| Title: |
Tsunami: Ocean dynamo generator. |
| Authors: |
Hiroko Sugioka1 hikari@jamstec.go.jp, Yozo Hamano1, Kiyoshi Baba1, Takafumi Kasaya1, Noriko Tada1, Daisuke Suetsugu1 |
| Source: |
Scientific Reports. 1/10/2014, p1-7. 7p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*MAGNETIC fields, *SEAWATER, *TSUNAMI damage, *ELECTROMAGNETIC compatibility, *SOLAR magnetic fields, INDUSTRIAL productivity measurement |
| Abstract: |
Secondary magnetic fields are induced by the flow of electrically conducting seawater through the Earth's primary magnetic field ('ocean dynamo effect'), and hence it has long been speculated that tsunami flows should produce measurable magnetic field perturbations, although the signal-to-noise ratio would be small because of the influence of the solar magnetic fields. Here, we report on the detection of deep-seafloor electromagnetic perturbations of 10-micron-order induced by a tsunami, which propagated through a seafloor electromagnetometer array network. The observed data extracted tsunami characteristics, including the direction and velocity of propagation as well as sea-level change, first to verify the induction theory. Presently, offshore observation systems for the early forecasting of tsunami are based on the sea-level measurement by seafloor pressure gauges. In terms of tsunami forecasting accuracy, the integration of vectored electromagnetic measurements into existing scalar observation systems would represent a substantial improvement in the performance of tsunami early-warning systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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