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Progress in Understanding the Pre-Earthquake Associated Events by Analyzing IR Satellite DataWe present latest result in understanding the potential relationship between tectonic stress, electro-chemical and thermodynamic processes in the Earths crust and atmosphere with an increase in IR flux as a potential signature of electromagnetic (EM) phenomena that are related to earthquake activity, either pre-, co- or post seismic. Thermal infra-red (TIR) surveys performed by the polar orbiting (NOAA/AVHRR MODIS) and geosynchronous weather satellites (GOES, METEOSAT) gave an indication of the appearance (from days to weeks before the event) of "anomalous" space-time TIR transients that are associated with the location (epicenter and local tectonic structures) and time of a number of major earthquakes with M>5 and focal depths less than 50km. We analyzed broad category of associated pre-earthquake events, which provided evidence for changes in surface temperature, surface latent heat flux, chlorophyll concentrations, soil moisture, brightness temperature, emissivity of surface, water vapour in the atmosphere prior to the earthquakes occurred in Algeria, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico and Japan. The cause of such anomalies has been mainly related to the change of near-surface thermal properties due to complex lithosphere-hydrosphere-atmospheric interactions. As final results we present examples from the most recent (2000-2004) worldwide strong earthquakes and the techniques used to capture the tracks of EM emission mid-IR anomalies and a methodology for practical future use of such phenomena in the early warning systems.
Document ID
20040171836
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ouzounov, Dimitar
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Taylor, Patrick
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Bryant, Nevin
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Geophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: IV International Workshop on Magnetic, Electric and Electromagnetic Methods in Seismology and Volcanology
Location: Toulon
Country: France
Start Date: September 5, 2004
End Date: September 9, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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