All-sky imaging of transglobal thermospheric gravity waves generated by the March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake

作者:Smith Steven M*; Martinis Carlos R; Baumgardner Jeffrey; Mendillo Michael
来源:JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS, 2015, 120(12): 10992-10999.
DOI:10.1002/2015JA021638

摘要

We report on imaging measurements of thermospheric gravity wave signatures in 630 nm and 557.7 nm nightglow that suggest an association with the M = 9 Tohoku (Japan) earthquake on 11 March 2011. The propagating waves were recorded in all-sky images at the El Leoncito Observatory, Argentina (31.8 degrees S, 69.3 degrees W), which is located 17,080 km from the earthquake epicenter, almost at the global antipodal point.

  • 出版日期2015-12