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It was experimentally confirmed that microwave energy is emitted during the compression of rocks. Land-surface deformations are likely to be accompanied by rock failures. From the experimental results, we could conclude that the microwave signals generated by rock failures near the land surface are detectable by a satellite-borne radiometer. Therefore, we developed an algorithm to evaluate the microwave energy generated by rock failures on the land surface and applied the algorithm to the data of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System for the earthquake that struck Al Hoceima, Morocco, on February 24, 2004. As a result, we detected definitive microwave signals around the epicenter two days before the earthquake only in the entire observation period of six years. This paper presents the details of the algorithm and the analysis results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to extract a local and faint variation generated by a specific source from a physical value obtained by a remote-sensing satellite, we should focus on the difference between physical values at two points. We have developed a new data- restructuring algorithm based on this concept. This algorithm enables us to obtain a distribution of physical values at any interval and to calculate the difference between any two points regardless of the sensor-sampling interval. This paper presents this algorithm and how to implement it on a computer. Based on this data-restructuring algorithm, we have established a new data-processing method and analyzed the brightness-temperature data obtained by a microwave radiometer. As a result, we have successfully extracted the feature associated with a volcanic eruption. This feature cannot be extracted from brightness temperatures directly. This paper demonstrates this data-processing method by analyzing a volcanic eruption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]