Evolution of the Ionospheric Plasma Turbulence over Seismic and Thunderstorm Areas

Jan Błęcki (1) , Michel Parrot (2) , Jan Słomiński (1) , Małgorzata Kościesza (1) , Roman Wronowski (1) , Sergey Savin (3)

1 CBK - Space Research Centre of Polish Academy of Sciences
2 LPC2E - Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace
3 IKI - Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The authors report the observation of Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) plasma turbulence registered by DEMETER satellite in the ionosphere over the seismic and thunderstorm areas. The detail analysis of the electric field fluctuations for the selected strong earthquakes and thunderstorm is presented. Special attention is given to study of the characteristics of the spectra of these variations and searches of the nonlinear effects. This analysis is possible in the time interval when the waveform has been transmitted. Some attempt of this discussion is given in the paper.

Keywords: lightning; ionosphere; Earthquakes; plasma turbulence; thunderstorms

Domains: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]; Ocean, Atmosphere

Jan Błęcki, Michel Parrot, Jan Słomiński, Małgorzata Kościesza, Roman Wronowski, et al.. Evolution of the Ionospheric Plasma Turbulence over Seismic and Thunderstorm Areas. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A, 2016, 5 (6), pp.277-285. ⟨10.17265/2162-5298/2016.06.001⟩. ⟨insu-01372245⟩