Spectral tracks in the ionosphere: Fast Fourier Transform analysis of seismo-ionospheric coupling through GPS Total Electron Content variations
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Doç. Dr. Seçil KARATAY Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Arş. Gör. Ali ÇINAR Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Feza Arıkan Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Orhan Arıkan İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Tectonophysics (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0040-1951 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 06-2026
Kabul Tarihi Yayınlanma Tarihi 01-06-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 933 / 1 / 1–24 DOI 10.1016/j.tecto.2026.231240
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2026.231240
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Özet
This study investigates seismo-ionospheric coupling through spectral analysis of Total Electron Content (TEC) variations using a specialized Fast Fourier Transform algorithm (IONOLAB-FFT). We analyze TEC data from dense GNSS networks across thirteen significant earthquakes (Mw 5.6-9.0) in diverse tectonic settings, including nine world events and four in Türkiye. Our analysis reveals consistent spectral patterns preceding earthquakes, characterized by systematic shifts toward lower dominant frequencies, narrowing bandwidths, and increasing durations as seismic events approach. These patterns show strong magnitude dependence: major earthquakes (Mw≥ 8.0) exhibit dominant frequencies of 0.3–0.4 mHz with detectable ionospheric anomalies 4–5 days before the main shock, while moderate events (Mw 6.0–7.0) display higher frequencies (0.7–0.8 mHz) with precursors evident only 1–2 days prior. Pre …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Fast Fourier Transform | GNSS monitoring | GPS-TEC | Ionospheric precursors | Seismo-ionospheric coupling