Earthquake Precursors in the Atmosphere and Ionosphere

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Near-Ground Processes as a Result of Air Ionization

   • Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk

   Pages 1-60

3. Earthquake Precursory Phenomena in the Atmosphere

   • Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk

   Pages 61-105

4. Earthquake Precursors in the Ionosphere

   • Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk

   Pages 107-186

5. Multiparameter Approach and LAIC Validation

   • Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk

   Pages 187-247

6. Future Developments

   • Sergey Pulinets, Dimitar Ouzounov, Alexander Karelin, Kyrill Boyarchuk

   Pages 249-294

This book discusses how the increased emanation of radon and other gases from the Earth’s crust in the vicinity of active tectonic faults triggers a chain of physical processes and chemical reactions in the atmospheric boundary layer and the Earth’s ionosphere over an earthquake area several days/hours before strong seismic shocks occur. It presents the two main concepts involved in this mechanism: atmosphere ionization and the global electric circuit. The Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (LAIC) concept is strongly supported by experimental data showing the atmospheric and ionospheric precursors for major recent earthquakes including 2004 Sumatra; 2008 Sichuan, China; 2011 Tohoku, Japan; and 2015 Nepal. The book not only addresses the theoretical considerations but also includes information on experimental techniques used for precursor observations based on the space-borne systems. Providing practical methods of precursor identification and interpretation, it is an excellent textbook for graduate courses in geophysics, earthquake science, atmospheric physics and remote sensing. Moreover, it offers a wealth of information for scientists and experts from governmental and international agencies working in the fields of natural-disaster mitigation, response and recovery.

• Air ionization and earthquake precursors
• Earthquake precursors and thermal anomalies
• Global electric circuits and remote sensing
• Radon emanation and earthquake precursors
• Remote sensing and earthquake precursors
• LAIC and remote sensing

• Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute (IKI), Moscow, Russia

  Sergey Pulinets

• Institute for Earth, Computing, Human and Observing (Institute for ECHO), Chapman University, Orange, USA

  Dimitar Ouzounov

• Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMash), Korolev, Moscow Region, Russia

  Alexander Karelin

• Research Institute of Electromechanics (NIIEM), Moscow, Russia

  Kyrill Boyarchuk