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Lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling as governing mechanism for preseismic short-term events in atmosphere and ionosphere
1Inst. of the Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya 10, 123995, Moscow D-242, Russia
2Inst. of Volcanology and Seismology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
3Geophysical Survey, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
4Radiophysical Research Institute, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
5University of Electro-Communications, Chofu 1-5-1, Tokyo 182, Japan
6University of Bari, Italy
Abstract. We present a general concept of mechanisms of preseismic phenomena in the atmosphere and ionosphere. After short review of observational results we conclude: 1. Upward migration of fluid substrate matter (bubble) can lead to ousting of the hot water/gas near the ground surface and cause an earthquake (EQ) itself in the strength-weakened area; 2. Thus, time and place of the bubble appearance could be random values, but EQ, geochemistry anomaly and foreshocks (seismic, SA and ULF electromagnetic ones) are casually connected; 3. Atmospheric perturbation of temperature and density could follow preseismic hot water/gas release resulting in generation of atmospheric gravity waves (AGW) with periods in a range of 6–60min; 4. Seismo-induced AGW could lead to modification of the ionospheric turbulence and to the change of over-horizon radio-wave propagation in the atmosphere, perturbation of LF waves in the lower ionosphere and ULF emission depression at the ground.
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Citation: Molchanov, O., Fedorov, E., Schekotov, A., Gordeev, E., Chebrov, V., Surkov, V., Rozhnoi, A., Andreevsky, S., Iudin, D., Yunga, S., Lutikov, A., Hayakawa, M., and Biagi, P. F.: Lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling as governing mechanism for preseismic short-term events in atmosphere and ionosphere, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 4, 757-767, doi:10.5194/nhess-4-757-2004, 2004. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
