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.

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Earthquake research advances
Published
2024-12-20
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eqrea.2024.100353
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Earthquake Detection and Analysis
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IonKit-NH: A MATLAB-based toolkit for ionospheric detection of earthquake, tsunami and volcanic eruption

Long Tang
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Earthquake research advances
Earthquake Detection and Analysis
1.60
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IonKit-NH: A MATLAB-based toolkit for ionospheric detection of earthquake, tsunami and volcanic eruption

Long Tang
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Abstract

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.

Earthquake research advancesVol. 5(2)
Guangdong University of Technology (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
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Earthquake Detection and Analysis
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