Geospace Perturbations Caused by Geohazards

Dear Colleagues,

Geospace perturbations are disruptions in the magnetosphere and ionosphere of the Earth brought on by a variety of factors, such as solar activity, geomagnetic storms, and human activities like rocket launches. Power grids, communication and navigation systems, as well as other technical infrastructure, may all be significantly impacted by these disturbances. Differentiating between different types of perturbations and locating their causes is one of the difficulties in investigating geospace disturbances. Our knowledge of these phenomena and their effects on the technological infrastructure of Earth is being improved, nevertheless, thanks to technological and modeling advancements.

Geohazards are adverse geological conditions that can result in significant damage and loss of life and property. They can be dangerous to people or infrastructure since they are the product of natural, active geological processes. Geohazards can be relatively modest features, but they can also grow to enormous dimensions and have a significant impact on local and regional socio-economics.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to give insights about the geospace disturbances that have been studied in the context of complex systems, and some research has looked into the use of financial analysis techniques to do so. While geospace disturbances may act as earthquake precursors, additional study is required to properly comprehend how they interact with geohazards. The study of natural hazards and gathering useful data for disaster prevention and response can benefit from monitoring geospace perturbations.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts related to ionospheric and airglow observations of disturbances related to natural hazards, specialized data analysis techniques, and modeling studies that aim to understand the physical mechanisms behind the observed perturbations. It is interested in studies that present recent results and highlight future directions for advances in the field of research. 

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews. 

Dr. Salvatore Grasso
Guest Editor

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• geospace perturbations
• geohazard
• hazard and risk assessment
• earthquakes
• volcanoes
• slope instability
• earth observation
• natural hazards