IonKit-NH: A MATLAB-based toolkit for ionospheric detection of earthquake, tsunami and volcanic eruption
In recent years, GNSS-derived total electron content (TEC) measurements have emerged as an effective method for detecting natural hazards through their ionospheric manifestations. Seismo-atmospheric disturbances generated by earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions propagate as traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) that modify ionospheric electron density. Despite this potential, specialized open-source tools for such analyses remain limited. We present IonKit-NH, a MATLAB-based toolkit enabling systematic processing of multi-GNSS data (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BDS) through dual-frequency combination analysis for TEC derivation. The software implements automated generation of time-distance diagrams and 2D TEC perturbation maps, enabling quantitative characterization of TID propagation parameters associated with natural hazards. This toolkit enhances standardized analysis of ionospheric precursors and co-seismic signals across global navigation satellite systems.
Authors
- Long Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2476-8420)
Institutions
- Guangdong University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Earthquake research advances
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eqrea.2024.100353
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.60
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province