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2nd Annual Report

NERIES

Network of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology

Integrating Activity

implemented as

Integrated Infrastructure Initiative

Contract number: RII3-CT-2006-026130 Project Co-ordinator: Prof. D. Giardini Project website: http://www.neries-eu.org Reporting period: from 01-06-2007 to 31-05-2008 Revision 1.2. Project funded by the European Community under the “Structuring the European Research Area” Specific Programme Research Infrastructure action

A. Activity Report

Part A. of the NERIES 2nd Annual Report Contract number: RII3-CT-2006-026130 Project website: http://www.neries-eu.org Reporting period: from 01-06-2007 to 31-05-2008 Revision 1.2.

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Table of contents Activity Report ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Progress Report ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Summary of activities and major achievements......................................................................... 4 1.2 Management Activity (NA1)........................................................................................................ 9 1.3 NETWORKING ACTIVITIES (other than Management) .......................................................... 13 1.3.1 NA2: Networking real-time seismological data exchange ................................................... 13 1.3.2 NA3 : European Integrated Waveform Data Archive (EIDA) ............................................... 15 1.3.3 NA4 : Distributed Archive of Historical Earthquake Data..................................................... 17 1.3.4 NA5 : Improving Accelerometric Data Dissemination.......................................................... 20 1.3.5 NA6 : BBOBS....................................................................................................................... 23 1.3.6 NA7 : Portal for integrated data dissemination .................................................................... 25 1.3.7 NA8: Technology Transfer ................................................................................................... 28 1.3.8 NA9 : Networking European earthquake data service users............................................... 32 1.4 TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS ACTIVITIES............................................................................... 35 1.4.1 NERIES Transnational Access Activities............................................................................. 35 1.5 JOINT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 41 1.5.1 JRA1 : European Seismological Reference Model.............................................................. 41 1.5.2 JRA2 : Developing new approaches to earthquake hazard assessment and forecasting .. 44 1.5.3 JRA3 : Shakemaps Developing Rapid Shake-map and Loss Estimation Capability .......... 48 1.5.4 JRA4: Geotechnical site characterization ............................................................................ 52 1.5.5 JRA5: New Approaches to Data Mining, Data Reduction, Data Exchange and Information Management in Seismology .................................................................................................................. 55 1.6 Update of the non-confidential Project information .................................................................. 58 2. List of deliverables.................................................................................................................... 59 3. Use and dissemination of knowledge....................................................................................... 64 3.1 Actions undertaken to disseminate, promote and exploit the knowledge................................ 64 3.1.1 Presentations ....................................................................................................................... 64 3.1.2 Publications.......................................................................................................................... 67 3.1.3 Relevant websites promoting NERIES and its transnational access .................................. 69 3.1.4 Conferences/workshops/meetings....................................................................................... 70 3.1.5 Other actions taken to the plan to raise public participation and awareness ...................... 70 3.2 Updated plan for the use and dissemination of knowledge ..................................................... 71 ANNEXES ............................................................................................................................................. 72 Annex 1 Summaries and main conclusions of the General Meetings (section 1.2) Annex 2 Composition of the Users Selection Panel (section 1.4) Annex 3 List of User-Projects (section 1.4) Annex 4 List of Users (section 1.4) Annex 5 List of Publications (from work carried out under the Transnational Acces Activity. See

section 1.4) Annex 6 Updated non-confidential Project information (section 1.6) Annex 7 CD-Rom with the deliverables produced during the during the period (section 1.2) Annex 8 NERIES Newsletters Annex 9 CD-Roms with the deliverables produced during the reporting period (section 2) Annex 10 Comments and Suggestions by the NERIES Advisory Board

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1. Progress Report 1.1 Summary of activities and major achievements Overall status and project management NERIES is currently well on track with about 100 persons working directly within the project. In this second year the project has been concentrated on products within their own active. Some are being accomplished within very intensive cross activity cooperation (NA1-NA8; NA2-NA3-JRA5, NA5-JRA4; NA7-NA9). Most of the products are currently being tested (XML and UNID standards, software tools in most JRA’s, catalogues in NA5, quality control in NA1,2 and 3) or being released (VEBSN, OBS deployments). Below a summary of these products and other results for each activity is given. In this process of testing and releasing products the consortium is systematically involving a larger community (future users) beyond the consortium. This is reflected in the increased number specialised workshops and meeting (6), the intensive participation of NERIES people in other projects, both in Europe and the US, and a very active presentation (>75) and publication (35) programme. We foresee much more active project integration, i.e. more cross activity work, in the coming year. To integrate the products and developments of the second year will pose a management challenge in the third year. The project management is well aware of this challenge and a number of strategies are being set-up to accomplish a successful integration in the next year (see NA1 and section 3.2 for example). Other management challenges; outreach and PR and management risks are clearly identified and included in the planning and strategy. The project spend 5.25 M€ in the first two years. This means we still have not caught up with the delay in the first year. However, our rate of spending has increased and our planning shows this will continue. The problem of finding competent personnel in as far as we need to find replacements remains a point of concern. The project visibility and documented results have been significant. Six meetings and workshops have been organised within the context NERIES. More then 75 presentations (oral and posters) were given at 26 different conferences meetings or workshops, among them the IUGG in Perugia, the AGU in Acapulco and San Francisco and the EGU in Vienna. 18 papers have been published in peer reviewed journals and 17 are being reviewed or are in press. The TA’s have realised 25 visits, which is only slightly below target. The NA and JRA activities presented 32 deliverables, while 9 are delayed. Most of the delayed deliverables are at an advanced stage of testing and/or reviewing process, which takes longer then expected. Therefore we believe the current accomplished deliverables do not represent adequately the significant process achieved in this past year. The reasons for this are a) the increased quality requirements from both inside and outside the consortium, which we aim to meet within certain constraints, and b) the (perceived) inherent inconsistency between the concept of a final deliverable and the incessant quest for perfection as pursued by the involved scientists. It is a continuous management challenge to find an optimal performance between quality and documented results and we believe we are successful in this.

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Networking Activities All networking activities NA2-9 clearly follow one common objective; promoting and realizing data available (NA2, NA4, NA5, NA6) and facilitate public access to the data (NA3, NA7, NA9). For this the existing network of observatories, operators and data analysts, as maintained by EMSC and ORFEUS is being extended and intensively activated within European scale workshops and meetings as organised within NERIES (NA*) and ORFEUS. Many contacts within our network are mentioned in: www.orfeus-eu.org/Organization/organization.html and www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=about&sub=org. While NA7 and NA9 have developed the alpha version of the portal with elements from NA2 and NA3, specific discussions have started to integrate NA4 and NA5 elements in the portal. NA2. The Virtual European Broadband Seismic Network (VEBSN) currently comprises nearly 280 stations (www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/orbstats.html) and the prospects of further expansion are good. Observatories in the European-Mediterranean region are very much interested and involved in the concept as shown by the attendance of the successful Annual observatory coordination workshops (NA8) and broad interest in SeisComP3 software, developed within the German-Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (GITEWS; www.gitews.org) at GFZ. Gradually more attention is given to improve and monitor the data quality in real-time. The intention here is to improve the quality of the data flowing in and to provide automatic instantaneous feedback to the data providers where possible. NA3. The proposed EIDA concept has been tested between GFZ and ODC and is working as a prototype using the WebDC portal (www.webdc.eu) and the prototype NERIES portal (see NA7 & NA9). The EIDA implementation relies on ArcLink and SeisComP3 software packages developed by GFZ. Feedback from using the NERIES prototype portal are steering the improvements of ArcLInk and the integration of INGV and IPGP into EIDA is being planned. Quality Control (QC) tools are implemented to provide the user information on the quality of the archived data (www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/dataquality.html). Currently part of these QC developments overlap with NA2. Discussions have been initiated between ODC, GFZ and IRIS on common and coordinated metadata quality control procedures. NA4. A web tool (http://emidius.mi.ingv.it/neries_NA4/), with restricted access, has been created to facilitate the remote access to the historical earthquake data for 1000-1600 and is being populated to create a homogeneous catalogue. The preparations for the time window 1601-1900 have started. A standard European procedure to determine earthquake parameters called MEEP (Macroseismic Estimation of Earthquake Parameters) has been proposed and tested. A standard software package to archive, view and publish intensity data points has been produced and is made available. The activity aims at a distributed archive of earthquake studies, software to this aim has been tested (not optimal) and an adequate solution for the copyright issue needs to be resolved. NA5. A unique (earthquake) identifier (UNID) has been defined by the EMSC and is being implemented to identify strong motion data, but the tools is equally important with regard to the portal developments in NA9. Standard strong motion parameters, PGA, PGV, PGD and PSV, as defined in the first year have been reviewed by prominent earthquake engineers outside the consortium. This resulted in a revision and revised parameters are being computed. Acceleration waveform data (> 13000 records) are becoming publicly available, currently through individual ftp sites at NERIES consortium participants, later through the NERIES web portal. An open workshop in Grenoble (March 2008), gathering many leading accelerometric networks in Europe and its surroundings, have been discussing open data access and a general consensus on implementing this policy has been reached at the meeting (NA8). NA6. Currently, NERIES BB-OBS are deployed in the Ionian sea, the Ligurian sea and the mid-Atlantic ridge. Two BB-OBS have been recovered after approximately one year of deployment. Data from one of the deployments (AWI in the Ligurian sea) is available at ORFEUS (www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/special_datasets.htm). The data includes recordings of four M > 8.0 earthquakes and numerous local earthquakes. Two new deployments started, one of them on the mid-Atlantic ridge in cooperation with the BBMOMAR cruise project (www.momar.org) in July 2007. The NERIES BB-OBS deployment in the Ionian sea is a complement to two additional BB-OBS stations.

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NA7. This activity is currently mainly concerned with the strategy of the NERIES web portal, i.e. the appropriate software and development environment, its consistency with other related developments and decisions on the development priorities, how to present the portal and how to obtain adequate user feedback. The strategy discussions concluded hat the planned NERIES project portal should also keep a clear focus on an interactive request tool combining and mixing a variety of earthquake data and related information. The development environment, both hardware (major investments both at EMSC and ORFEUS) and software, is in place in which ORFEUS and EMSC can develop jointly in spite of their physical separation (De Bilt, The Netherlands and Bruyères-le-Châtel, France). The UNID developments (NA5), QuakeML (JRA2) and the EIDA (NA3) developments have been integrated in the currently available alpha version of the portal (NA9). Close collaboration exist with the Earthscope portal project in the US. NA8. This activity organises and coordinates workshops and meetings, coordinates with other related projects in Europe and globally, and recently, after advice from the Advisory Board, also emphasizes project PR and outreach. The workshop/meeting activities aimed at integrating activities within the consortium and involving a large audience outside the consortium are gathering momentum. Three workshops/meetings have been funded directly through NA3 often with co-funding, at least three more related workshops have been organised with NERIES organisational involvement. CD-ROMs containing the presentations of are produced for the ‘Broadband station installation and operation’, ‘Acceleration data exchange and archiving’ and the ‘Annual observatory coordination’ workshops. This activity has also been closely involved in the submission of the EPOS (European Plate Observatory System) proposal for the update of the ESFRI (http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri/) roadmap. NA9. This activity is currently mainly concerned with the practical implementation of the NERIES project portal following the strategies agreed on in NA7. Its main result is the Alpha version of the portal (http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/), currently only accessible to a few (10-15) persons for testing its performance. It includes earthquake parameter and waveform data selection and retrieval and visualisation. A demonstration video is available on the NERIES project portal (www.neries-eu.org). Following the strategy proposed in NA7 to focus on an interactive request tool we also pursued significant services improvements at both EMSC (www.emsc-csem.org) and ORFEUS (www.orfeus-eu.org) providing specialised additional services. Transnational Access achievements The TA opportunities have been widely advertised in Europe and beyond at meetings, among others at the EGU (Vienna, Europe) and AGU (San Francisco, US) and regional meetings in Germany and Scandinavia, but also at each meeting where NERIES has been presented. The facilities have also been promoted widely through the Internet. From the project start 25 visits have now been realised and 12 visits are being scheduled. So far the products are three submitted scientific papers, six conference presentations (at EGU and AGU) and one technical report. Joint Research Activities All research activities are currently producing tools either for improving the observatory operations and the data availability or for facilitating the analysis of the available data by the research community. In the second year of the project we reached a status in which the tools are tested and being implemented but not yet publicly or even consortium wide available. However, all activities are well imbedded in the global development and networks with similar developments, mainly the US, but also Japan. In Europe all activities are coordinated with relevant related initiatives, notably SAFER and the new hazard project SHAPE. The JRA’s produced a significant number of the total number of publications (35) and about 2/3 of the total number presentations (75) at the European Geophysical Union (EGU), American Geophysical Union (AGU) and other regional meetings. JRA1. This activity aims at defining one or more seismological reference models for European crust and upper mantle and makes these available in a user-friendly way. The current work has shown that a) global models are inadequate for Europe, b) there are small differences in seismograms from “rough” and “smooth” mantle models, c) finite-frequency and ray-theoretical results are compatible, and d) accurate modelling of the crust is important. The activity succeeded further in creating a database of published models and a web-friendly XHTML standard format for models, which will be integrated in the NERIES portal (NA9) and similar developments at JAMSTEC (Japan).

