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Seismology – earthquake research – now part of the activities at GEUS
Seismology – earthquake research – now part of the activities at GEUS
On 1 July 2004, sector research in seismology will move from the National Survey and Cadastre (KMS) to the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). This is the result of an amendment to the KMS Act adopted by the Danish Parliament in April 2004, which states that KMS will no longer be a sector research institution.
The Seismic Service for Denmark and Greenland
So, several tasks of importance to society in seismological monitoring and research are now changing address. The Seismic Service operates four seismograph stations in Denmark, and four in Greenland, as well as a number of temporary stations. The Service registers large earthquakes around the world, tremors from nuclear tests, and smaller local earthquakes and tremors from traffic and other disturbances caused by human activity near the instruments. The measurements are part of calculations of where earthquakes will appear and the size of the earthquakes. Records for Denmark and Greenland make up important data for a large international network of stations monitoring the larger earthquakes across the globe.
National authority under the UN
Accompanying seismology is the role as the national authority for the United Nations CTBT Treaty (Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty), under which an international network of seismographs and other geophysical stations monitor whether countries are complying with the UN agreement banning nuclear tests. In Denmark, seismologists advise the authorities and enterprises on risks of earthquakes, for example in connection with major construction projects such as the large bridges over the Great Belt and Øresund.
Further information: Jens Jørgen Møller, GEUS. Phone: +45 38 14 25 25. E-mail: jjm@geus.dk
Read about seismology at GEUS here: http://www.geus.dk/departments/geophysics/seismology/seismo-uk.htm
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