Penetration of an electrostatic field from the lithosphere into the ionosphere and its effect on the D-region before earthquakes

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-407

  Grimalsky, V V ^a   Hayakawa, M ^b   Ivchenko, V N ^c   Rapoport, Yu G ^c,d   Zadorozhnii, V I ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^c TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA WESTERN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Earth ionosphere waveguide; Earthquake; Electromagnetic waves; Electrostatic field; Photochemistry dynamics; Upper boundary condition

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERE;

EID: 0037372827     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00341-3     Document Type: Article

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