The influence of the radon emission preceding earthquakes on the lower-ionosphere parameters

1Martysh, EV
1Space Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the National Space Agency of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kosm. nauka tehnol. 1999, 5 ;(5):45–51
https://doi.org/10.15407/knit1999.05.045
Publication Language: Russian
Abstract: 
We base the possibility of using the photometric parameters of the lower ionosphere which are noticeably changed by disturbances of the Earth's electrostatic field. A set of models is proposed for the optical and near-infrared parts of spectrum. These models suggest a nonequilibrium excitation of the molecular components at altitudes near 100 km. Radiation intensities forr specific spectral ranges are estimated.
Keywords: Earth's electrostatic field, lower ionosphere, radon emission
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