Impact of Earthquake on Ozone Concentration at Manipur (24.80 N, 93.60E) [ READ ]
N.V.Krishna Prasad, M.S.S.R.K.N.Sarma, S.Ramesh, K.S.D.L.K.Prasad, N.Madhavi
Atmospheric ozone concentration and its change when earthquake with magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale that occurred in Manipur (North East India) on January 4, 2016 has been studied with the help of satellite data obtained from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), and Ozone Monitoring Instrument. Manipur being a hill station the affect of earthquake on one of the atmospheric parameter ozone concentration is studied. The ozone concentration was found to be high 271 Dobson Units(DU) on the day of the earthquake, decreased gradually after the earthquake and reached a maximum value and thereafter decreased to its normal value. The increase in ozone concentration was found to be dependent on the magnitude of the earth quake, depth of focus, wind direction and geographical location of the epicenter.
N.V.Krishna Prasad, M.S.S.R.K.N.Sarma, S.Ramesh, K.S.D.L.K.Prasad, N.Madhavi
Atmospheric ozone concentration and its change when earthquake with magnitude 6.7 on the Richter scale that occurred in Manipur (North East India) on January 4, 2016 has been studied with the help of satellite data obtained from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), and Ozone Monitoring Instrument. Manipur being a hill station the affect of earthquake on one of the atmospheric parameter ozone concentration is studied. The ozone concentration was found to be high 271 Dobson Units(DU) on the day of the earthquake, decreased gradually after the earthquake and reached a maximum value and thereafter decreased to its normal value. The increase in ozone concentration was found to be dependent on the magnitude of the earth quake, depth of focus, wind direction and geographical location of the epicenter.
