0 using data from nearby Global Navigation Satellite Systems stations. To detect anomalies, we defined the reference curves to fit the observed VTEC and considered the departure from the curves as anomalies. In estimating the reference curves, we excluded time windows, prescribed for individual earthquakes considering M-w, possibly affected by earthquakes. We validated the method using synthetic VTEC data assuming both preseismic, coseismic, and postseismic anomalies. Out of the 32 M(w)7.0-8.0 earthquakes, eight earthquakes showed possible preseismic anomalies starting 10-20min before earthquakes. For earthquakes of this M-w range, we can observe preseismic ionospheric changes probably when the background VTEC is large, say 50TECU (total electron content unit, 1TECU=10(16) el m(-2)) or more. |
| Rights: | Copyright 2017 American Geophysical Union. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/68270 |
| Appears in Collections: | 理学院・理学研究院 (Graduate School of Science / Faculty of Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 日置 幸介
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