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JRA2. The new approaches to earthquake hazard assessment and forecasting created within JRA2 are developed in close collaboration with several other large scale projects, including the CSEP consortium (www.cseptesting.org) lead by the Southern California Earthquake Center, the Global Earthquake Model (GEM: www.globalquakemodel.org), a public-private partnership sponsored by the OECD and Munich Reinsurance and a new FP7 project European hazard project SHARE (under negotiation). JRA2 has set up a framework for testing earthquake forecast models in Europe, consisting of a single European Earthquake Forecast Testing Center (EEFTEC) to be hosted by ETH Zurich, a number of testing regions, with Italy being the first to be implemented, and finally a community of model developers. Currently, a number of long-term hazard models and short-term clustering models are being developed and calibrated for the European and at regional scale. JRA3. Implementation of homogeneous European shakemap applications is being realised by implementing and adapting the methodology developed by the USGS (Dave Wald). Specifically the attenuation, instrumental intensity and site/soil response issues have been reviewed in detail. Services are currently already provided by the EMSC, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy, Romania and Norway. This work is done in close collaboration with the EC-project SAFER. A general European consensus on the information providing policies remains to be agreed on within the EMSC. A European approach towards loss estimation has been initiated by an exhaustive review of the state-of-the-art of the relevant methodologies and a design program for the planned loss estimation software ELER.

JRA4. This activity has been consolidating the tools for practical site characterization to be used by operators of strong motion and seismological networks. The achieved modeling and data interpretation studies are raising a fundamental discussion on how to characterize the site conditions effectively with one or a few basic parameters, specifically the Vs30 versus alternative formulations involving the dominant resonance frequency. This discussion is important within the context of the relevant Eurocode 8 formulations and the practical modeling and accounting of site responses. Specifically, the 'sesarray-geopsy' software tools (http://www.geopsy.org/) have been adapted to realistic field situations with improved user friendliness, in situ checks, and uncertainty assessment. Extensive testing has started with measurements on the selected strong motion reference sites, and preliminary processing. The site response of 102 (VEBSN) BB sites has been estimated. JRA5. The activity on ‘New approaches to data mining, data reduction, data exchange and information management in seismology’ is developing a set of test bed applications (based on the new integrated European seismological infrastructure) for waveform and parametric data analysis/mining useful for both observatories and the research community. Currently this set includes: real-time Seedlink clients for waveform parameterization with among others a signal classification system; QuakePy, a set of tools for statistical analyses of earthquake catalogs; MapSeis, a Matlab based software for interactive seismicity analysis and parametric data analysis; an onset detection software package based on an existing successful picker algorithm; a Tpd picker for picking later arrivals (i.e. after the P-pick); a modified dominant period estimator for rapid magnitude estimation; Binder, a new picking association schema for automatic event locations; array processing algorithms dedicated to the use of ambient noise for crustal structure studies. Many of the software tools are currently being tested or implemented for testing. Integration of the project activities This second year discussions started to integrate and coordinate developments where possible. This has been realized through, among others, workshops and meetings, travel and presentations at meetings in Europe and beyond. At least thee different processes leading to integration can be recognized. NERIES portal The major integration is steered through the portal developments in NA7 (strategy) and NA9 (implementation). NA2 and NA3 are already heavily involved in the underlying middleware structure, i.e. the EIDA developments using Arclink and the VEBSN data (NA2). Both EMSC and the Orfeus Data Center (ODC) hardware and software infrastructure are providing the basic portal infrastructure for NERIES, thus providing the long-term sustainability. Currently, the project is defining which elements and data should be integrated in the ‘interactive request tool for easy and unified access to earthquake data and products for diverse audiences’, as we define currently the portal development.

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Specific elements that currently are being considered to be added are; access to historical parameter data (NA4); acceleration waveform and parametric data (NA5); standard tomography model representation and visualisation (JRA1). Standards and development coordination beyond the consortium Within NERIES both ORFEUS and EMSC promote the available global standards for waveform (SEED) and parametric data wherever relevant. A number of new standards are being created and promoted within the global seismological community; QuakML, an XML standard for parametric data (JRA2, NA5, NA7 and NA9), UNID, a unique earthquake identifier (NA5, NA7 and NA9). In the software developments we also aim at integrating relevant global and European standards where possible (portal technology, OGC standards). Most of the developments within NERIES are coordinated with similar developments outside the consortium. Examples are SeisComP3 (GITEWS project) compatible software/tools (NA2, NA3, JRA5), Shakemap (USGS) implementations in Europe (JRA3), Webportal developments in NA7 and NA9 (EarthScope project), JRA2 hazard assessment and forecasting (Global Earthquale Model; GEM and CSEP). EMSC, ORFEUS, USGS, IRIS and ISC Intensive coordination is integrated in the working procedures of the EMSC and ORFEUS. Both organisations coordinate their developments, outreach and policies in NA2, NA3, NA5, NA7, NA8, NA9 and the JRA’s where relevant. ORFEUS coordinates most of its developments with the IRIS-DMC (US), while the EMSC does this with the USGS (US) and the ISC (UK). This coordination is an additional assurance that the developments within NERIES have a broad basis. Most of the activities are involved in the activities of one or more of the organisations mentioned.

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1.2 Management Activity (NA1) Participant number 4 Participant short name

KNMI Total

Person-months 23 23 Summary The management of the project is working well, the tools are in place and the Project Office is getting more experienced in dealing with a large EC I3 project. In the second year we foresee that more integration between activities will also require additional managerial efforts. Specific financial solutions have been proposed to and accepted by the project officer and implemented by the management to facilitate NERIES work. Project spending seems currently largely on track. This year we started considering efficient and specific Quality managing tools including feedback from the seismological community outside the consortium. Project management and reporting The first NERIES Annual report was submitted to the EC on 24 July 2008. The activity report was, after a few minor revisions, approved by the project officer on 13 December 2007. At February the Management Report with the last minor revision was submitted to the EC financial office. The pre-financing for the second year arrived May 20, 2008 at ORFEUS. A track record of the reporting correspondence between KNMI and the EC is maintained and available on request. The Management committee, the activity leaders and the project office have been the major elements in managing the project efficiently. Management Committee (MC) The management committee had four official meetings during the year (see meetings and workshop table), but maintains contact on a very regular basis through emails and individual telephone conversations. If necessary, direct actions and discussions are held with the individual activity coordinators. All relevant email correspondence is archived. Consortium wide information flow Besides the project web portal www.neries-eu.org, direct contacts between all consortium members by email or telephone or at meetings consortium members are also informed through NERIES update emails providing urgent practical information on the project to all participants (and/or) activity leaders. All project activity leaders have been regularly in contact by email or telephone with MC members and the Project Office on management issues. Practice shows that information distribution through the project portal alone is not sufficient. Quality Management Quality management is maintained by the activity leaders and possible problems or issues are conveyed to the MC. The usual procedure is that the issue is communicated either through email correspondence or at activity meetings (often attended by one of the MC members) and, if possible, tackled directly or after MC and relevant activity leader discussions. All relevant emails are archived. Serious problems will be raised in the General Assembly each year. The project had no serious problems or issues during this year. Quality assurance of the deliverables This second year we have been addressing the quality assurance of the products seriously. Deliverables are checked by the relevant activity leader before they are accepted and reported. Within NA5 we have asked ‘Request for comments’ on two deliverables (NA5-D1 and NA5-D2) from excellent European scientists in the earthquake engineering field but from outside the consortium. This procedure has proven very efficient and resulted in significant improvements. Within NA7 and NA9 we have asked relevant people from both within and outside the consortium to test the alpha version of the NERIES portal. Also this procedure promises to be crucial and efficient. Within the MC we intend to pursue similar feedbacks for other deliverables from within the broader NERIES

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community and outside the consortium. An added value to these procedures is a greater involvement from the whole seismological community in Europe. Advisory board feedback The advisory board attended the first year activity meeting and provided feedback both during the meeting and a summary in a written report (Annex 10). Most of the recommendations have been and are being addressed within the different activities given the constraints. With regard to the management, outreach is given more attention in both NA1 and NA8. Specific financial management issues Pragmatics regarding NA8 The workshops and meetings in NA8 are in general organised by one of the consortium participants. To facilitate financial reporting the funds for each workshop in NA8 are transferred to the relevant organisers, i.e. participant on the basis of a signed agreement. Last year this has been the case for three workshops. Permission for this procedure has been asked (16-5-2007) and granted by the project officer (21-5-2007). Consequently, this year 53,964 € has been transferred from the KNMI (participant 4) to three other NERIES consortium members according to table 1.2.1. These three NERIES consortium members will each justify the costs separately in the annual report. For workshops or meetings organised in coordination with non-consortium participants the KNMI will justify the costs. Table 1.2.1. Transfer of funds concerning organised workshops and meeting through NA8 Transfer of funds between participants Transfer from to amount meeting KNMI (4) NA8 NIEP (23) 11,065,63 € NERIES-ORFEUS observatory coordination meeting

(reported in NA8 in activity report for year 1) KNMI (4) NA8 INGV (11) 20,000.00 € 5th International workshop on Statistical Seismology

(reported in JRA2 in activity report for year 1) KNMI (4) NA8 ETHZ (3) 22,898.37 € First year annual meeting and workshops

(reported in NA1 and NA8 in this year activity report) Subcontracting Two participants, the EMSC (no 2) and the University of Liverpool (no 22) have requested to spend in house in full or part of the funding allocated for subcontracting. This will thus reduce the total subcontracting. The work deliverables will remain unchanged. Permission has been asked (30-6-2008) and granted by the project officer (3-7-2008). ORFEUS audit In the first year reporting the audit for ORFEUS was incorrectly formulated (EC e-mail 5-2-2008). The project management office decided and informed the EC (meeting in Brussels, 18-2-2008) to postpone the ORFEUS audit submission to the second year. Consequently, ORFEUS submits this year the full financial reporting for the second year and the correct audit certificate for the first year report. Travel outside Europe The different project activities are involved in a significant number of projects outside Europe. This is also following the recommendations of the Advisory Board (Annex 10). Consequentially a relatively large number of overseas presentations are given in the US (nine, mainly American Geophysical Union – AGU meetings) and will be given in China (two at the World conference of earthquake engineering). The PO maintains a complete financial overview of all travel requests outside Europe and communicates this to the EC Project Officer at each request. Project financial status The project finances are currently monitored every six months, more often is not pragmatic and not requested by the consortium partners. At 18 and 24 months in the project we spent respectively 29% and 45% of the total requested budget of 12.1 M€. May 2008, we received a total pre-financing of 6,042,243 € of which we spent 87% by the end of the second project year May 31, 2008). Figure 1.2.1 provides a quick overview of the spending rate planned and realised. The spending rate is clearly

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increasing and we foresee this trend will continue in the third year, implying we will be able to recover significantly from the initial project spending delay.

Year 422%

Year 328% Year 2

25%

Year 125%

Year 227%

Year 118%

Year 3+455%

Figure 1.2.1. Rate of project spending per year as planned (left) and realised (right). Assist and promote project coordination For practical project management issues and PR we run a project web portal (www.neries-eu.org) since the beginning of the project. Its address has been changed in September 2007. Project coordination is being realised by very extensive (archived) email correspondence and telephone meetings (minutes) within the MC, the activity leaders and participant representatives, and through the mentioned project web portal. Coordination activities within NA8 are playing a significantly more important role in the coordination as well Management of risks Originally two risk factors and its impacts have been defined in a broad sense in the DoW:

1) Large number of participants and management problems associated with unclear responsibilities and inadequate communications.

