Sun resonant forcing of Mars, Moon, and Earth seismicity

Global seismicity on all three solar system's bodies with in situ measurements -- Earth, Moon, and Mars -- is due mainly to mechanical Rieger resonance (RR) of the solar wind's macroscopic flapping, driven by the well-known PRg=~154-day Rieger period and detected commonly in most heliophysical data types and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). Thus, InSight mission marsquakes rates are periodic with PRg as characterized by a very high (>>12) fidelity {\Phi}=2.8 10^6 and by being the only >99%-significant spectral peak in the 385.8-64.3-nHz (1-180-day) band of highest planetary energies; the longest-span (v.9) release of raw data revealed the entire RR, excluding a tectonically active Mars. For check, I analyze rates of Oct 2015-Feb 2019, Mw5.6+ earthquakes, and all (1969-1977) Apollo mission moonquakes. To decouple magnetosphere and IMF effects, I study Earth and Moon seismicity during traversals of the Earth magnetotail vs. IMF. The analysis showed with >99-67% confidence and {\Phi}>>12 fidelity that (an unspecified majority of) moonquakes and Mw5.6+ earthquakes also recur at Rieger periods. About half of the spectral peaks split but also into clusters that average to the usual Rieger periodicities, where magnetotail reconnecting clears the signal. Earlier claims that solar plasma dynamics could be seismogenic due to electrical surging or magnetohydrodynamic interactions between magnetically trapped plasma and water molecules embedded within solid matter are confirmed. This result calls for reinterpreting the seismicity phenomenon and for reliance on global magnitude scales. The predictability of solar-wind macroscopic dynamics is now within reach for the first time, which will benefit seismic and weather prediction and the safety of space missions.Comment: 59 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables, includes time-series of all Apollo moonquakes (1969-1977), all Mw5.6+ earthquakes between Oct 2015-Feb 2019, and all v.9 InSight marsquakes (Jan 2019-Sep 2021); data statement & comment corrected, typos correcte

Résonance du corps lunaire

Published version: https://n2t.net/ark:/88439/x034508Part of paper doublet with https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02080593International audienceThe full range of 50 initial, Moon-orbit-forced superharmonic resonance periods is detected in the 1969-1977 time-series of all 12474 consecutive 0.02 Hz moonquakes from the Apollo Program catalog. The resonance is found forcing the strongest-energy (highest-fidelity) part of the 10 hours–100 days (27.78–0.115741 μHz) long-periodic band at 99–67% confidence as well as below. Resonance signatures of the Moon’s other four long tidal periods – synodic, anomalistic, nodical, and tropical – were also identified but not as separate drivers of body resonance. The spectra were computed using a least-squares spectral analysis method that enabled separation of the signal driver and noise signatures of all lunar tides, as well as extraction of the exact sequence of resonant subperiods affecting the solid Moon. Thus lunar seismotectonics is forced by the Moon’s orbital period as the disruptive phase that introduces nonlinearity into lunar vibration, giving rise to superharmonic resonance and probably the so-called free librations as well. The earlier computation of the Earth superharmonic resonance and this computation of the Moon superharmonic resonance constitute conclusive proof of the universality of body mechanical resonance in astronomical bodies, as well as of the driving role of geophysics as a catalyst of life

First total extraction of global decadal Alfven vibration of the Sun (resonance and antiresonance) exposes solar-type stars as revolving-field multipart magnetoalternators instead of elusive dynamos

