Ionospheric and geomagnetic disturbances during the 2005 Sumatran earthquakes

This paper investigates the ionospheric and geomagnetic responses during the 28 March 2005 and 14 May 2005 Sumatran earthquakes using GPS and magnetometer stations located in the near zone of the epicenters. These events occurred during low solar and geomagnetic activity. TEC oscillations with perio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of atmospheric and solar-terrestrial physics 2009-12, Vol.71 (17), p.1992-2005
Hauptverfasser: Hasbi, Alina Marie, Momani, Mohammed Awad, Mohd Ali, Mohd Alauddin, Misran, Norbahiah, Shiokawa, Kazuo, Otsuka, Yuichi, Yumoto, Kiyohumi
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Zusammenfassung:This paper investigates the ionospheric and geomagnetic responses during the 28 March 2005 and 14 May 2005 Sumatran earthquakes using GPS and magnetometer stations located in the near zone of the epicenters. These events occurred during low solar and geomagnetic activity. TEC oscillations with periods of 5–10 min were observed about 10–24 min after the earthquakes and have horizontal propagation velocities of 922–1259 m/s. Ionospheric disturbances were observed at GPS stations located to the northeast of the epicenters, while no significant disturbances were seen relatively east and south of the epicenters. The magnetic field measurements show rapid fluctuations of 4–5 s shortly after the earthquake, followed by a Pc5 pulsation of 4.8 min about 11 min after the event. The correlation between the ionospheric and geomagnetic responses shows a good agreement in the period and time lag of the peak disturbance arrival, i.e. about 11–13 min after the earthquake.
ISSN:1364-6826
1879-1824
DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2009.09.004