Ionospheric Precursors of Earthquakes

• Main Authors: Pulinets, Sergey (Author), Boyarchuk, Kirill (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Mineralogy.; Geophysics.; Space sciences.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Using the kind permission given to me by my co-author, this short preface will be written in my name. I want to devote this book to San Juan city in Argentina. It is not only due to the fact that the city was twice completely destroyed after the devastating ear- quakes in 1941 and 1977, but also bec...

Table of Contents:

• The Basic Components of Seismo-Ionospheric Coupling
• Ionospheric Precursors of Earthquakes as they are seen from the Ground and from Space
• Near Ground and Troposphere Plasmachemistry and Electric Field
• Physics of Seismo-Ionospheric Coupling
• Main Phenomenological Features of Ionospheric Precursors of Earthquakes
• Are we Ready for Prediction? The Practical Applications
• Ultimate Results, Unexplained Phenomena, Future Tasks.