Seismology Observation

DATA ABOUT RESPONDENT

Full name

Ms Jadranka Mihaljevic

Name of your institution

Montenegro Seismological Observatory

Institutions’s country

Montenegro

Institution’s address

Radoslava Burica, 81 000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Are you responsible on behalf of the institution

Yes

Your position in the institution

Research Infrastructure Manager (administrative)

Your telephone number

+382 20 648 146

Your email address

mihaljevic@seismo.co.me

Institution's website address

http://www.seismo.co.me/Home.htm

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Research infrastrcture website

http://www.seismo.co.me/Home.htm

Organisation / institution type of RI

Governmental / public

Main scientificdomain: Environmental – marine and earth sciences

Category: Seismic monitoring stations

Other scientific and technological domains served by RI

Environmental, Marine and Earth Sciences

RI type

Single-sited
Other: regional

Short description

Seismological Observatory of Montenegro has been operating in the field of environmental sciences, namely in the area of seismology for more than 25 years. It is a governmental institution, supported mostly by public partnership, of, as stated, regional importance. Its main activities are aimed at improving regional seismotectonical model, investigating seismogenic zones, and assessing seismic hazard.

Among other tasks, it observes and studies earthquake phenomenon on the territory of Montenegro and surrounding regions. MSO performs monitoring, analysis of weak and strong earthquake motion data. It is in charge of maintaining state seismic network of ten short-period stations and currently reports earthquake parametric data to many local and international agencies. Also, MSO performs real-time seismic way form data exchange with the number of surrounding national networks. Besides the instrumental and fundamental seismology, this institution realizes engineering seismology studies, field seismic and other geophysical research of the shallow earth crust. It is also involved in planning of earthquake prevention and preparedness measures.

OPERATION AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Comment on cooperation

They consider that provision of everyday practice of exchange of near real time seismic data, first help establishing mutual contacts, and later provide contacts necessary for further strengthening of international cooperation. Also, need for additional assistance in establishing partnerships has been indicated, especially in order to enhance cooperation with EU partners. There, as a potentially efficient method support to study visits and training of the younger staff is seen. Considering cooperation with the WBC, no additional support is required.

List of international co-operation agreements and partnerships which exist and partnerships which exist at organisational level for this RI, between different organisations in different European countries (please give up to 5 examples over the last 5 years)

As an example of a success story, or more of a positive experience with an EU country, recent obtaining of one MEDNET station from INGV – Italy is described. The seismic station is installed in the facility, and it provides data to both seismic networks.

Please indicate any further needs and opportunities for further integration or collaboration with similar or related RIs

As for plans for future cooperation, apart from strengthening the ongoing cooperation with seismological institutions in the region, Italy is mentioned as a country with which there are clearly set plans.

STAFF, INTERNAL USERS AND EXTERNAL USERS

Short description of access policy and procedures for users of this research infrastructure

Its research infrastructure is mainly open towards external users from the region. The infrastructure is open to international cooperation mainly through participation in international programmes. There is no clearly defined strategic approach or policy to attract researchers from EU member states or from other countries. Willingness and openness to broaden the cooperation with all EU and other countries exist. Data on access to infrastructure granted show that international cooperation still needs to be enhanced.

FINANCE

SCIENTIFIC IMPACT

RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO USERS AND RESEARCHERS

Research services provided to users and researchers

Seismic data acquisition consists of gathering and recording of continuous seismic signals from seismic stations. Process of automatic acquisition, detection, processing and dissemination of seismic data at Observatory's acquisition center is performed on three parallel acquisition systems: DASP (B. Glavatovic, MSO, Montenegro), SeisComP3 (GFZ, Potsdam, Germany) and SmartGeoHub (Geotech Instruments, Dallas, TX). Acquisition of analogue signals is executed on DASP acquisition system, developed by director of Montenegro Seismological Observatory. This system is constituted in the beginning of seismic signal acquisition era on PC computers in the World and it has been in operation more than 20 years. Digital seismic signal acquisition is supported by two acquisition platforms (SeisComP3 and SMARTGeoHub servers), for fully automated earthquake data processing and analyzing of earthquake information, along with simultaneous application of dozens of programs for those purposes. Average time of automatic system reaction on earthquake occurrence on the Montenegro territory and its surroundings, with processing and distribution of earthquake data via Internet and SMS messages is three minutes.

Entry created by Elke Dall on February 17, 2010
Modified on October 24, 2012