Infrasound Technology Workshop 2024 (ITW2024)

Session

IMS updates

Nov 8, 2024, 1:00 PM

M2 (VIC)

187. The International Monitoring System Infrasound Network: current status and existing challenges.

11/8/24, 1:00 PM

PTS Infrasound Technology Projects

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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban-Treaty (CTBT) International Monitoring System (IMS) infrasound network consists of 60 facilities distributed worldwide. In approximately 25 years, 88% of the network was build and certified, highlighting its relevance both in nuclear test monitoring and in civil and scientific applications.
The Provisional Technical Secretariat (PTS) of the Comprehensive...

189. SSI hardware recent developments

11/8/24, 1:25 PM

Measurement Systems

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There have been recent developments in the SSI software, including its operability on the Linux Rocky 8 Operating System, and this has been paired with the need for adopting a new generation of computers. These developments have been dictated both by the progressive obsolescence of the existing computer models installed at the IMS facilities and by the limitations in performance derived from...

188. Quality assurance for IMS measurements: Insights from the 2023 Science and Technology Conference

11/8/24, 1:50 PM

Measurement Systems

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Since 2011, the PTS for the CTBTO has collaborated with the global community to establish a robust Quality Assurance (QA) framework for IMS measurements, with special focus on infrasound technology. These efforts have resulted in notable progress with setting standards and refining calibration methodologies, as evidenced by discussions and presentations provided during the CTBTO Science and...