2) Deliverables not in time associated with coordinated activities and integration. We believe we have both risk factors under control. In both cases the remedial actions as we mentioned above in the previous three sections have had the desired impact. However, the project portal being a key integrating element in the NERIES project we consider this as an additional risk factor that needs to be monitored and accompanied with a clear strategy to minimize this risk. Identifying the portal development risk, impact and remedial actions Risk. We have identified an additional risk with the portal developments during the first two years of the portal development. We realised that these developments are fairly unique in that our community has:

a) Unique existing, distributed, but well organised large, open and diverse datasets (PBytes) b) High requirements on user-friendliness and well defined applications c) Initially little or no experience with the newly introduced technology (Service Oriented

Architecture) Extensive discussions with experienced communities and IT specialists in Europe and the US have indicated that we have very few examples to follow and are developing a fairly unique service structure. Impact. The possible impacts could be that we find

a) A significant discrepancy between the user requirements and the implemented services, b) A significant discrepancy between the technology used and the possibilities to implement

requested services, and c) Problems with long-term sustainability.

Remedial actions. The risks and the impacts have been regularly discussed with the management, interested project participants, Advisory Board and experts outside the consortium. To minimize the risk we have been and are formulating clear strategies on the choice of software, meeting the user requirements and present and implement the developments (NA7). Specific actions are brainstorming

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sessions involving developers and users from within and outside the consortium, intensive cooperation with related developments (Earthscope web portal project and GEON), and initiate cooperation with European IT development projects. We are also planning long-term sustainability by promoting similar developments in the seismological community in other projects (SHAPE, EPOS) and at institutes and observatories. Milestones and Deliverables Deliverable/ Milestone No

Deliverable/ Milestone Name

Work-package /Task No

Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)

Achieved (in months)

Nature

M7 First Annual Meeting (Plenary) + MC meeting

A,B KNMI 13 13 minutes

M8 MC meeting A KNMI 17 18 minutes M9 External project web

pages B KNMI 18 18 www.neri

es-eu.org M10 MC meeting A KNMI 18 20 minutes M11 MC meeting A KNMI 21 23 minutes M17 AB meeting A KNMI - 13 report D2 Detailed

implementation plan second 18 month

A KNMI 14 14 Report

D3 First year NERIES report

A,B KNMI 14 14 Report

D4 Deliver first 18 month of the project

B,D KNMI 18 18 - 1)

1) Although introduced as a deliverable, for efficiency reasons we do not produce a report of this overview, only a working document (Excel file) used as a basis for the annual report. Consequently, we remove this half year overview as deliverable in the future. Workshops and Meetings Date Title/subject of meeting /workshop Location Number of

attendees Website address

13/6/2008 First Annual NERIES meeting plenary

Zürich 22 Minutes on NERIES portal

11/6/2007 MC meeting Zurich 4 Meeting preparations

30/11/2007 MC meeting telephone 3 Minutes 29/1/2008 MC meeting telephone 4 Minutes

26/5/2008 MC meeting telephone 4 Minutes

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1.3 NETWORKING ACTIVITIES (other than Management) 1.3.1 NA2: Networking real-time seismological data exchange Participant number 1 9 11 Participant short name

ORFEUS GFZ INGV Total

Person-months 16.5 (15.5)

24 (12)

20.5 (8.5)

61 (36)

Summary Based on the solid fundament set in the first year, the VEBSN was extended according to the planning. Also a further standardisation in protocols was achieved, coupled to the developments within the GITEWS and further progress was made to develop and implement quality control parameters. Finally, the data access to the users improved during this period. Task A: Spreading good practice (VEBSN build-up) The build-up of the VEBSN continued in the second year and was on schedule. At the end of the 18 month period the total number of connected real-time stations reached the 250 (M5, D4), while at that stage more than 10 stations were pending. At the end of the second year a total of 279 stations are connected from 44 different networks. Important new networks that started to contribute are: the Thessaloniki (Greece) network (14 stations), the Kandili (Turkey) network (7 stations) and the Finnish network (6 stations). In the near future expansion of the system is expected from the Swedish network and the Turkish (ERD) network. The INGV, responsible for stations in Italy and from Italian networks abroad, is working on opening the stations of the Italian National network and to increase the completeness of the data by development of tools like ‘nmpxtool’ and ‘MSDC’. New plugins and software tools were developed to add additional stations into the system, like a connection to the data from Turkish networks that use the SCREAM protocol. Verification of metadata for each new VEBSN stations is done at the ODC in cooperation with the data provider / station operator. GFZ introduced a new hardware concept for an open GFZ SeedLink server (redundant cluster) and realized a further increase in users. Also, GFZ introduced VEBSN stations into the North Eastern Atlantic Tsunami Warning System (NEAMTWS) and a practical test started. Finally, GFZ established a VSAT node for the Euro/Med and Western Indian Ocean region to secure timely data transmission from GEOFON stations. A joint NA2/NA3 meeting was organized in de Bilt, September 2 2007. Although it was projected that 3 of these meetings would be organized, it was decided to limit these meetings, use the ORFEUS Observatory meeting (Bucharest, 2007 (NA8-M2), Barcelona, 2008 (NA8-D7)) for further discussions with a broader group and intensify the cooperation between the developers within the three groups. The access of the real time data at the ODC has been restructured and improved. For Web access to the data existing tools (e.g. WilberII) were restructured. Developments within NA7/NA9 on the Web portal include the opening of the real-time waveform data in a new way. The demonstration of the portal capabilities using waveform data has been very successful. Direct distribution of the waveform data in real-time to selected users has been realized using Seedlink (95 stations, distributed to 93 IP connections) and through Antelope (orb2orb) connections. New connections are initiated only in agreement with the data provider. Task B: Standardization and common protocols ORFEUS, GFZ and INGV all developed Seedlink plugins when needed to fulfil task A. GFZ implemented a new Q330 library from ISTI in the existing Q330 plugin and started a joint GFZ/IMS (CTBTO) development for a CD1.1 plugin. The implementation of Arclink, developed within NA3, is also of importance to NA2. All participating nodes are using Arclink or are installing it. Finally, a first release of the SeisComP3.0 (SC3) system, used in the development of the GITEWS system, was distributed among the partners at Barcelona (NA8-D7) and is presently being tested. Within SC3 the XML protocol is heavily used, using the QuakeML description.

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Task C: Quality control New developments in quality control included the installation and operation of the PQLX software (see http://www.ORFEUS-eu.org/Organization/Newsletter/vol8no1/PQLX/PQLX.htm). The software is implemented in near-real time at the ODC and results directly made available to the users (M1, see http://www.ORFEUS-eu.org/Data-info/vebsn.html). Also, the VEBSN station status information has been renewed and made available (http://www.ORFEUS-eu.org/Data-info/orbstats.html) Also, INGV is in the process of implementing PQLX and are testing SeisNetWatch software to monitor real-time network operations. GFZ implemented basic real-time QC measures in the SC3 package (M1). Task D: Connection to global partners During the FDSN workshop in Perugia (July 2007) the XML definition for seismology and a proposal for the reassessment of the use of station codes was discussed with the global partners. Both aspects deal with global coordination of metadata for earthquake data. Data exchange and coordination of metadata exchange between European centers and IRIS (US) was also discussed in Perugia and several smaller meetings (a.o. NA9-M3). The next FDSN meeting will be in January 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. Milestones and deliverables No. Deliverable/Milestone Name Work

package /Task No

Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


M3 SeisComP3 and PQLX implementation Cl GFZ 10-20 20 (SC3)-24(PQLX)

M4 ORFEUS Observatory workshop (2x) used for this purpose.

all all

M5 250 connected stations reached A ORFEUS 18 18 M6 XML is integrated into SeisComP3 and

into portal developments at ODC B GFZ 24 23

D2 Implementation of real-time QC procedures (=M3)

C GFZ 10-20 20-24

D3 Implementation of XML (=M6) B GFZ 20-30 23 D4 Real-time exchange of 250 stations

(=M5) A ORFEUS 18 18

Meetings and workshops Date Title/subject of meeting

/workshop Location Number of


02.09.2007 Workshop 2: NA2/NA3 coordination meeting

De Bilt 11

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1.3.2 NA3 : European Integrated Waveform Data Archive (EIDA) Participant number 9 1 11 8 Participant short name

GFZ ORFEUS INGV IPGP Total

Person-months 24(12) 14(13) 20.5(8.5) 18(12) 76.5 (45.5)

Summary After finishing the initial tests of the ArcLink and SeisComP3.0 software packages, the connection to the actual local archives and databases was carried out at the participating data centres. It turned out that the waveform access to the main data archives could be achieved without major problems while the construction of the metadata databases created unexpected problems. There is now significant confidence to be able to overcome these. SeisComP3.0 was developed to a beta version and was provided to the NERIES participants and a larger users group for routine application. Task A: Common metadata base GFZ has further developed the ArcLink package. Major improvements concern implementation of a server restart option, request logging with prototype web interface for request analysis, adoption of SeisComP3 data model for ArcLink database, development of a special rapid access ArcLink server to serve data requests from near real-time applications. Also the SDS request handler used by GFZ and INGV was substantially improved. ODC finished its specific ArcLink request handler to connect to their GDI (general data interface), providing transparent access both to the ODC metadata base and its various waveform archives suitable to serve waveforms and metadata from their main archives. IPGP has successfully implemented the request handler to serve the GEOSCOPE waveform archive to ArcLink. The database synchronization tool between the GEOSCOPE and ArcLink databases is still under development. GFZ contributed substantially to the further development of QuakeML. The RFC (request for comments) for QuakeML BED 1.0 was published in December 2007. Task B: Data Grid implementation The ArcLink implementations at GFZ and ODC are fully operational and provide unified access to both archives through the ArcLink test portal (www.webdc.eu) or by breq_fast emails (to [email protected]). Tests are ongoing. INGV made great progress to set-up a joint data archive for the Italian National Seismic Network and MedNet. It is fully compatible with the GFZ archive (SDS – SeisComP Data Structure - based) and can therefore make use of all developments made at GFZ. ArcLink access to the combined archives is close to completion. Task C: Overall Quality Control GFZ has substantially improved the SeisComP 3.0 quality control module. It still works only directly on real-time data feeds (NA2 issue) and derives continuously basic QC parameters (timing quality, offset, RMS, occurrence of gaps, spikes, ramps and clipping; see NA2). These parameters are stored in a QC data base and are available from there for QC purposes within EIDA. An off-line version for non-NRT data sets is under development. All partners are now routinely carrying out noise spectral density measurements (PSD) on their (or part of their) acquired data sets for checking long-term station performance. ODC, INGV and GFZ have implemented the PQLX package (Boaz & McNamara; http://www.orfeus-eu.org/Organization/Newsletter/vol8no1/PQLX/PQLX.htm) for this purpose, IPGP plans to join. ODC and IPGP are also using their own PSD procedures in parallel. At ODC the results of the routine

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PQLX processing are displayed on a special webpage (http://www.ORFEUS-eu.org/cgi-bin/pqlx.cgi). At GFZ and INGV the tool is still under testing and results are not yet published. Task D The global integration aspect is coordinated with and described in NA2. Task E: Implementation of data mining procedures GFZ is continuously following the JRA5 discussions and has provided snapshots of SeisComP 3.0 source distributions as platform for JRA5 software developments and test environment. Milestones and deliverables No Deliverable/Milestone Name Work

package /Task No

Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


M2 Inventory of common EIDA access tools

A GFZ 12 12

M3 Integrated minimum set of meta database and waveform access tools

A GFZ 18 18

M4 Implementation of at least one common QC procedure for archive data (PDS)

C ORFEUS 24 24

M5 Workshop 2: evaluation of developments and further planning

all all 18 18

M6 Release of SeisComP 3.0 with ArcLink addon package and offline QC procedures

A GFZ 20-30 24 (ArcLink)

