Effects of strong earthquakes in variations of electrical and meteorological parameters of the near-surface atmosphere in Kamchatka region


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The diurnal variations in electrical (quasistatic electric field and electrical conductivity) and meteorological (temperature, pressure, relative humidity of the atmosphere, and wind speed) parameters, measured simultaneously before strong earthquakes in Kamchatka region (November 15, 2006, М = 8.3; January 13, 2007, М = 8.1; January 30, 2016, М = 7.2), are studied for the first time in detail. It is found that a successively anomalous increase in temperature, despite the negative regular trend in these winter months, was observed in the period of six–seven days before the occurrences of earthquakes. An anomalous temperature increase led to the formation of “winter thunderstorm” conditions in the near-surface atmosphere of Kamchatka region, which was manifested in the appearance of an anomalous, type 2 electrical signal, the amplification of and intensive variations in electrical conductivity, heavy precipitation (snow showers), high relative humidity of air, storm winds, and pressure changes. With the weak flow of natural heat radiation in this season, the observed dynamics of electric and meteorological processes can likely be explained by the appearance of an additional heat source of seismic nature.

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S. Smirnov

Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Propagation of Radio Waves

Autor responsável pela correspondência
Email: sergey@ikir.ru
Rússia, Paratunka, Kamchatka krai

G. Mikhailova

Pushkov Institute of Earth Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Propagation of Radio Waves

Email: sergey@ikir.ru
Rússia, Moscow, Troitsk

Yu. Mikhailov

Pushkov Institute of Earth Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Propagation of Radio Waves

Email: sergey@ikir.ru
Rússia, Moscow, Troitsk

O. Kapustina

Pushkov Institute of Earth Magnetism, Ionosphere, and Propagation of Radio Waves

Email: sergey@ikir.ru
Rússia, Moscow, Troitsk

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