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Quake Finder
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Quakesat InfoThe mission goal of QuakeSat was to determine if there were any ultra low frequency (ULF) magnetic signals, associated with large earthquakes, that could be detected using a satellite-based induction magnetometer flying in low earth orbit (LEO). QuakeSat is a small satellite, 4'x4'x12', launched on June 30, 2003, and provides a 'proof-of-concept' for collecting ULF earthquake precursor signals from space. The design was based on the CubeSat concept where ... |
ScienceSince ULF magnetic anomalies were discovered prior to the 1989 Loma Prieta, Ca. M7.0 earthquake, QuakeFinder, a small R&D group based in Palo California has systematically monitored ULF magnetic signals with a network of 3-axis induction magnetometers starting in 2000. This raw magnetometer data was collected at 20-50 samples per sec. with no preprocessing, in an attempt to collect an accurate time history of electromagnetic waveforms prior to, ... |
