- Contents: 1 Introduction 2 Formation and destruction of sporadic E-layers 3 Temporal variations of parameters of sporadic E-layers during earthquake preparation 3.1 Temporal variations of fbEs with time-scales of a few hours 3.2 Study of fbEs variations with characteristic time-scales of 0.5-3 hours 3.3 Variations of the parameters of sporadic E-layers with characteristic time-scales of 15-45 minutes 3.4 Sporadic E-layer variations with characteristic time-scales of 2-15 minutes 4 On the spatial scales of sporadic E-layer disturbances related to seismic activity 5 Complex experimental researches of the ionosphere, electromagnetic noise and the geomagnetic field 5.1 Ionospheric and electromagnetic phenomena of the Kayraccum earthquake in 1985 5.2 Comparison of anomalies with characteristic time-scales of 2-3 hours for ionospheric E- and F-layers, and temporal behaviour of electromagnetic noise emission intensity 5.3 Night airglow emissions in the E-region before earthquakes and sporadic E-layer variations 6 Physical models ofContents: 1 Introduction 2 Formation and destruction of sporadic E-layers 3 Temporal variations of parameters of sporadic E-layers during earthquake preparation 3.1 Temporal variations of fbEs with time-scales of a few hours 3.2 Study of fbEs variations with characteristic time-scales of 0.5-3 hours 3.3 Variations of the parameters of sporadic E-layers with characteristic time-scales of 15-45 minutes 3.4 Sporadic E-layer variations with characteristic time-scales of 2-15 minutes 4 On the spatial scales of sporadic E-layer disturbances related to seismic activity 5 Complex experimental researches of the ionosphere, electromagnetic noise and the geomagnetic field 5.1 Ionospheric and electromagnetic phenomena of the Kayraccum earthquake in 1985 5.2 Comparison of anomalies with characteristic time-scales of 2-3 hours for ionospheric E- and F-layers, and temporal behaviour of electromagnetic noise emission intensity 5.3 Night airglow emissions in the E-region before earthquakes and sporadic E-layer variations 6 Physical models of lithosphere-ionosphere links 6.1 Lithosphere-ionosphere links due to AGW 6.2 Electromagnetic models for the lithosphere-ionosphere coupling 6.3 Sporadic E-layers as current generators 7 Discussion and conclusion…