D1 Operational set of meta database access tools

A,B GFZ 24 24

D2 Modified and operating joint QC procedures for offline datasets

C ORFEUS 20 - 30 24

Meetings and workshops Date Title/subject of meeting


attendees Deliverable

02.09.2007 Workshop 2: NA2/NA3 coordination meeting

De Bilt 11

17.10.2007 Workshop NA2/NA3: SeisComP3 alpha version installation

Rome 7 D1-D2

5.-7.5.2008 Workshop NA2/NA3: SeisComP3 beta version installation/training

Barcelona 60 D1-D2

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1.3.3 NA4 : Distributed Archive of Historical Earthquake Data Participant number 11 14 20 3 16 Participant short name INGV BGS IGC ETHZ ITSAK Total

Person-months 30.25 (20.25)

24 10 4 (0) 12 80.25 (20.25)

Summary After the first year in which general and methodological issues were the main concern, the second year was fully devoted to the implementation of the varied components of the Archive. A first general meeting was held in Milan on September 2007, open to researchers from non partners’ countries. A business meeting of the partners was then held in Zurich in April 2008. Regional meetings were also held. Consensus was sought through these meetings, mail exchanges and polls performed through documents shared via web. In the occasion of the Zürich meeting the possibility of expanding the work to the XX century was also explored; one reason is that the first part of the XX century shows good historical data together with somehow weak instrumental ones. Task 1. Inventory of the existing data The key of the Archive of Historical Earthquake Data is represented by the inventory of the earthquakes and related historical studies, also called Working File. The compilation of such a file requires agreeing on common standard and, in some case, to recompile national data according to those standard; moreover, this is an ongoing activity in the view of keeping the inventory as update as possible. To allow the multiplicity and the evolution of the earthquake studies to be stored and displayed, a web tool has been designed where the WF can be viewed by all partners and data or comments can be entered according some procedures by partners. The WF has been updated for events in the time-window 1000-1600 (D1), while the preparatory work for the time-window 1601-1900 has already started. All partners contributed to this item. Task 2. Collecting and qualifying the data The next item is the distributed archive of the earthquake studies (papers, volumes, unpublished material, etc.). The collection and preservation of such studies is crucial for: a) preserving material which is difficult to find and in some cases at risk, b) having this material available for earthquake parameters assessment. The provisional version of the software, developed in the first year and based on the well known D-Space open source software, was further developed and tested by INGV. The conclusion was that such software is too rigid with respect to what is required. Consequently, the goal (D2) needs to be revised, the available material will either be linked or made available through the WF web site. This activity was mainly addressed by INGV. Task 3. Implementing database mining tools and homogenization of the macroseismic intensity database The compilation of the European Intensity Database proceeds from the selected earthquakes and related studies listed in the WF. This goal also requires that the data are compiled according to standard criteria, which is not always the case from a national database to another; moreover, in many cases national databases do not exist or are not accessible. To improve this situation, first of all software was designed to allow intensity data points to be stored, viewed and, possibly, published. This software was made available to partners and non partners. Next, the collection of data started, trying to solve at the same time the issue of compiling the data according to a standard, compatible format. The foreseen demo version 1000 to 1600, M>5.5 is available (D4) through a dedicated website. The work related to the next time-window (1601-1900) is in progress. All partners contribute to it. Task 4. Merging and homogenization of the European parametric earthquake catalogue The goal of assessing procedures for earthquake parameters determination was mainly tackled with respect to earthquakes with intensity datapoints. While many local procedures have been proposed

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and adopted at a national level, in the present project the intention is to derive a set of standard procedures that can be used in a more or less consistent and homogeneous manner across the whole of Europe. In addition, the solution proposed must be able to cope reasonably well with the very common cases where the amount of data is extremely small (perhaps only a single point). A method was explored and developed based on a physical model of earthquake perceptibility, in which templates of isoseismals expected from different magnitude events are compared to the actual IDP data, retaining the overall principle of seeking the lowest misfit to a theoretical model. This procedure is based on physical parameters such as Q, and it was hoped that local application could be made largely using previously-known values. In practice though, it appears that local calibration remains an issue. The methodology, called MEEP, was written up as a report, accompanied by working software, which was distributed to all members of the project in fulfilment of D3. BGS was the lead partner in producing D3; partners helped with data and blind tests. A massive test of MEEP (more then 400 events, many of which concerning events with instrumental data, too) has been performed by INGV; the results concerning about 100 events have been made available to the partners through a dedicated website. Problems and remedies The main deviation certainly concerns D2 where, beside the intrinsic difficulty of the problem, the partners have difficulties in networking regional contributions (with one exception). D3, which is a research tool requiring less interaction beyond the consortium, has been successful. The other, time-consuming deliverables, such as D1 and D4, are subject to delay due to, among others, long negotiations on reaching consensus on some key issues foreseen by the working programme. Again a returning issue is he limited number of partners of the module with respect to the number of European countries and institutions necessary to involve to reach the ambitious objectives of the activity. This problem has been partly tackled by the initiative and separate funding of INGV, but it has not completely solved. Proposals are being made to give this module more compatible goals with the available resources. Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Milestone

Name Work-package /Task No

Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


Nature

D2 Electronic archive of earthquake studies, demo version

1 INGV 18 Delayed, modification planned

database

D3 Procedures for earthquake parameters determination

4 BGS 24 24 Report

D4 European intensity database, demo version, 1000 to 1600, M>5.5

2-3 INGV 24 24 database

M2 Electronic archive of earthquake studies, demo version

1 INGV 18 Delayed

M3 Procedures for earthquake parameters determination tested and agreed

4 BGS 24 24

M4 Demo version European Intensity database 1000 – 1600 M > 5.5

2, 3 INGV 24 24

Workshops and Meetings Date Title/subject of meeting /workshop Location Number of


2.10-4.10 2007

NA4 Workshop Milano 20

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3.4-4.4.2008

NA4 business meeting ETHZ 10

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1.3.4 NA5 : Improving Accelerometric Data Dissemination Participant number 20 7 17 16 3 2 19 Participant short name IGC LGIT KOERI ITSAK ETHZ EMSC IST Total

Person-months 6.15 6.6 (6.6)

8 (8) 4 7

(4) 7(5) 9.39 48.14 (23.60)

Summary The goal of the NA5 is the development of common access to equally formatted accelerometric data and to the corresponding sheet of strong motion parameters. Station metadata, soft of computation parameters and specifications for exchange protocols have been completed. Task A: Define and maintain accelerometric station metadata The inventory of accelerometric stations in the Euro-Med region was carried out by EMSC in the first reporting period. However, extra information have been collected or updated in the last year, though further interactions with the institutes are still necessary. The work mostly focused on instrument information which is necessary for the waveform encapsulation (task C). Currently the station metadata database contains 3,700 stations from 51 networks. An updated version of the Deliverable 1 is available on the NERIES project web site. The issue on network codes was raised during several meetings and the NA5 will follow the IASPEI recommendations which should be available in 2009. Consequently, the database will contain the currently listed codes (International Registry, RI and/or International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks, FDSN) for each institute to allow future modifications. UNID developments During NA5 discussions, the need for a common earthquake catalogue was pointed out to link the distributed accelerometric data among the participants and the future NERIES portal (NA5 D3). A solution was investigated and since the end of last year, the EMSC has been working on the development of the UNID (unique identifier). The activities related to the UNID imply significant work which was not foreseen in the initial NERIES project and lead to an increase of man power requirements for the EMSC. This identifier is based upon the merging of the two earthquake catalogues from EMSC (Real Time Information and Euro-Med Bulletin) leading to one single continuous catalogue. The UNID proved to be the seed of the NERIES portal allowing the link of all data products from all data contributors. The documentation describing the procedures to create and update the UNID is the subject of a specific deliverable. The UNID is the core of the NERIES prototype portal to exchange earthquake data and services (cf. NA9 D10) and is currently under test between EMSC and ORFEUS. Task B: Define and implement parametric data exchange procedures. IGC and IST are the leaders of this task. A first version of software distributed to the participants, in the first reporting period (1st of June 2007) has been modified by the following contribution of all the participants: • time histories integration in the time-domain • required condition to compute PGD added: PGV> 1 cm/s • causal filtering added ( Butterworth-2 poles filter) • a new Matlab software to plot results of Parameters_Table The new version of the main software is: PARAMACCv4. It was distributed to all the participants. • D4 part1 reports the main characteristics of the software • D4 part2 contains a summary of the processed data

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Data Availability Table 1.3.4.1, summarizing the number of records from all the networks operated by NA5 participants: IGC, KOERI, ITSAK, ETHZ, LGIT and IST are available and provided in the NERIES format. Table 1.3.4.1. Available waveform data at NERIES consortium members.

Dates Magnitude range No. of records IST 1996-2006 1160 IGC 1996-2007 1.5 - 5.2 324 LGIT 1995-2006 3.0 - 4.0 6554 KOERI Izmit Eqs. 1999 5.2 - 7.4 327 ETHZ 2006-2008 2.5 - 5.3 3488 ITSAK 2003-2008 2.8 - 6.9 1772

Task C: Define standards and protocols for easy and unified access to accelerometric waveforms databases in Europe LGIT is in charge of this Task. For the second year of activity, the following issues were discussed and decided with the EMSC partner concerning the preliminary version of the NA5 database structure temporary implemented at LGIT and EMSC for developing, based on the experience of the French Accelerometric Network database. • the structure of the NA5 database and protocols for exchanging data has been finalised. • the protocol for exchanging the information coming from the metadata structure (based at EMSC)

and the data, • the tools for getting the detailed description of the instruments for defining and formalizing their

responses, • the uxml format of the request done by end-users at the final portal and the tools for building the

data archive in international format (SEED volume) • the structure of the NA5 database and protocols for exchanging data. This database was discussed with the EMSC partners, in charge of the development of the final NERIES portal for accessing data, in order to account for the request description file resulting of the end-users request done at the future web service for distribution. Note: the specified xml format of the file-request should be fixed before stating the programming of the specified tools for retrieving and exchanging data. For that, software engineer planed for task C development will start for the next 18 months. Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Milestone


Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


Nature

D1 Station metadata (updated)

A EMSC 12 23 Report

Dx1(*) Unique identifier (joined with NA9)

A-B-C EMSC - 24 Report

M3 Implementation of parametric data exchange Task B IGC

IST 18 18 Software

D4 Implementation of PSA and PSV computation and exchange

Task B IGC IST

18 18 Report, web

(*) Dx1: Additional document, not foreseen in the initial project

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June 2007 Meeting 1st year Zurich All

participants

Nov. 2007 Technical meeting Madrid 3 IGN 2 IGC

Nov. 2007 Technical meeting Thessaloniki 2 IGC 1 ITSAK 1 NOA-IG

Dec. 2007 Preparation of the 1st accelerometric data meeting

Grenoble 3 IGC 2 LGIT 1 CSEM

Feb. 2008 Technical meeting on database structure

Bruyères-le-Châtel

1 LGIT 3 EMSC

March 2008

First Euro-Mediterranean meeting on Accelerometric Data Exchange and Archiving

Grenoble 45

http://www-rap.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/Meeting Grenoble.html

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1.3.5 NA6 : BBOBS Participant number 8 11 21 Participant short name

IPGP INGV AWI Total

Person-months 10 (6)

21 (12)

0 31 (18)

Summary In the last one-year, the three BBOBS at the three different NERIES sites were deployed, two of them have been recovered and redeployed and the third one in the Atlantic Ocean will be recovered and redeployed in August 2008. This delayed is due to ship schedule. Apart from deploying NERIES OBS, INGV deployed two more in Ionian Sea and IPGP deployed one BBOBS and four short period OBS in the Atlantic Ocean. OBS Deployment AWI OBS was deployed on 8 December 2006 and recovered and redeployed on 14 December 2007. OBS in the Ligurian Sea was deployed at 40° 05:546′ N, 6° 33:770′ E at a water depth of 2850 m. The OBS was equipped with a Guralp CMG-40T 3-component seismometer and a HTI-04-PCA/ULF hydrophone. The data were recorded with a GEOLON MCS recorder, using a sample rate of 50 Hz. Four earthquakes with magnitude >8.0 were recorded during a year of recording that included Kuril Island event of 13 January 2007 and 12 September 2007. Many local earthquakes (distance ~100 km) with magnitude >2.5 were also recorded. INGV OBS: INGV deployed three broadband OBS in Ionian Sea. These OBS were equipped with Nanometrics Trillium 120 P seismometers and a Cox-Webb 500s-2 Hz differential pressure gauge. The data was recorded at 100 sps. The OBS were deployed using Italian Navy vessel on 15 May 2007. One OBS location is NERIES location and other two locations were funded by INGV. These OBS were recovered by Italian coastal guard vessel on February 2 and 15 2008. A different sensor, Guralp CMG40T is used for the second year of deployment at two sites with frequency bandwidth of 60S-50 Hz. This seismometer was chosen for reduced energy consumption and auto-levelling system. The three OBS recorded a large volume of seismic data including local, regional and teleseismic events. During the nine months recording, the OBS recorded over 300 local, regional and teleseismic events. The teleseismic events recorded are distributed in all the five continents, with special concentration in eastern Asia. The 12 September 2007 Sumatra earthquake was clearly recorded on all the components. IPGP NERIES OBS was deployed during 18-27 July 2007 BBMOMAR cruise. Two broadband and four short period OBS have been deployed at this site. The recovery is planned for August 8-17, 2008. Since the site is in the middle of Atlantic, it takes two days to travel and two days to return from Ponta Del Gada (Azores), and hence a minimum for five days of ship time is required. Therefore, we try to combine the deployment and recovery with other on-going experiments, and hence the exact dates are beyond our control, and hence the slight delay in deployment and recovery. Data availability (D5) is slightly delayed due to the requested meta data requirements. However, data from the AWI deployment in the Ligurian sea is currently available on: www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/special_datasets.htm.

