使用安卓手机进行全球地震探测和预警
Richard M Allen1,2, Alexei Barski1, Micah Berman1
1Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA.
概括
智能手机网络可以检测地震并向全球发出警报. 这种系统成功地发现了许多地震事件, 并及时向数百万人发出警告, 证明了地震预警的可扩展解决方案.
科学领域:
- 地质学
- 地震学
- 计算机科学
背景情况:
- 地震预警系统对于减轻地震灾害损失至关重要.
- 许多容易发生地震的地区缺乏必要的地震预警网络.
研究的目的:
- 利用全球安卓智能手机网络进行地震探测和预警.
- 建立一个用户反框架来改进系统.
主要方法:
- 使用全球Android智能手机网络开发地震检测算法.
- 实施了针对重大地震事件 (M ≥4.5) 的通报系统,覆盖98个国家.
- 收集了有关感知震动的警报接收的用户反.
主要成果:
- 在土耳其平均每月检测到312次地震 (M1.9至M7.8).
- 在全球每月发出大约1800万次地震警报.
- 85%的使用者表示感到震动,36%,28%和23%的使用者分别在震动前,震动期间或震动后收到警报.
结论:
- 基于智能手机的地震检测算法可以在规模上有效实施.
- 用户反的事件后分析允许系统的持续改进.
- 全球智能手机网络为数据稀缺地区的地震预警提供了可行的替代方案.
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