CTBT Science and Technology Conference 2021 (SnT2021)

Session

Panel discussion on Regional data for treaty monitoring

J7

1 Jul 2021, 11:00

Conveners

Panel discussion on Regional data for treaty monitoring: Panel discussion

• Christos Saragiotis (CTBTO Preparatory Commission, Vienna, Austria)

725. Regional data for treaty monitoring (J07)

Mr Christos Saragiotis (CTBTO Preparatory Commission, Vienna, Austria)

01/07/2021, 11:00

Backbone elements

Panel discussion

The International Monitoring System (IMS) was designed as a sparse global network with the purpose of detecting nuclear explosions. The sparseness of the network, the complexity of wave propagation in the Earth’s interior, the oceans and the atmosphere and the lack of accurate models that describe it limit the accuracy of the location of events detected by the IMS stations. To improve location...