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Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Milestone


Lead Contractor(s)

Planned (in months)


Nature

D4 1st year cruise Report T4 IPGP 21 23 Report D5 1st year of BBOBS data

to ORFEUS and IRIS T2 INGV/AWI 24 Delayed Data

release M3 End of the 1st year of the

BBOBS operations, verification of the results with eventual corrective actions, and planning the next cruise

All - 13

M4 Recovery of the first sets of OBS and deployment for the 2nd sets

AWI/INGV - 21

Workshops and Meetings Date Title/subject of meeting



2-4/7/2007 NA6 coordination meeting Zurich 2 -

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1.3.6 NA7 : Portal for integrated data dissemination Participant number 2 1 Participant short name EMSC ORFEUS Total Total person-months 23 (22) 13.5 (13.5) 36.5

(35.5) Summary A stable and efficient development environment from different front-end technologies has been implemented and used to develop the portal prototype (NA9). Actively mobilized feedbacks will become a key element in the iterative development procedure. Integration with NA3, NA5, JRA1 and JRA2 developments are already on the way. NA7/NA9 developments are coordinated beyond the consortium, notably the US. Task A: Iterative development procedure and technical strategy Our main achievement in the past 12 months has been the establishment of a stable and efficient development environment and the acquired expertise on diverse technologies. The development environment consists currently of: • SVN used as centralized code repository and versioning system, • MAVEN used as software packager and centralized repository of software libraries, • Dedicated workstations for local developments. A test environment has been installed to check the inoperability of EMSC and ORFEUS services and tools. The WSRP 1.0 web service protocol for remote portlets is in use at ORFEUS to deploy and maintain its client tools locally. EMSC is playing the role of portlets consumer and host the NERIES test portal. All web services related to the data are also deployed in this environment. Each institute host the services for which they are responsible. This development and test environment is at the base of the portal development carried out jointly by ORFEUS and EMSC in the NA9 activity. The strategy proposed and described in NA9-D1 during the first year of the project is based on a comprehensive overview of the infrastructure and its audiences and the technologies available and have been pursued also in the second year. The approach has, among others, been discussed with the EarthScope web portal development team (see meetings). The result is the first demo version as presented in NA9. The development is now ready for the iterative development procedure, which has been initiated through feedback from the alpha tester group on the prototype. Intensive discussions both internally and at meetings and workshops outside the consortium also provide a clearer picture of where the web service should focus on to become an attractive user tool. Our web services will create an interactive request tool focusing on combining and mixing a variety earthquake data and related information. Task B: List of available data, services, audiences and required services The available data and services (list available NA9-D2) have generally been developed independently of each other and/or for specific audiences. Integration of these existing services and data has been a major effort in the last 12 months. We implemented one of the essential tools to map different databases both at EMSC and at other institutes; a unique identifier (called UNID) of events (extra deliverable NA5-NA7-Dxx). The UNID is essential to retrieve distributed data related to the same event and is promoted for general acceptance also beyond the consortium. Task C: Incorporate existing and on-going developments The services at both EMSC and ORFEUS individual web pages have been significantly improved. This will be crucial to facilitate integration with the NERIES portal. These improvements involve among others NA2 QC services at ORFEUS and community intensity maps and macroseismic questionnaires in 20 languages (www.emsc-csem.org) at the EMSC. EMSC visits have jumped from 8 000 / day a year ago, to an average of 30 000 / day over the last 3 months

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Integrating NA5 services (acceleration data) has been initialised with the joined UNID development (NA5-Dx1). The specific XML format QuakeML (JRA2-Dx1) is implemented in the web services. A collection of data represented in these QuakeML format are already available through dedicated web services in a programmatic way and are used within the portal itself. The XML specifications have been defined and a proper RDF data model has been adopted as a complementary data structure. ArcLink the basis of EIDA (NA3) is implemented at ORFEUS and being integrated with the web services thus providing a single access to the whole distributed waveform archive. This web service is currently accessed through several applications provided in the prototype portal. Discussions and preparations with other activities (NA4, JRA1 – D2 and JRA2) are on-going in which we search for appropriate integration of their NERIES developments within the portal. However, the strategies are not fully developed yet (delayed NA7-D4). Task D: Coordinate with ongoing relevant developments During the early phase of the portal developments we took part to several face to face meetings of the US Earthscope web portal project regarding the development of the Earthscope Data Portal (http://es-portal.geongrid.org:8080/gridsphere/gridsphere) and services (see meeting table). Communication with the IRIS and SDSC participants of the project are continued through mailing list and personal email exchanges. This communication has been important to identify the common goals of the two projects and with which concepts these goals could be accomplished. The goals being: • Centralized portal with distributed and heterogeneous data • Obtaining a programmatic access to the data together with user interactive interfaces The concepts being: • Web services Network (SOA) among providers as programmatic data access technique

technology • User interfaces realized within a J2EE portal framework, based on interactive maps for data

discovery (Google Maps API) • Concept of “shopping cart” for users` datasets Deviations from the work plan We have no significant deviations from the working plan, but are slightly (about 6 months) behind with respect to the strategy to integrate developments of other activities (D4). Milestones and deliverables: No.

Deliverable title Task no.

Lead contractor

Planned in month

Achieved in month

Nature

M3 Adjust prototype and strategy plan

- - 24 24

D3 Strategy Plan (Update) C ORFEUS 24 24 Report D4 Strategies to implement data

providers within the portal A ORFEUS 20 Delayed Report




06/2007 NERIES general assembly Zürich (Switzerland)

1 EMSC 1 ORFEUS

08/2007 Cyberinfrastructure Summer Institute for Geoscientists

San Diego (CA, USA)

1 EMSC 1 ORFEUS

www.geongrid.org

09/2007 Working session Utrecht (Netherlands)

3 EMSC 3 ORFEUS

10/2007 First face to face meeting Boulder 1 EMSC www.earthscope.org

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Earthscope portal (CO, USA) 11/2007 Technical meeting on web

services and QuakeML format Bruyères le Châtel (France)

3 EMSC 1 ORFEUS

12/2007 Second face to face meeting Earthscope portal

San Francisco (CA,USA)

1 ORFEUS (ORFEUS funded)

03/2008 Technical meeting on the prototype

Utrecht (Netherlands)

1 ORFEUS 2 EMSC

04/2008 ApacheCon conference and trainings

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

1 ORFEUS (ORFEUS funded)

04/2008 EGU general assembly, poster presentation

Wien (Austria) 1 ORFEUS

05/2008 Conference call 3 ORFEUS 3 EMSC

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1.3.7 NA8: Technology Transfer Participant number 4 Participant short name

KNMI Total

Person-months 3 3 Summary In cooperation with NA1 and specific activities existing contacts with other projects were maintained and new contacts have been established. Five meetings and workshops have been organised within NERIES and two workshops with active NERIES organisational involvement, an ESFRI proposal was prepared in collaboration with INGV, the project web pages have been updated and two newsletters published. Task A. Project PR and outreach The NERIES project has been presented at least at 13 scientific meetings and workshops by the NERIES management and other consortium members. Coordination with other projects The PO, the MC and individual NERIES participants continue active cooperation with other projects by attending meetings, establishing concrete collaboration, giving presentations, etc. Notably with the following projects (table 1.3.7.1) are specific on-going activities. We also invite regularly participants from these projects to attend NERIES meetings and workshops. The ORFEUS and EMSC networks have also been activated, for example, in the mentioned workshops (M6, M8-9, M11). Table 1.3.7.1. Major projects with which NERIES established cooperation EC - projects NSF projects USA LESSLOSS www.lessloss.org EarthScope www.earthscope.org EERWEM www.roa.es/eerwem GEON www.geongrid.org SAFER www.saferproject.net SCEC www.scec.org TRANSFER www.transferproject.eu SEA-HELLARC www.seahellarc.gr PREVIEW http://preview-risk.fr/en/ Other projects NATO hazard www.wbseismicmaps.org

Preparation of a Solid Earth Research Infrastructure As part of its strategy to establish a long-term sustainable research infrastructure and an environment encouraging innovation also in the coming decades, the NERIES management office and ORFEUS have been actively engaged in, and lobbying for, submitting the European Plate Observing System (EPOS) to the ESFRI roadmap (ESFRI - European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures; http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri/), to the ESFRI working group on environment. The proposal, submitted by Italy on November 30, 2007, is based on the preparatory work in ORFEUS (since 1987), EMSC (since 1975) and NERIES. An intensive lobbying has been taken place among earth scientists beyond the ORFEUS and EMSC community and the NERIES consortium within Europe to extend the core developments on-going within NERIES to a wider earth science community and create a ‘Research Infrastructure and E-science for data and observatories on earthquakes, volcanoes, surface dynamics and tectonics’. On February 18, 2008 Massimo Cocco (Italy) and Torild van Eck (ORFEUS/NERIES) were invited to present the proposal in more detail. April 15, 2008 a larger delegation was invited to modify the proposal to include a strong Turkish delegation resulting in a revised proposal submitted by Italy on April 28, 2008. The results of the evaluation are expected in October 2008. Project web pages The NERIES project maintains specific project web pages enabling consortium participants to exchange material (internal pages and file directories accessible through a login procedure) and outreach beyond the project through public accessible web pages. This project portal contains

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currently publicly accessible project information for nearly all activities and most deliverables. During this year we changed the web address to www.neries-eu.org. Newsletters NERIES Newsletters (M15 and M16) provide highlights of NERIES developments and are distributed to a wide audience through emails and at meetings. Two newsletters (September 2007 and May 2008, Annex 8) have been produced and distributed. These newsletters are also used as project promotion material at meetings. Task B. Workshops and meetings Technology transfer workshops. Some highlights. The NERIES First Annual meeting (M7) gathered the NERIES consortium, the EMSC General Assembly and the ORFEUS Executive and board together at one occasion resulting in a broad informative and planning meeting for both the NERIES consortium and others. The ORFEUS-NERIES observatory coordination workshop (M9) is an annually recurring event and a very efficient tool to coordinate seismological networks in and around Europe. This coordination involves policy arrangements, joint software developments, exchange of technology and experience, and therefore an important milestone in the development of NERIES. The Spanish Ministry of Science and Education and ORFEUS provided the funding for organising this workshop. The NERIES acceleration data exchange and archiving workshop (M11) brought together acceleration network operators, earthquake engineers and some seismological networks. This meeting was crucial in at least two points. We obtained an agreement from major acceleration networks in Italy, Greece, Turkey, etc to make acceleration data publicly available. We received concrete feedback from earthquake engineers on the proposed acceleration parameters (deliverable NA5-D2). ORFEUS provided additional support for attendants from outside the EU or associated states. ORFEUS provided the major funding for organising the two workshops (M8 and M9). Three additional workshops were organised with NERIES and/or ORFEUS assistance: EarthWorm workshop at INGV (Oct 18-19, 2007) and a workshop coordinated with EERWEM in Marrakech, Morocco (Oct 22-23, 2007). Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Mile-stone


Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


Nature

M6 External outreach workshop ORFEUS-EMSC meetings

B KNMI ETHZ 2)

13 13 workshop

M7 First year NERIES workshop/meeting

B KNMI ETHZ 2)

13 13 meeting

M8 External outreach workshop

B KNMI 18 18 workshop


B KNMI 19 24 workshop

M10 Technical exchange B KNMI 20 delayed M11 Internal coordination

workshop B KNMI

UJF 2) 22 21 workshop


B KNMI 23 delayed

M15 Project Newsletter A KNMI 16 15 Newsletter M16 Project Newsletter A KNMI 20 23 Newsletter D2 External outreach

workshop B KNMI 13 13 Website

D4 External outreach workshop

B KNMI 18 13 CDROM

D5 External outreach B KNMI 19 18 CDROM

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workshop D6 Internal coordination

workshop B KNMI 22 21 Minutes

D7 External outreach workshop

B KNMI 23 24 CDROM

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11-13/7/2007 First Annual meeting/workshops NERIES (M7, D2). ETHZ organizer and funding 2)

Zürich, Switzerland

112 Minutes 1)

12-13/7/2007 ORFEUS and EMSC meetings (M6, D4). ETHZ organizer and funding 2)

Zürich, Switzerland

112

7-10/10/2007 ORFEUS/NERIES workshop on ‘Installation and operation of broadband seismograph stations’ (M8, D5)

Vienna, Austria

31 CDROM

10-11/2/2008 NERIES Acceleration data exchange and archiving (M11, D6). UJF organizer and funding 2)

Grenoble, France

46 http://www-rap.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/MeetingGrenoble.html CDROM

5-8/5/2008 ORFEUS/NERIES ‘Observatory coordination workshop (M9, D7)

Barcelona, Spain

102 http://sismic.iec.cat/ORFEUSmeeting/ CDROM

1) Minutes are presented in Annex 1 Summaries and main conclusions of the General meetings. 2) Details on these funding transfers between participants are presented in 1.2 and the First year activity report of NA8.

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1.3.8 NA9 : Networking European earthquake data service users Participant number 2 1

Participant short name

EMSC ORFEUS Total

Person-months 7 (6) 8.5 (8.5) 15.5 (14.5)

Summary The portal prototype has been made available online to the alpha tester group in April 2008, in agreement with the last detailed implementation plan and follows the conceptual ideas and strategy developed in NA7. This implementation follows some of the concept of the Web 2.0, where the data are not centralized, but geographically distributed and maintained by independent organizations. Moreover the data can be discovered filtered and combined by the users, with the possibility to make their results and combinations available to the community. The access to the data is accomplished either in a programmatic way, through the use of web services, or accessed through a proper user interface. Hardware infrastructure is deployed to host the portal beyond the end of NERIES. Feedback of the users is collected and analysed through dedicated client tools which is essential to our iterative development procedure. Technical choices are being defined for the integration of further services in coordination with related on-going initiatives, like GEON and Earthscope in the US. Task A: Portal prototype The portal prototype was delivered at the end of April 2008 and is accessible at http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/. The prototype is in its alpha version, a first group of testers is helping to identify bugs, improve the look-and-feel and global retrieval policy (different type of data, large/small datasets etc). This portal includes currently one year of earthquake event data including reference information, EMSC catalogue, digital waveform data, visualisation using Google, visualisation of waveforms and seismograph station metadata (currently still limited). In order to host the portal, EMSC defined a high availability scalable web infrastructure composed of 2 SUN T2000 (8 cores 1.4 GHz 64GB RAM) for production, an additional SUN T2000 dedicated to development (4 cores 1GHz, 8Gb RAM) and an automatic switch F5 Big-IP6400 for dynamic load balancing and redundancy. It is currently being installed for a total catalogue cost (hardware and maintenance) of 240k€ (not charged on the NERIES budget), and will join the recently upgraded back-up system (>100 Tbytes) demonstrating the commitment to maintain the portal far beyond the end of the NERIES project. Task B: Structure portal implementation The data services approach for the portal follows the concept of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) where the data exchange between EMSC and ORFEUS is obtained through a web service communication. The web services currently implemented are: • QuakeML service: Used to provide events catalogues in QuakeML format. The events QuakeML

URIs and relative UNID are used within this format. The service allows searching for catalogues on the basis of specific physical and authoring parameters.

• SMI-RDF service: Provides the RDF documents that describe the resources (organizations, location methods etc) that are mentioned within the QuakeML catalogues by smi: URLs.

• SeismoLink service: The web service interface to the ArcLink network, It provides inventories of networks, stations, and cares about the waveform requests submission and the data retrieval to and from the underlying ArcLink infrastructure (NA3).

• WSRP 1.0 service: The web service for remote portlets protocol is used as presentation oriented service in order to provide to the users the access to the portlets developed, hosted and maintained at ORFEUS through the NERIES Portal, maintained and operational at the EMSC.

• User Events cart service: This service gives access to the portlets distributed among the providers (EMSC and ORFEUS) to the events catalogues selected from each user of the NERIES Portal.

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Task C: Develop new client tools In order to achieve at the same time all the advantages of a GUI and of a programmatic access to the data, all the web services will be combined to create different interactive applications named client tools. The GUI aims to provide to the user his own environment where he can surf and retrieve the data following a sort of workflow process. This process involves the interaction with dedicated tools in order to compose personalized datasets that can be downloaded or combined with other information available within the portal itself. For example, the same event catalogue composed by the user with the portlet “Parametric eXp”, will be available also to other applications of the portal, obtaining information like waveform data volumes, thanks to the “Wave eXp” portlet, or moment tensors, thanks to one of the possible tools that we already foresee as future developments. On the administrative side, a portlet manages the different type of audiences (user registration, password management, access rights…). Two portlets are dedicated for characterisation and analysis of the portal use, the first one is a traditional access statistic tool (number of visits per type of audiences, portlets visited...), the second one is a client tool which collects and analyse the user feedback (bug report, evolution required, questionnaire and rating). The last administrative portlets aims at guaranteeing shared understanding and pertinent usage of the data between communities by shifting from data to metadata (also known as the ontology, semantic web or Web3). Metadata are data about data identified in a computer readable form through URI (Uniform Resource Identifiers) and, in case of the NERIES developments, described in RDF (Resource Description Framework). The portlet offer the possibility to provide this information in a standard way. It will be a long term process involving all the data producers and which has also started in adjacent fields (e.g., EC-project SWING: Semantic Web services Interoperability for Geospatial decision making). The portlet which collects and analyses user feedbacks is implemented in the portal and will play a key role in the iterative development procedure by offering a way to integrate the comments of the different group of testers. The current EMSC and ORFEUS web sites are subjected to systematic traffic analyses. At EMSC the access of the site as well as the total number of users is increasing at a rapid pace: the daily average of loaded page experienced of 4 fold increase in the last 12 month with currently 400 000 pages a day and the unique daily visitors increasing from 8 000 to 30 000 (M5). Real Time tools: QWIDS/EIDS (QuakeWatch Information Distribution System) has been implemented at EMSC and ORFEUS in the framework of the EC-project SAFER for real time earthquake information exchange and to replace email exchanges. It uses the QuakeML (XML) data format and it should be implemented soon in other European Institutes such as ETHZ, GFZ and INGV. Task D: International (global) collaboration The adoption of QuakeML as XML format for events` information has been followed by RFC process, in order to optimize and improve the specification, starting in such a way a standardization process that would push the implementation of this data model on a international scale. Diverse meetings (M3) between USGS and EMSC and IRIS-DMC, JAMSTEC and ORFEUS have taken place discussing coordination of developments (among others all in Perugia, July 2007; IRIS-DMC – ORFEUS, Utrecht, May 2008). Deviations from the work plan We have no significant deviations from the work plan. Due to hiring difficulties in the IT sector and the departure of one programmer at the EMSC in November 2007 some developments have been transferred to ORFEUS to keep the project plan resulting in only a slight delay.

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Milestones and Deliverables Deliverable/ Milestone No

Deliverable/Milestone Name

Work-package /Task No

Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


Nature

M2 Integration of user feedbacks pages

B,C EMSC 21 21 Software

M3 Activity meeting with IRIS/USGS/JAMSTEC/EMSC/ORFEUS: strategy meeting

EMSC - - minutes

M4 Implementation and dissemination of statistics tools

B,C EMSC 21 21 Software

M5 Evaluation of access and QC statistics: Experimental QC statistics web pages

C EMSC/ORFEUS

21 Delayed website

D3 Experimental user feedback web pages

B EMSC 18 21 Software

D4

Implementation and dissemination of statistics tools

B,C EMSC 21 21 Web

D5 QC web pages B ORFEUS 21 24 Software

D6 New Prototype client tools

B,C ORFEUS 21 21 Web site

D10 Prototype portal A,D EMSC 21 21 Software



06/2007 NERIES general assembly Zurich (Switzerland)

2 EMSC

07/2007 Presentation at the IUGG Congress Perugia (Italy)

1 EMSC

10/2007 First face to face meeting Earthscope portal

Boulder (CO, USA)

1 EMSC http://www.earthscope.org



1 ORFEUS (ORFEUS founded)




03/2008 Technical meeting on the prototype Utrecht (Netherlands)

1 ORFEUS 2 EMSC

04/2008 ApacheCon conference and trainings Amsterdam (Netherlands)


04/2008 EGU general assembly, poster presentation

Wien (Austria)

1 ORFEUS

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1.4 TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS ACTIVITIES 1.4.1 NERIES Transnational Access Activities 1.4.1.1 Description of the publicity concerning the new opportunities for access The flyer to advertise access to the five infrastructures under NERIES was updated to reflect the changes in the TA leadership at SISMOS. The latest version is shown in figure 1. Again the TA leaders distributed the flyer by e-mail to European colleagues, at meetings as listed below and as advertisement in newsletters and programme booklets as listed below. Advertisement: EGU Meeting, programme booklet, Vienna 2008 Distribution of flyers: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco (USA), 10–14 December 2007. European Geophysical Union Meeting, Vienna (Austria), 14-18 April 2008. Announcements (oral and pin boards) at conferences: 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Freiberg, Germany, 2-6 March 2008. 39th Nordic Seismology Seminar, Olso, Norway, June 4-6, 2008 All TA infrastructures have a dedicated web page to advertise the opportunities. The TA access is promoted on the NERIES webpage www.neries-eu.org. TA1: http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/neries/ TA2: http://www-dase.cea.fr/neries/page_neries.htm TA3: http://sismos.rm.ingv.it/ TA4: http://www.norsar.no/seismology/NERIES.html TA5: www.zamg.ac.at/conrad_observatory 1.4.1.2 Description of the selection procedure There have been no changes to the selection procedure. There was one change to the selection panel. In Rome, Graziano Ferrari replaced Alberto Michelini as detailed Annex 2 (MS Access Database).

