Could Electron Counts Detect Major Earthquakes?

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @11:26AM
from the hey-sparky dept.

hcs_$reboot writes "According to a Japanese researcher, the electron count escalation high in the atmosphere could indicate that a major earthquake is going to happen within 30~40 minutes. That phenomenon was observed before three earthquakes since 2004. If confirmed, the earthquake detection system could save thousands of lives."

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Dense network of GPS Satellite? (Score:4, Interesting)

by bill_mcgonigle (4333) * writes: on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @11:34AM (#37612966) Homepage Journal

TFA says:
There is a dense network of GPS satellites, especially over earthquake-prone areas like Japan,
Is GPS satellite distribution not uniform-on-average across the globe? Sombody can 'splains?

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Related effect, Schumann resonance (Score:2, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 05, 2011 @12:06PM (#37613448)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonances
Anyone know EM wave physics well? Would the published levels of changing ionospheric charge modify the Schumann resonance enough to allow for remote (global?) detection by watching the ~7Hz wavebands?

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