HR: 14:55h
AN: T53C-06 [Abstracts]
TI: TIR Satellite Techniques for monitoring the Earthquake active
regions:review of the limits, achievements and perspectives.
AU: * Tramutoli, V
EM: tramutoli@unibas.it
AF: DIFA - University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, Potenza, 8510
Italy
AU: Aliano, C
EM: aliano@imaa.cnr.it
AF: DIFA - University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, Potenza, 8510
Italy
AU: Corrado, R
EM: rositacorrado@virgilio.it
AF: DIFA - University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano, 10, Potenza, 8510
Italy
AU: Filizzola, C
EM: filizzola@imaa.cnr.it
AF: IMAA - National Research Council, Cda S. Loja, Tito Scalo, PZ 85050
Italy
AU: Pergola, N
EM: pergola@imaa.cnr.it
AF: IMAA - National Research Council, Cda S. Loja, Tito Scalo, PZ 85050
Italy
AB:
Space-time fluctuations of Earth's emitted Thermal Infrared (TIR) radiation observed from satellite, months to weeks before
earthquakes occurrence, have been, by several authors interpreted as pre-seismic signals.
Despite the increasing number of such observations and some claimed success in earthquake prediction a general consensus of
the scientific community regarding methods, models and results of such studies is still far from being achieved.
Main problems regard data analysis (how distinguish normal from anomalous TIR signal fluctuations?) and interpretation
(which statistical significance have the space-time correlation observed/suggested between TIR signal transient and
earthquake occurrence?) often done without a convincing validation/confutation approach.
On the other hand, several physical models have been proposed that in principle could explain not only such a correlation but
also justify the occurrence of other (geochemical, geo-electrical etc.) precursory phenomena.
In this context the potential of satellite techniques using Earth's thermally emitted radiation to monitor seismically
active areas will be presented considering:
a) recent progresses obtained (on several earthquakes occurred in Europe, Africa and America) from the analysis of several
years of satellite observations;
b) shared knowledge and still open problems;
c) actual perspective of research in this field.
DE: 7223 Seismic hazard assessment and prediction
DE: 8040 Remote sensing
DE: 5464 Remote sensing
DE: 3360 Remote sensing
DE: 0394 Instruments and techniques
SC: Tectonophysics [T]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting