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The Ionospheric Plasma Perturbations before a Sequence of Strong Earthquakes in Southeast Asia and Northern Oceania in 2018.
- Source :
- Remote Sensing; Dec2023, Vol. 15 Issue 24, p5735, 17p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- From August to October 2018, a series of strong earthquake (EQ) events occurred in southeast Asia and northern Oceania (22°S to 0°N, 115°E to 170°E) within 50 days. In this paper, we analyze the features of ionospheric plasma perturbations, recorded by the Plasma Analyzer Package (PAP) and Langmuir probe (LAP) onboard the China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite (CSES-01), before four EQs with magnitudes of Ms 6.9 to Ms 7.4. The ion parameters such as the oxygen ion density (No<superscript>+</superscript>), the ion drift velocity in the vertical direction (V<subscript>z</subscript>) under the conditions of geomagnetic storms, and strong EQs are compared. The results show that within 1 to 15 days before the strong EQs, the No<superscript>+</superscript> and the electron density (Ne) increased while the electron temperature (Te) decreased synchronously. Meanwhile, the V<subscript>z</subscript> significantly increased along the ground-to-space direction. The relative variation of No<superscript>+</superscript> and V<subscript>z</subscript> before the strong EQs is more prominent, and the V<subscript>z</subscript> is not easily influenced by the geomagnetic storm but is susceptible to the seismic activities. Our results suggest that the anomaly of ionospheric plasma perturbations occurring in this area is possibly related to the pre-EQ signatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20724292
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Remote Sensing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174465365
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15245735