METHOD OF FORECASTING EARTHQUAKES Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC G01V9/00 

FIELD: seismology.

SUBSTANCE: seismic dangerous areas with breaks in the earth's crust are revealed. Images of underlaying surface of seismic dangerous area are received by means of flying vehicle in form of dependence of amplitude of IR radiation outgoing flux on spatial coordinates. Contours are selected onto image. Central areas are identified and parameters of forecasted earthquake are determined from calculated characteristics of matrices and from the dynamics of changes. Multiple electric discharge processes are registered additionally in atmosphere above inspected terrain. Registration is performed at cloudiness of magnitude of 2 and lower during period after sunset and before sunrise by means of wide-angled TV camera mounted onto rotary platform onboard of flying vehicle. Areas of increased temperatures are revealed in detected areas by means of thermal imager, which temperature corresponds togas discharge above breaks in the earth's crust. Revealed areas are equated with coordinates of center of coming earthquake. Images of revealed areas are received in equal periods of time during time interval that corresponds to registration of electric-discharge processes. Function of non-stationary outgoing IR radiation flux is determined. Time and magnitude of coming earthquake is determined. Coordinates of epicenter are equated with coordinates of area of maximal brightness of image of revealed areas.

EFFECT: improved truth of forecast.

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