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| Titel |
Unfolding the procedure of characterizing recorded ultra low frequency, kHZ and MHz electromagnetic anomalies prior to the L'Aquila earthquake as pre-seismic ones - Part 2 |
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K. Eftaxias, G. Balasis, Y. Contoyiannis, C. Papadimitriou, M. Kalimeri, L. Athanasopoulou, S. Nikolopoulos, J. Kopanas, G. Antonopoulos, C. Nomicos |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 10, no. 2 ; Nr. 10, no. 2 (2010-02-16), S.275-294 |
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250007933
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-10-275-2010.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Ultra low frequency-ULF (1 Hz or lower), kHz and MHz electromagnetic (EM)
anomalies were recorded prior to the L'Aquila catastrophic earthquake (EQ)
that occurred on 6 April 2009. The detected anomalies followed this temporal
scheme. (i) The MHz EM anomalies were detected on 26 March 2009 and 2 April
2009. The kHz EM anomalies were emerged on 4 April 2009. The ULF EM anomaly
was appeared from 29 March 2009 up to 3 April 2009. The question effortlessly
arises as to whether the observed anomalies before the L'Aquila EQ were
seismogenic or not. The main goal of this work is to provide some insight
into this issue. More precisely, the main aims of this contribution are
threefold: How can we recognize an EM observation as pre-seismic one? We aim,
through a multidisciplinary analysis to provide some elements of a
definition. How can we link an individual EM anomaly with a distinctive stage
of the EQ preparation process? The present analysis is consistent with the
hypothesis that the kHz EM anomalies were associated with the fracture of
asperities that were distributed along the L'Aquila fault sustaining the
system, while the MHz EM anomalies could be triggered by fractures in the
highly disordered system that surrounded the backbone of asperities of the
activated fault. How can we identify precursory symptoms in an individual EM
precursor that indicate that the occurrence of the EQ is unavoidable? We
clearly state that the detection of a MHz EM precursor does not mean that the
occurrence of EQ is unavoidable; the abrupt emergence of kHz EM emissions
indicate the fracture of asperities. The observed ULF EM anomaly supports the
hypothesis of a relationship between processes produced by increasing
tectonic stresses in the Earth's crust and attendant EM interactions between
the crust and ionosphere. We emphasize that we attempt to specify not only
whether or not a single EM anomaly is pre-seismic in itself, but mainly
whether a combination of emergent ULF, MHz and kHz EM anomalies could be
characterized as pre-earthquake. |
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