The Sun reveals itself in the 385.8-2.439-nHz band of polar ({\phi}Sun>|70{\deg}|) fast (>700 km s^-1) solar wind's decade-scale dynamics as a globally completely vibrating, revolving-field magnetoalternator rather than a proverbial engine. Thus North-South separation of 1994-2008 Ulysses <10 nT wind polar samplings spanning ~1.6 10^7-2.5 10^9-erg base energies reveals Gauss-Vanicek spectral signatures of an entirely >99%-significant Sun-borne global sharp Alfven resonance (AR), Pi=PS/i, imprinted into the winds to the order n=100+ and co-triggered by the PS=~11-yr Schwabe global mode northside, its ~10-yr degeneration equatorially, and ~9-yr degeneration southside. The Sun is a typical ~3-dB-attenuated ring-system of differentially rotating and contrarily (out-of-phase-) vibrating conveyor belts and layers, with a continuous spectrum and resolution (<81.3 nHz (S), <55.6 nHz (N)) in lowermost frequencies (<2 {\mu}Hz in most modes). AR is accompanied by an also sharp >99%-significant symmetrical antiresonance P(-) whose both N/S tailing harmonics P(-17) are the well-known PR=~154-day (PS/3/3/3 to +-0.1%) Rieger period dominating planetary dynamics and space weather. Unlike a resonating motor restrained from separating its casing, the freely resonating Sun exhausts the wind in an axial shake-off beyond L1 at highly coherent discrete wave modes generated in the Sun. The result was verified against remote data and the experiment, thus instantly replacing dynamo with magnetoalternator and advancing Standard Stellar Models of billions of trillions of solar-type stars. Shannon's theory-based Gauss-Vanicek spectral analysis revolutionizes astrophysics and space sciences by rigorously simulating fleet formations from a single spacecraft and physics by directly computing nonlinear global dynamics (rendering spherical approximation obsolete).Comment: 30 pages, 7 figures, 3 tables; abstract and highlights updated, results clarified, conclusions expanded, references expanded and updated, typos correcte

The evidence for and against astronomical impacts on climate change and mass extinctions: A review

Numerous studies over the past 30 years have suggested there is a causal connection between the motion of the Sun through the Galaxy and terrestrial mass extinctions or climate change. Proposed mechanisms include comet impacts (via perturbation of the Oort cloud), cosmic rays and supernovae, the effects of which are modulated by the passage of the Sun through the Galactic midplane or spiral arms. Supposed periodicities in the fossil record, impact cratering dates or climate proxies over the Phanerozoic (past 545 Myr) are frequently cited as evidence in support of these hypotheses. This remains a controversial subject, with many refutations and replies having been published. Here I review both the mechanisms and the evidence for and against the relevance of astronomical phenomena to climate change and evolution. This necessarily includes a critical assessment of time series analysis techniques and hypothesis testing. Some of the studies have suffered from flaws in methodology, in particular drawing incorrect conclusions based on ruling out a null hypothesis. I conclude that there is little evidence for intrinsic periodicities in biodiversity, impact cratering or climate on timescales of tens to hundreds of Myr. Furthermore, Galactic midplane and spiral arm crossings seem to have little or no impact on biological or climate variation above background level. (truncated)Comment: 51 pages, 7 figures, 140 references. To appear in the International Journal of Astrobiology. For hyperref version with full resolution figures see http://www.mpia-hd.mpg.de/homes/calj/astimpact_ija.pd

Considering the Case for Biodiversity Cycles: Reexamining the Evidence for Periodicity in the Fossil Record

Medvedev and Melott (2007) have suggested that periodicity in fossil biodiversity may be induced by cosmic rays which vary as the Solar System oscillates normal to the galactic disk. We re-examine the evidence for a 62 million year (Myr) periodicity in biodiversity throughout the Phanerozoic history of animal life reported by Rohde & Mueller (2005), as well as related questions of periodicity in origination and extinction. We find that the signal is robust against variations in methods of analysis, and is based on fluctuations in the Paleozoic and a substantial part of the Mesozoic. Examination of origination and extinction is somewhat ambiguous, with results depending upon procedure. Origination and extinction intensity as defined by RM may be affected by an artifact at 27 Myr in the duration of stratigraphic intervals. Nevertheless, when a procedure free of this artifact is implemented, the 27 Myr periodicity appears in origination, suggesting that the artifact may ultimately be based on a signal in the data. A 62 Myr feature appears in extinction, when this same procedure is used. We conclude that evidence for a periodicity at 62 Myr is robust, and evidence for periodicity at approximately 27 Myr is also present, albeit more ambiguous.Comment: Minor modifications to reflect final published versio

