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Prof. Natan Blauenstein and graphs explaining the patent
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According to Professor Natan Blauenstein from the Department of Communication Engineering at Ben Gurion University, it is possible to predict an earthquake, and he even issued a patent registered in the USA and Israel for the discovery.
Professor Blauenstein is not a geologist at all, and is known worldwide for his discoveries in the fields of wireless communication (radio waves - cellular and satellite communication). Among his many awards is the Leonardo da Vinci Foundation - Promising Minds Award for 2003.
Professor Blauenstein discovered the field of earthquakes by chance, when he performed an experiment on communication, which included scanning the ionosphere. The ionosphere is the layer above the atmosphere, which starts at an altitude of 60 km above the ground.
During the experiment, which included scanning the ionosphere every 30 minutes, Professor Blauenstein noticed an unusual activity that two days later - seismological activity occurred.
So, how does it work?
It turns out that before seismological activity occurs, there is an emission of energetic waves from the source of the noise.
This energy is reflected on the surface of the ionosphere, as well as other energetic activities that occur on the surface of the earth. This can be seen in the drawing.
In practice, the practical model of the detection includes a mode of radar that scans the ionosphere, at very low frequencies.
As soon as the primary radar discovers in its scan any energetic activity - it calls 2 other radars, which perform a scan, and by cutting between them the exact physical location of the noise source can be discovered.
The greater the noise, the more reliable the early signs.
In order to provide a comprehensive technological solution to the problem of predicting earthquakes, 3 pieces of data are needed:
The focus of the noise, the intensity of the noise and the time.
In Professor Blauenstein's discovery he achieves all three.
Professor Blauenstein also performed experiments in California, where he arrived at a 90% accurate prediction regarding the noise intensity (according to the Richter scale), and within a radius of 20 km regarding its location.
The proposed method is intended for noises with an intensity of 5 on the Richter scale and above, for 2 reasons:
First of all, as already said, the ability to predict increases as the expected noise is greater, and in addition, only for vibrations of this magnitude is it necessary to evacuate a population.
After registering the patent for the discovery, all that remains is to "realize" the patent into a commercial product.
What is the index according to the Richter scale?
Magnitude is a relative measure of the amount of energy released at the epicenter of the earthquake.
In the mid-30s, the American geologist, Professor Richard Richter, developed a method that allows determining the magnitude released at the epicenter of the earthquake. According to Richter, the magnitude is determined by the degree of oscillation at the measurement point. When the oscillation increases 10 times the magnitude increases by one unit. Also, when the magnitude increases by one unit, the amount of energy released at the epicenter increases 30 times. Each earthquake has only one magnitude and it always refers only to the epicenter.
The strongest magnitude measured was a magnitude 9.2 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. They took place at a great distance from the population and therefore no damage was caused.
In Israel
On November 22, 1995, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the Gulf of Eilat, about 100 km south of the city of Eilat. The last fatal earthquake that occurred in our area occurred on July 11, 1927. The epicenter was in the northern Dead Sea and the magnitude was approximately 6.2 on the Richter scale. .
According to the IDF Front Command website (link to the website), statistical estimates indicate a high probability that an earthquake will occur within fifty years along the Syrian-African fault that runs along Israel's eastern border.
Link to the home page of Professor Nathan Blauenstein
Earth scientist - planet
https://www.hayadan.org.il/BuildaGate4/general2/data_card.php?Cat=~~~723878457~~~138&SiteName=hayadan
