LF radio anomalies revealed in Italy by the wavelet analysis: Possible preseismic effects during 1997-1998

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 4-9, 2006, Pages 403-408

  Biagi, P F ^a   Castellana, L ^a   Maggipinto, T ^a   Piccolo, R ^a   Minafra, A ^a   Ermini, A ^b   Martellucci, S ^b   Bellecci, C ^b   Perna, G ^c   Capozzi, V ^c   Molchanov, O A ^d   Hayakawa, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Low frequency; Precursors; Radio waves; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIO RECEIVERS; RADIO STATIONS; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; PRESEISMIC EFFECT; RADIO ANOMALIES; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKES;

ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; RADIO WAVE; SEISMICITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744904214     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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