Earth body resonance

The full range of 72h-forced, 72 superharmonic resonance periods, is detected in time-series of all 866 earthquakes of (robust averages of) Mw5.6+ from USGS, EMSC, and GFZ, 2015-2019 catalogs. The resonance is in the 55’–15 days long-periodic band (0.303 mHz–0.771605 μHz) at 99–67% confidence. Moreover, omitting of the 21 overrepresenting events has improved the result. The signal is clear, strong, and stable – demonstrating beyond doubt that Mw6.2+ seismicity arises due to long-periodic resonance. Remarkably, the natural mode’s cluster was detected too; it averaged 60.1’, while the overall strongest resonance period was also 59.9’, at 2.3 var%, or to within the 1Hz sampling rate – revealing that the 72 h forcer is the modulator of the Earth’s natural period via synchronization. The dominance property of the forcer also follows from detection of its many other fractional multiples: 14/5, 3/2, 5/12, 5/36, etc. After Schumann resonance discovery in the short band (extremely long band of the EM Spectrum), this is the second report ever of a full resonance bundle in any global data, and the first ever in tectonic earthquakes occurrences. The Mw6.2+ seismotectonics arises via resonance-rupture response of tectonic plates and regions to the resonant phase or its fractional multiples. Fundamental questions of geophysics including earthquake prediction can be solved if the Earth is taken to be a multi-oscillator nonlinear system. As an immediate benefit, the find enables a reliable partial seismic anti-forecasting (prediction of seismic quiescence), months ahead globally. This discovery of mechanically induced extreme-band energy on Earth invalidates the main (heat-transfer) geophysical hypothesis and thus should drastically diminish the role of chemistry in geosciences, specifically of geochemistry. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ARK: https://n2t.net/ark:/88439/x020219 Permalink: https://geophysicsjournal.com/article/31 DOI:10.5281/2646487 | online first: 18 Apr 2019 CERN &nbsp; Moon body resonance, 63(1):30-42 &nbsp; News Feature (2019). The most important scientific discovery of 2019: seismic universe. J. Geophys. 63(1):43-44 &nbsp; Read the press release for this article Reprints &amp; Permissions &nbsp

Moon body resonance

The full range of 50 initial, Moon-orbit-forced superharmonic resonance periods is detected in the 1969-1977 time-series of all 12474 consecutive 0.02 Hz moonquakes from the Apollo Program catalog. The resonance is found forcing the strongest-energy (highest-fidelity) part of the 10 hours–100 days (27.78–0.115741 μHz) long-periodic band at 99–67% confidence and below. Resonance signatures of the Moon’s other four long tidal periods – synodic, anomalistic, nodical, and tropical – were also identified but not as separate drivers of body resonance. The spectra were computed using a least-squares spectral analysis method that enabled separation of the signal driver and noise signatures of all lunar tides, as well as extraction of the exact sequence of resonance periods affecting the solid Moon. As the main disruptive phase, the Moon’s orbital period introduces nonlinearity into lunar vibration and thus forces lunar seismotectonics too, giving rise to superharmonic resonance and probably the so-called free librations as well. The spatiotemporally independent computations of Earth and Moon superharmonic resonances from seismicity time-series prove that (the magnification of) macroscopic mechanical resonance is from-quantum-to-macroscopic-scales universal, and therefore as important as gravitation and fundamental forces. I propose then that some of the craters and calderas in our Solar system are petrified evidence of polygonal Faraday latticing. Finally, since only planets with one moon are susceptible to resonance plate tectonics, to prevent Earth energy overload and disintegration, a global geoengineering scheme is proposed to reassign the smaller of Martian moons, Deimos, to Earth so to attenuate Earth plate tectonics while unlocking Mars plate tectonics for natural terraforming. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ARK: https://n2t.net/ark:/88439/x034508 Permalink: https://geophysicsjournal.com/article/73 DOI:10.5281/3376564 | online first: 24 Aug 2019 CERN &nbsp; Earth body resonance, 63(1):15-29 &nbsp; News Feature (2019). The most important scientific discovery of 2019: seismic universe. J. Geophys. 63(1):43-44 &nbsp; Read the press release for this article Reprints &amp; Permissions &nbsp