Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake

This study examines the three-dimensional layered air temperature variations associated with the Hualian M6.9 earthquake, which occurred on 18 September 2022, using data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and extracting background information for air temperature through tid...

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Main Authors: Xian Lu, Qingyan Meng, Weiyu Ma, Xiaodong Zhang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/12/1463
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description This study examines the three-dimensional layered air temperature variations associated with the Hualian M6.9 earthquake, which occurred on 18 September 2022, using data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and extracting background information for air temperature through tidal forces. Changes in air temperature stratification revealed that near the epicenter, temperature anomalies began on 12 September and peaked on 13 September, with pronounced increases in magnitude and area. These anomalies followed a seismic thermal anomaly pattern, i.e., one with greater amplitude and a wider range near the land surface, decreasing with altitude until they dissipated, while the other exhibited high atmospheric temperature anomalies, i.e., the upper atmospheric warming exceeded that near the land surface, likely due to meteorological factors. Stable weather conditions and a low geomagnetic Kp index and Dst index during the research period supported the reliability of these findings. The deformation field recorded by InSAR reflects crustal deformation directly caused by fault slip and stress accumulation; moreover, the area with significantly higher air temperature coincides with the areas with the most concentrated deformation.
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spelling doaj-art-e7fb0fa289f44cc0af18892dd8e1ab232025-08-20T02:56:05ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332024-12-011512146310.3390/atmos15121463Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 EarthquakeXian Lu0Qingyan Meng1Weiyu Ma2Xiaodong Zhang3China Earthquake Networks Center, Beijing 100045, ChinaAerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, ChinaChina Earthquake Networks Center, Beijing 100045, ChinaInstitute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, ChinaThis study examines the three-dimensional layered air temperature variations associated with the Hualian M6.9 earthquake, which occurred on 18 September 2022, using data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and extracting background information for air temperature through tidal forces. Changes in air temperature stratification revealed that near the epicenter, temperature anomalies began on 12 September and peaked on 13 September, with pronounced increases in magnitude and area. These anomalies followed a seismic thermal anomaly pattern, i.e., one with greater amplitude and a wider range near the land surface, decreasing with altitude until they dissipated, while the other exhibited high atmospheric temperature anomalies, i.e., the upper atmospheric warming exceeded that near the land surface, likely due to meteorological factors. Stable weather conditions and a low geomagnetic Kp index and Dst index during the research period supported the reliability of these findings. The deformation field recorded by InSAR reflects crustal deformation directly caused by fault slip and stress accumulation; moreover, the area with significantly higher air temperature coincides with the areas with the most concentrated deformation.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/12/1463air temperaturetidal forcesearthquakeanomaly phenomenon
spellingShingle Xian Lu
Qingyan Meng
Weiyu Ma
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Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
Atmosphere
air temperature
tidal forces
earthquake
anomaly phenomenon
title Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
title_full Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
title_fullStr Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
title_full_unstemmed Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
title_short Air Temperature Variations Analysis of the Hualian M6.9 Earthquake
title_sort air temperature variations analysis of the hualian m6 9 earthquake
topic air temperature
tidal forces
earthquake
anomaly phenomenon
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/15/12/1463
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