2010/02/11 by Nicola Pergola, C. Aliano, I. Coviello +6 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Computer Science · Engineering · #Earthquake Detection and Analysis #earthquake and tectonic studies #Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping #Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer #Satellite #Thermal infrared #Remote sensing #Environmental science #Geology #Spectroradiometer #Seismology #Meteorology #Infrared #Geography #Reflectivity #Engineering #Aerospace engineering
paper · pdf · doi:10.5194/nhess-10-239-2010
openalex publication_date 2010/02/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
Abstract. In the last few years, Robust Satellite data analysis Techniques (RST) have been proposed and successfully applied for monitoring major natural and environmental risks. Among the various fields of application, RST analysis has been used as a suitable tool for satellite TIR surveys in seismically active regions, devoted to detect and monitor thermal anomalies possibly related to earthquake occurrence. In this work, RST has been applied, for the first time, to thermal infrared observations collected by MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) – the sensor onboard EOS (Earth Observing System) satellites – in the case of Abruzzo (Italy) earthquake occurred on 6 April 2009 (ML~5.8). First achievements, shown in this work, seem to confirm the sensitivity of the proposed approach in detecting perturbations of the Earth�s emission thermal field few days before the event. The reliability of such results, based on the analysis of 10 years of MODIS observations, seems to be supported by the results achieved analyzing the same area in similar observation conditions but in seismically unperturbed periods (no earthquakes with ML≥5) that will be also presented.