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Authors: | Ippolito, Alessandro* Perrone, Loredana* De Santis, Angelo* Sabbagh, Dario* |
Title: | Ionosonde Data Analysis in Relation to the 2016 Central Italian Earthquakes | Journal: | Geosciences | Series/Report no.: | /10 (2020) | Issue Date: | 2020 | DOI: | 10.3390/geosciences10090354 | Keywords: | lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling earthquake precursors ionosondes ionospheric anomalies sporadic E-layer |
Abstract: | Ionospheric characteristics and crustal earthquakes that occurred in 2016 next to the town of Amatrice, Italy are studied together with the previous events that took place from 1984 to 2009 in Central Italy. The earthquakes with M larger than 5.5 and epicentral distances from the ionosonde less than 150 km were selected for the analysis. A multiparametric approach was applied using variations of sporadic E-layer parameters (the height and the transparency frequency) together with variations of the F2 layer critical frequency foF2 at the Rome ionospheric observatory. Only ionospheric data under quiet geomagnetic conditions were considered. The inclusion of new 2016 events has allowed us to clarify the earlier-obtained seismo-ionospheric empirical relationships linking the distance in space (km) and time (days) between the ionospheric anomaly and the impending earthquake, with its magnitude. The improved dependencies were shown to be similar to those obtained in previous studies in different parts of the world. The possibility of using the obtained relationships for earthquake predictions is discussed. |
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