Abstract
We present the first stage of the interdisciplinary project called
"IONOTERRA" on the experimental range creation in the vicinity of
Vrancea seismic zone. It is interdisciplinary project using the
multiparameter monitoring approach to reveal the precursory period for
strong earthquakes in Vrancea zone where the leading role is assigned to
the ionospheric precursors. The data of ionospheric parameters
monitoring will be collected using several techniques: vertical and
oblique ground-based ionospheric sounding, GPS TEC measurements of
individual GPS receivers and Global Ionospheric Maps (GIM) technology,
spaceborn instrumentation using the local plasma probes on CSES-1, SWARM
and COSMIC satellites, and topside sounding from Russian IONOSONDE
constellation. The experimental range will be organized at the territory
of Republlic of Moldova and will include the mobile geophysical
observatory to measure in addition to ionospheric measurements the gamma
spectrometer for radon activity monitoring, vertical electric field
measurements, electromagnetic emissions in VLF and VHF bands,
meteorological parameters (air temperature and humidity) and aerosol
optical thickness. Together with ground-based meteorological
meausrements the satellite data on local thermal anomalies will be used.
It is double purpose project: it will validate the physical concept of
LAIC model, and simultaneously will develop the practical applications
for automatic detection of the short-term earthquake precursors and to
make decision on the precursory period initiation. The project will
unite efforts of three groups of scientists having years of experience
on ground-based and spaceborn monitoring of the short-term earthquake
precursors and the Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling Model
development. Some results of the Vrancea zone earthquake precursors
monitoring registered by different techniques will be demonstrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 10463 |
| State | Published - Apr 2019 |