TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A possible space-based tsunami early warning system using observations of the tsunami ionospheric hole
JO  - Scientific reports
A1  - Kamogawa, Masashi
A1  - Orihara, Yoshiaki
A1  - Tsurudome, Chiaki
A1  - Tomida, Yuto
A1  - Kanaya, Tatsuya
A1  - Ikeda, Daiki
A1  - Gusman, Aditya Riadi
A1  - Kakinami, Yoshihiro
A1  - Liu, Jann-Yenq
A1  - Toyoda, Atsushi
SP  - e37989
EP  - e37989
VL  - 6
IS  - 
N2  - Ionospheric plasma disturbances after a large tsunami can be detected by measurement of the total electron content (TEC) between a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite and its ground-based receivers. TEC depression lasting for a few minutes to tens of minutes termed as tsunami ionospheric hole (TIH) is formed above the tsunami source area. Here we describe the quantitative relationship between initial tsunami height and the TEC depression rate caused by a TIH from seven tsunamigenic earthquakes in Japan and Chile. We found that the percentage of TEC depression and initial tsunami height are correlated and the largest TEC depressions appear 10 to 20 minutes after the main shocks. Our findings imply that Ionospheric TEC measurement using the existing ground receiver networks could be used in an early warning system for near-field tsunamis that take more than 20 minutes to arrive in coastal areas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2045-2322
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37989
ID  - ref1
ER  -