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Early warning system of tsunami by observing tsunamigenic ionospheric hole

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24310129
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Natural disaster science
Research InstitutionTokyo Gakugei University

Principal Investigator

KAMOGAWA Masashi  東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (00329111)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KAKINAMI Yoshihiro  高知工科大学, 工学部, 助教 (00437758)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000)
Keywords津波 / 地震 / 電離圏 / 津波電離圏ホール / 磁気圏・電離圏
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Low frequency acoustic waves, termed infrasonic waves, are excited by the sudden displacement of ground and sea surface at large earthquake (EQ) and tsunami. When the acoustic waves propagate into the ionosphere, they disturb the ionospheric plasma. The plasma disturbance has been detected by the measurement of total electron contents (TEC) between a satellite of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and its receivers on the ground. In addition to the acoustic waves, a TEC depression lasting for a few minutes to tens of minutes, termed tsunamigenic ionospheric hole (TIH), is formed by the large EQ with tsunami above the tsunami source area. The largest TEC depression appears 10 to 20 minutes after the main shock. In this study, we show the quantitative relation between the initial tsunami height and the TEC depression rate caused by the TIH. Accordingly, the ionospheric TEC measurement is applicable to an early warning system of tsunami.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2014 2013 2012

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Ionospheric ripples excited by superimposed wave fronts associated with Rayleigh waves in the thermosphere2013

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kakinami, M. Kamogawa, S. Watanabe, M. Odaka, T. Mogi, J.Y. Liu, Y.Y Sun, T. Yamada
    • Journal Title

      J. Geophys. Res.

      Volume: 108 Issue: 2 Pages: 905-911

    • DOI

      10.1002/jgra.50099

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Is an ionospheric electron enhancement preceding the 2011 Tohoku-Okiearthquake a precursor?2013

    • Author(s)
      M. Kamogawa and Y. Kakinami
    • Journal Title

      J. Geophys. Res.

      Volume: 118(In press) Issue: 4 Pages: 1751-1754

    • DOI

      10.1002/jgra.50118

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Seismo-Tsunamigenic Ionospheric Hole Triggered by M 9.0 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake2012

    • Author(s)
      M. Kamogawa, Y. Kakinami, S. Watanabe, J.-Y. Liu, and Y. Watanabe
    • Journal Title

      Terr. Atmos. Ocean. Sci.

      Volume: 23 Pages: 327-331

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Tsunamigenic ionospheric hole2012

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kakinami, M. Kamogawa, Y. Tanioka, S. Watanabe, A. R. Gusman, J.-Y. Liu, Y. Watanabe, and T. Mog
    • Journal Title

      Geophys. Res. Lett.

      Volume: 39

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Earthquake-Ionosphere Coupling Processes2014

    • Author(s)
      Masashi Kamogawa
    • Organizer
      40th COSPAR Scientificc Assembly
    • Place of Presentation
      Moscow, Russia
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-02 – 2014-08-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2012-04-24   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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