Seismological monitoring of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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S. Barrientos
Abstract
Seismological monitoring is one of the four technologies used by the International Monitoring System to verify compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. When fully operational, two seismic networks, one primary (50 stations) and one auxiliary (120 stations), will enable global detection and event characterisation of sources with equivalent magnitude as low as 4. The basic principles of seismological theory and practice applied to verification are summarised below, with particular emphasis on the new requirements imposed by the needs of the Treaty.
Abstract
Die seismologische Überwachung ist eine der vier Technologien, die vom Internationalen Überwachungs-System zur Kontrolle der Einhaltung des Umfassenden Verbots von Nuklearversuchen verwendet werden. Im Endausbau werden zwei seismologische Netze, ein primäres (50 Stationen) und ein sekundäres Netz (120 Stationen), die weltweite Detektion und Charakterisierung von Ereignissen ab einer Stärke von Magnitude 4 ermöglichen. In diesem Beitrag werden die grundlegenden Begriffe seismologischer Theorie und Praxis zusammengefasst. Die sich aus dem Vertrag ergebenden neuen Anforderungen werden dabei besonders berücksichtigt.
Acknowledgements
This paper is the result of contributions from all members of the IMS Seismic Section Luciana Astiz, Slava Bereza, Holly Given, Mohamed Hfaiedh, Marina Malakhova, Gonzalo Pérez, Yuri Starovoit, Rod Stewart, Masahiro Yamamoto, Neil Tavener.
Due to the nature of this paper, only very few citations appear in the text. Further information about seismology and seismic monitoring can be found for example in Bolt [3], Fowler [4], Lay and Wallace [5].
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Calendar of events • Veranstaltungskalender
- Summaries/Kurzfassungen
- Books • Bücher
- Editorial
- Testing times: The road to a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Seismological monitoring of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Hydroacoustic monitoring system for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Books • Bücher
- Detection of atmospheric nuclear explosions: the infrasound component of the International Monitoring System
- The radionuclide monitoring system of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation : from sample to product
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: relevant radionuclides
- Particulate sampling in the IMS radionuclide network of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Books • Bücher
- Radionuclide laboratories supporting the network of radionuclide stations in verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
- Atmospheric transport modelling related to radionuclide monitoring in support of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty verification
- Books • Bücher
- The International Data Centre of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: vision and progress
- Technical methods employed for the On-Site Inspection
- Evaluation of the International Monitoring System and International Data Centre of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
- Patent