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Figure 1: Flyer to advertise the TA opportunities

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1.4.1.3 Transnational Access activity TA1: ETHZ In AR2, ETHZ had 8 users from 8 different user groups, staying between 2 weeks and 2 months and working on a range of topics. TA1-003: Gaia Soldati from INGV in Rome started her visit in AR1 to work with Dr Lapo Boschi on the “Inference of mantle viscosity based upon joint inversions of seismic and geodynamic data: a genetic algorithm inversion”. The visit of one month duration was split into two, 3 - 12 May and 20 June – 10 July 2007. A manuscript on the results is submitted to Phys. Earth. Planet. Int. TA1-004: Laurent Stehly, a PhD student from L.G.I.T. in Grenoble visited Dr Lapo Boschi for 0.5 months from 28 May to 08 June 2007. He worked on “Improving the surface wave tomography of the Alps based on noise correlation”. His results are also submitted to Phys. Earth. Planet. Int. TA1-005: Vladimir Pinsky from the Geophysical Institute of Israel visited Dr Stephan Husen for one month from the 18th July until the 18th August 2007 to work on “A comparative study of the robust network beamforming locator”. The results were presented in a talk at the EGU meeting in Vienna in April 2008. TA1-006: Nina Köhler, PhD student from Karlsruhe University, Germany, visited Dr Georgia Cua from 3 - 14 September 2007 to work on ‘Real-time estimation of earthquake source parameters from seismic networks’. The results were presented at the AGU fall meeting in San Francisco in December 2007 and the EGU meeting in Vienna in April 2008. TA1-007: Gunnar Geir Pétursson from The Icelandic Meteorological Office worked with Dr Jochen Wössner on the ‘Implementation of aftershock hazard forecasting for SW Iceland at the Iceland national seismic network, SIL’. He spent 0.75 months at ETH from 3 – 21 September 2007. TA1-008: Dr Andrea Antonioli from the University of Ulster visited ETH in a split visit of two months from 24 September to 19 November 2007 and 18 – 22 February 2008. He worked with Dr Lapo Boschi on ‘An evaluation of seismic resolution for the European upper mantle’. TA1-009: Serkan Öztürk from the Karadeniz Technical University in Trabzon, TURKEY is a PhD student who visited Prof. Dr Stefan Wiemer’s group for two months from 1 October until 30 November 2008 to learn about ‘Earthquake statistics and aftershock hazard assessment’. He worked in particular with Dr Kazu Nanjo on seismicity patterns. TA1-010: Steinnun Jakobsdottir from The Icelandic Meteorological Office visited from 1 February to 9 April 2008. We claim only two months from the NERIES budget. Steinnun worked with Dr Stephan Husen on ‘Modern approaches to monitoring micro-seismicity’. TA2: CEA-DASE During this second year of the project, CEA-DASE had three different user groups. The total amount of users is 4 for a total duration of 14 weeks. Andreea Tuggui from NIEP (Romania) started his visit during the first year (1 week) and finished during the 2nd year (4 weeks). The total duration for all stays during this 2nd year is 19 weeks. TA2-003: David Green from AWE-Blackness (UK) visited Dr A. Le Pichon and Dr. J. Guilbert for 1 month to study the ground coupling earth and atmosphere occurring during a Mw=4.7 in UK in 2007. The French infrasound sensors in the north of the France recorded the ground coupled air waves and the goal of this visit was to improve the detection of the infrasound wave on the small array and to try to completely simulate the wave field (ground/air) using: seismic source/ seismic model/topography of the cliffs/infrasound propagation. In complement of 3 abstracts submitted for international conference, we submitted a scientific article to BSSA (Bulletin of Seismological Society of America) in June 2008. TA2-004: Alexandra Moschou from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) The goal of this visit was training in the methodology of inversion algorithm (optimization process) for the seismic source estimation. We provided Kimberlite software which is based on Neighbourhood Algorithm (NA) and we provided Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Simulated Annealing (SA) to modify the source of Kimberlite.

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TA2-005: Apostolos Agalos from University Athens (Greece) During the same period we received a second visit focused specially on cinematic source estimation for couple of earthquake in Greece. The Kimberlite software was the support of this study by requesting the broadband station waveforms and computing the 3D cinematic source. Due to some complexities of the seismic source we introduce Nabelek algorithm to test the summation of 2 source time functions. The cinematic of the source inversion was done but the lake of regional seismograms did not allow us to test the complete wave field simulation. TA3: INGV During the second project year SISMOS has hosted 2 users visiting the infrastructure from 2 different user groups. All users were new to the infrastructure. TA3-003 Thomas Meier from Germany. He submitted his research “1956 Amorgos events” and visited SISMOS from the 26 of September 2007 to 3 October 2007 for a total of 8 working days. Thomas Meier is a senior scientist at Ruhr University of Bochum in Germany and the main motif of his visit was to digitize the analogue recordings of the magnitude 7.5 Amorgos event that occurred in the central Aegean in 1956. During his visit he digitised analogue recordings of 18 European stations scanned by Sismos team, manually using the Teseo2 software developed at INGV. He also tested and compared together with Teseo2 developers an alternative automatic digitization algorithms on several recordings of the 1956 event with the aim to develop the Teseo automatic digitisation tools. The results of his stay will be used to built his work (still in progress) with the aim to determine source mechanisms using modern waveforms inversion techniques. TA3-004 Josep Batllo’ from Spain. He submitted his research “Digitization, processing and analysis of the 10 July 1923 Pyrenean earthquake” and visited Sismos between the 26 of February and 03th of March 2008 for 6 days. Josep Batllo’ is a researcher at the Istitut Geològic de Catalunya (Spain). During his stay in Rome, collection of seismograms, bulletins and other related material for the 1923/07/10 earthquake (M=5.9), located in the Central Pyrenees (this is the largest earthquake occurred in that seismogenic zone of the Iberian Peninsula during the XX century) has been performed. A total of 34 seismograms were collected. At the second step, the applicant was introduced to the last utilities and improvements of TESEO vectorizing program, with special attention to the record uncurving utility. Records for this earthquake were digitized and the final objective of the applicant is to continue this work to get an estimation of the scalar seismic moment from them in an immediate future. TA4: NORSAR During the second project year NORSAR supervised at all 6 users visiting the infrastructure within 5 different user-projects; all users were new users of the infrastructure. TA4-002: Halldórsson, Benedikt came on the 11th of November 2007 for 29 days and worked on the user project “ICEARRAY: design and data processing of a new small-aperture accelerometer array in South Iceland”. He works as senior researcher in Iceland (Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC), University of Iceland) and has a background as earthquake engineering. This was the second part of his visit at NORSAR. The achieved results during his first stay were used to build the accelerometer array and he could now concentrate on the analysis of data from this array. A first paper on his results is shortly before publication. TA4-003: Carniel, Roberto came on the 22nd of November 2007 for 27 days and worked on the user project “Applying seismic array processing to two problems: tremor location at volcanoes and site effect estimation”. He works as senior researcher in Italy (Dipartimento di Georisorse e Territorio, Università di Udine) and has a background as geophysicist. This was the second part of his visit, which had to due to his tide time schedule during this year. During his second stay he continued with the analysis of volcanic tremor data. TA4-004: Chabassier, Juliette came on the 27th of May 2007 for 27 days and worked on the user project “Single small array regional localization using PMCC (ELOSV2)”. She is student of mathematics and physics in France (CEA DASE/LDGDSO) and came to compare the results of her

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array-analysis tools with data and analysis tools of NORSAR. This project had been started shortly before the end of the first reporting period. The results of her study were published in NORSAR Semiannual Scientific report. TA4-005: Teoman, Ugur Mustafa and Semin, Korhonen were each awarded with a two months long research visit to work on the project "Array processing training and study of 3D effect of the propagation model". They are PhD students in Turkey (Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute) and arrived at NORSAR on the 16th of August for a 65 day long stay. They worked intensively on understanding the data recorded by the Turkish array and on adapting NORSAR’s array-data-analysis tools to their arrays. After leaving NORSAR, they installed the software package at their home institutions, which now have in real time array-analysis results available from their array installations. TA4-006: Borleany, Felix is a PhD student at the National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) in Magurele-Bucharest, Romania. He came to NORSAR for a 61 day long visit on the 25th of February 2008 to work on the project “Training for array data processing”. During his stay he analyzed a large number of seismic data recorded by the Rumanian Bucovina Array (BURAR) and adapted NORSAR software to his use. The software is now running on-line in Bucharest and provides real-time analysis of the array data. In parallel, he worked on specific observations problems of the array due to known and unknown geological structures in Romania. Besides understanding these problems the real challenge is to reduce their influences on the array-data analysis. This is also part of his PhD thesis. TA4-007: Scognamiglio, Laura is researcher at INGV in Rome, Italy and was accepted as TA visitor for an up to two months long stay at NORSAR to work on the project “Earthquake location through the array processing of INGV broad-band network”. Her visit was scheduled for May to July 2008 but had to be postponed because of personal reasons. The plan is to schedule a new visit during the next year. TA5-008: Korn, Michael is professor at the University of Leipzig and plans to work at NORSAR for one month on the project “Green’s function retrieval from ambient seismic noise correlation at NORSAR array”. He will arrive at NORSAR in August 2008. TA5: ZAMG The Conrad Observatory attracted two visitor groups during the second reporting period. TA5-002: Izidor Tasič and Marko Mali from the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia conducted tests of their of CMG ESPC seismometers. To increase the quality of seismic stations, there is a plan to upgrade Guralp CMG-40T seismometers with better ones in Slovenia. This project aimed to test the Guralp ESPC seismometers together with a calibrated STS2 to estimate if this type of seismometer has a sufficient quantity that can increase the quality of seismic stations of SNRS. TA5-003: Reinoud Sleeman from Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) visited the facility to study the self-noise of the STS-2 seismometers. 1.4.1.4 Scientific output of the users at the facilities TA1: ETHZ TA1-003: Stehly, L., B. Fry, M. Campillo, N. Shapiro, J. Guilbert, L. Boschi & D. Giardini, 2008. Tomography of the Alpine region from observations of seismic ambient noise. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., submitted. Stehly, L., B. Fry, M. Campillo, N. M. Shapiro, J. Guilbert, L. Boschi & D. Giardini, Tomography of the Alps using seismic ambient noise, AGU fall meeting, 2007. TA1-004: Soldati, G., L. Boschi, F. Deschamps & D. Giardini, 2008. Inferring radial models of mantle viscosity from gravity (GRACE) data and an evolutionary algorithm. Phys. Earth. Planet. Int., submitted. Soldati, G., L. Boschi, and F. Deschamps, Inference of mantle viscosity from gravity data: a genetic algorithm inversion method, Presentation at the AGU fall meeting, 2007.

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TA1-005: Pinsky, V., Husen, S. & Lomax, A. A comparative study of robust algorithms for rapid, automatic earthquake location, oral presentation EGU meeting, Vienna, April 2008. TA1-006: F. Wenzel, N. Koehler, G. Cua & M. Boese: Neural Network Methodology for Earthquake Early Warning - first applications. Oral presentation at AGU fall meeting, 2007. N. Köhler, F. Wenzel, und M. Böse: PreSEIS - Applications to a Neural Network Approach for Earthquake Early Warning. Oral presentation at EGU meeting, Vienna, April 2008. TA1-007: Vogfjörd, K. S., G. G. Pétursson, E. Kjartansson, R. Slunga, K. Ágústsson, S. Hjaltadóttir, G. B. Guðmundsson, M. J. Roberts, H. Geirsson & S. Ármannsdóttir. "Seismic and Tsunami Early Warning Activities In Iceland", IMO poster at EGU 2008. TA4: NORSAR TA4-002: Halldorsson, B., R. Sigbjornsson & J. Schweitzer. "Design of ICEARRAY. A new small aperture, strong-motion array in South Iceland", J. Seismology, revision submitted. TA4-004: Chabassier, J. & J. Schweitzer. "Single small array regional localization using PMCC (ELOSV2)", Semiannual Technical Summary, 1 January – 30 July 2007, NORSAR Scientific Report 2–2007, 49-55, Kjeller, Norway, August 2007 TA4: INGV TA5-002: An internal report was furnished by the visitors of ARSO, stating that the seismometer STS2 (s/n 80448) is very quiet and is recommended to use it in additional comparison tests, local sources of seismic noise in main building should be detected and found a way to eliminate them during comparison tests (for at least 24 hours) or reduce their effects. The digitizer noise level has to be defined for the local stations CSNA and CONA. Local sources of seismic noise at CSNA station should be evaluated for future installation in similar seismic stations. For test of higher number of seismometers, three channel coherence analyses are recommended. For this type of tests, bigger glass plate and temperature chamber should be designed. TA5-003: The quantified power spectral density (PSD) of self-noise of the STS-2 in the entire seismic frequency band (0.3 mHz – 20 Hz) under normal operating conditions in a seismic vault, were investigated and compared to the NLNM. In addition, a software package to determine instrumental noise from (other) seismic sensors or linear systems in general is being developed together with a software package to calculate the PSD of the seismic background noise. The final outcome will be published. 1.4.1.5 User meetings Not applicable.

