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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2024, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 99-111

Study of interrelations between the atmosphere, ocean and lithosphere from the example of intense tropical cyclones and the strongest earthquakes interaction

S.P. Golovachev 1 , M.N. Dubrov 1 , V.A. Volkov 2 , D.V. Aleksandrov 1 , I.S. Eremin 1 , D.S. Kalenov 1 
1 Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics RAS, Fryazino Branch, Fryazino, Moscow Region, Russia
2 Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth RAS, Moscow, Russia
Accepted: 12.08.2024
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2024-21-4-99-111
Results have been obtained indicating the existence of a cause-and-effect relationship between intense tropical cyclones (typhoons, hurricanes) and strong earthquakes. A statistical analysis of the activity of tropical cyclones accompanying 11 of the strongest earthquakes with a magnitude of M of 7.8–9.1 for the period 1997–2007 was carried out. The dynamics of the overall intensity of tropical cyclones relative to earthquake time in the focus for the selected earthquakes, each of which is the strongest in the year, is considered. A new physical approach has been proposed for the implementation of the effect of a strong earthquake triggering caused by ocean, atmosphere and lithosphere interaction. The process represents a spatio-temporal cyclic sequence of low-pressure zones organizing over the Earth’s tectonic plates and covering a tectonic plate at its widest site. The cycle period in time is 3–4 weeks. The process begins several weeks before the earthquake in the form of an increase in the total power of the cyclones and its subsequent reduction to a minimum. When cyclonic activity resumes, the probability of a powerful seismic shock becomes maximum. The duration of the process increases to 2–3 months before the most powerful M 8–9 earthquakes and consists of two or more spatio-temporal cycles.
Keywords: tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, seismic activity, earthquakes, interaction of atmosphere with ocean and lithosphere
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