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1.5 JOINT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 1.5.1 JRA1 : European Seismological Reference Model Participant number 11 3 8 9 5 23 Participant short name

INGV ETHZ IPGP GFZ UU NIEP Total

Person-months 30 (27) 7(5) 12(5) 10(4) 7 (5) 12 78 (46) Overview The second year of activity marked a number of exciting developments and significant progress towards the goals of the Joint Research Activity. The work, spread among partners, was aimed at assessing existing models, and comparing the ability of classical and new techniques to represent seismic wave propagation in the enlarged European domain – from the mid-Atlantic ridge to the Urals, and from North Africa to the North Pole. More classical results have shown to be quite reliable, although newer techniques can indeed sharpen images. The critical role of corrections for crustal structure, very heterogeneous, became clear, and it justifies the parallel effort to improve knowledge of European crust by receiver function studies, and by compilations of seismic reflection and refraction experiments.

Figure 1.5.1.1: Maps of Rayleigh wave phase speed at different periods obtained using finite-frequency kernels (top row) and ray theory (bottom row; from Peter et al., 2008). INGV ran an extensive comparison of existing models, to assess the level of agreement and ability to fit data in the study region. Global models in general overestimate the average upper mantle wave speed of the region, as compared to regional-scale models. We also compared the correlation of existing models at different wavelengths, using spherical wavelet filtration. We modelled surface wave propagation in the European domain with an extensive set of ORFEUS stations. We used Finite-Difference travel time calculation and non-linear inversion to assess reliability of linear tomographic results. We modelled the gravity field, to derive a three-dimensional map of density variations in the upper mantle. We designed a draft version of a web-friendly XHTML standard for the distribution of seismic models. ETHZ exploited P-to-S wave conversions (receiver functions) to detect the 410- and 660-km discontinuities. We compiled a dataset of teleseismic earthquakes (M>5.5) recorded by nearly 90 permanent stations distributed in a 1000 km by 500 km wide region encompassing the Alpine chain. The resulting image of the depth-projected and stacked receiver functions shows significant signal related to the 410- and 660-km discontinuities. Surface wave tomographic studies produced new models of the structure of the upper mantle, comparing ray theory with the finite frequency kernels.

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IPGP performed a comparison of the performances of different tomographic models (isotropic and anisotropic models) by calculating correlations between real seismograms and synthetic seismograms (computed by the CSEM technique (Capdeville et al., 2003)). For paths crossing Eurasia, we show the basic importance of shallow layers (crustal structure). The implementation of a regional spectral element method code is ongoing and it should enable to compute synthetic seismograms in a 3D heterogeneous reference European model. GFZ analyzed data from 90 permanent broadband stations spread over central and Eastern Europe using Ps receiver functions to study the crustal and upper mantle structure down to the mantle transition zone. Differential delay times between the P410s and P660s phases indicate a thickened mantle transition zone beneath the eastern Alps and in the whole region of the northern Balkan peninsula/Pannonian Basin. UU compared real seismograms to those calculated with the spectral element method for global tomographic models with varying degrees of damping. Although the models appear quite different, the seismograms are quite similar. We also investigated the sensitivity of 3D anisotropic Earth structure to measurements of SKS splitting. NIEP presented a suite of crustal models within several tectonic units: Moesian Platform (MP), Romanian sectors of the East European (EEP) and Scythian platforms (SP), Eastern (EC) and Southern Carpathian (SC) orogen and its foredeep, Apuseni Mountains (AM) and Transylvania (TD) and Pannonian (PD) depressions. The models are mainly derived from seismic refraction and reflection lines, seismic velocities measured in deep wells and receiver function analyses. Previously published models have been critically evaluated. Deviations from the work plan These activities were planned in the work program. Actual model development is expected to come in the next stage, starting with an improved model of the crust first. Two new models of the European crust have recently been presented and will be evaluated next. During this period, a workshop (milestone M3) was initially planned. It was not organized as a specific meeting, because it was not deemed necessary. The meeting was substituted by numerous interactions among participants, and by the symposia organized at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in 2007 and 2008, which provided ample space and opportunities for discussion. Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Mile-stone


Lead Contractor

Planned (in months)


Nature

D2 Standardization of existing models

1 INGV 18 18 Data, software

D3 Evaluation of performance of existing models

2 UU 24 24 Report

M3 Workshop 2: evaluation of existing models and modelling styles, to appraise compatibility and define requirements

- INGV - 23 AGU meeting April 2008

M4 Inventory of models (=D1) NIEP - 6 M5 Standardization, data

exchange and quality criteria established (=D2)

INGV - 18

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April 2008 Structure and composition from crust to core: Towards a European reference model, at EGU General Assembly

Vienna, Austria

~ 50 http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/

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1.5.2 JRA2 : Developing new approaches to earthquake hazard assessment and forecasting Participant number 3 9 12 Participant short name

ETHZ GFZ INGV Total

Person-months 35 (31)

13.5 (7.5)

15 (12)

63.5 (50.5)

Personnel The staff situation of JRA2 is stable and unchanged from the status of the first year. Strategic Alliances JRA2 has maintained close ties to the SAFER sub-project WP5 on developing local aftershocks sequences ( task B2). In addition, we have collaborated closely with the global CSEP consortium (www.cseptesting.org) on developing algorithms, software and web representation for prospective testing of earthquake likelihood models. Only because of the added resources of CSEP in California are we able to have an operational testing Center at ETHZ ready for receiving models. Finally, we have ensured that JRA2 results and technology will be central in large-scale projects to be launched in early 2008: SHARE, an FP7 projects under negotiation for European hazard harmonisation, and GEM, a global earthquake model (www.globalquakemodel.org). Overall Progress of JRA 2 JRA2 has progressed well, although we have not fully recovered the delay in the start-up phase of 3-6 months. All task are on track and the staff situation is stable with no departures foreseen. Deliverables 1-3 are completed and in the internal review – they will be posted summer 2008. Progress Task A1 & A2 (lead GFZ) We have implemented and tested the hybrid zoneless approach (Han and Gruenthal, 2008) as the new baseline for a unified hazard map in Europe. The approach has been evaluated in depth for southern Germany, including extensive sensitivity studies. We have now begun to compile the catalogs for a Europe wide implementation of the method. A first draft version of this map is shown in Figure 1 and documented in deliverable D1. This straw man hazard map is now being discussed within the NERIES consortium and beyond. In comparison with hazard assessment imparted by SESAME, our results show similar locations and hazard levels of the hazard peaks in northern Europe. For southern Europe and northern Africa, lower hazard is obtained due to inclusion of the Ms – Mw relation by Bungum et al (2003). Because of the limited model assumptions for the hybrid zoneless approach, it provides a suitable basis for application to automatically performed seismic hazard assessment in regular time steps accounting for updated earthquake catalogue in the future.

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Figure 1.5.2.1: Left: Straw man hazard map for Europe, based on the hybrid zoneless approach. Right: Previous generation of maps, based on GSHAP. We have also started the process of modifying the software such that we are able to extract the annual rates of activities for each grid node and magnitude bin, which is the input required for the European Earthquake Forecast Testing Center ( Task B1 an B2) as a background model and baseline for time-dependent models. Progress Task B1 (lead ETHZ and INGV) The work in Task B1 focussed on: 1. Calibration of input models for Europe: Jointly with SAFER WP5, we performed for the first

time a multi-model retrospective forecast experiment on prominent aftershock sequences. We compare the predictive power of 11 forecast models. The suite of models includes a modified Short Term Earthquake Probability (STEP) model, 6 realizations of the Epidemic Type Aftershock Sequence (ETAS) models that are evaluated together with 4 physics-based models. The models provide forecasts for three testing classes resembling needs of a seismologist to provide educated information in a crisis situation. One testing class requires ninety 24h forecasts, the two other classes’ request forecasts for short periods of 3 days or 30 days. The forecast results are evaluated applying likelihood based testing algorithms that will also be applied in the European Earthquake Forecast testing Center ( B2). The results of this study are to be published in a series of three papers (Cocco et al., 2008; Hainzl et al., 2008b; Woessner et al., 2008).

2. Development of new models: We have developed or refined three new models for regional seismicty forecasting: 1) an optimized method to determine the spatiotemporal correlation function for earthquake triggering, providing conditional probabilities for time-dependent hazard as a function of distance and time from the triggering event (Univ. Edinburgh, Bell et al., in preparation); 2) The ‘abundance model’ (Christophersen and Smith, 2008); and 3) The double branching model [Marzocchi and Lombardi, 2008], which combines long-term and short term clustering into one homogeneous model. This model was applied to the global scale and regional scale (Italy).

3. Analysis of data quality: We have investigated the quality, consistency and completeness of a variety of regional catalogs with the aim of a) improving the techniques used for automated quality control; b) Understanding the limits of forecasting experiments. This work, collaboration with JRA 5 und USC California, has for example produced an analysis of the spatiotemporal completeness

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of reporting of Swiss Earthquakes (Kazu et al, 2008; Figure 2). We are currently finalising the implementation of a web service of completeness, to be integrated into the portal of NERIES, which will provide for the first time an authoritative source of information on Mc, a highly valuable resource for scientists and network managers.

Figure 2: Map of Switzerland, colour-coded is the Probability for detecting a magnitude 1.0 event for 4 different time periods. Progress Task B2 (lead ETHZ): We have reached within the European Seismological Community a consensus on how to formally test prospective, comparative testing of earthquake forecast models for Europe. Testing of models for a variety of testing regions will take place at the European Earthquake Forecast Testing Center (EEFTEC) at ETHZ. The EEFTEC represents the European node of the Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability (www.cseptesting.org). EEFTEC is a community-based, non-profit scientific effort open to interested institution. The EEFTEC contains three distinct elements that together form a distributed Collaboratory: • A central Testing Center hosted by the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETHZ. The by-laws

of the testing center have been written and are under review ( D2). • One or several participating Testing Regions, represented by a group of stakeholders (normally

national or regional seismic networks and institutions). The first testing region, Italy, is currently negotiating with EEFTEC the terms of a Memorandum of understanding that regulates the testing of models for the Italian testing region. Testing is scheduled to start march 1 2009. The next testing regions will be Iceland, Greece, Turkey and the entire EU scale

• Participating Model Developers that contribute seismicity forecasts for a testing region. The first workshop for model developers for the Italian testing region is scheduled for October 2008 at INGV in Rome.

The testing center at ETHZ is largely operational; the software for testing earthquake forecast models against authoritative data has been developed jointly between JRA2 and the Keck and SCEC funded CSEP initiative. Central to the testing software is also the QuakeMl (https://quake.ethz.ch/quakeml) and QuakePy software developments (https://quake.ethz.ch/quakepy) funded in parts by JRA2 and JRA5. The web site for displaying testing results for Europe, eu.cseptesting.org, is also embedded into the global infrastructure for testing earthquake forecast models.

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Progress Task C (lead ETHZ) Development of a suitable cyber-infrastructure has continued, in close partnership with CSEP and coordinated with JRA5, NA2 and NA3. Vital for this infrastructure is the definition of a modern data exchange format QuakeMl (https://quake.ethz.ch/quakeml) and data processing system (https://quake.ethz.ch/quakepy). The first version of the CSEP software, developed as a collaboration between SCEC, ETH and GNS Wellington, was released in October of 2007 (http://us.cseptesting.org/NewsVersion1Release), updates are released every 3 months. Milestones and Deliverables # Deliverable/Milestone

Name Task No

Lead contractor

Planned (in month)

Achieved (in month)

Nature

D1 Alpha Version EU STEP model

B1, C

INGV 18 24 Report + website

D2 Agreement of EU forecast testing rules

B2 ETHZ 18 24 Report

D3 Straw-man update of Euro-Med hazard available for comments on web

A1 GFZ 18 24 Report

D4 Alpha version of living hazard infrastructure

A2, C

ETHZ/GFZ 18 Delayed Demo + report

D6 Final version of EU STEP model

B1, C

INGV 24 Delayed Report + website

D7 Alpha version of platform for forecast evaluation ready

B2, C

ETHZ 24 Delayed Demo + report

Workshop and Meetings Date Title/subject of meeting



25 – 27.07.2007

Developing Clustering models for Europe

INGV, Rome 4 -

10-11 09.2007

From Coulomb values to seismicity rates

GFZ Potsdam 12

12-13 Nov, 2007

Joint JRA2 and SAFER WP5 meetiong of all participants

INGV, Rome 20

13.4.2008 Dynamics of Seismicity Patterns and Earthquake Triggering

EGU, Vienna special session

100 http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008

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1.5.3 JRA3 : Shakemaps Developing Rapid Shake-map and Loss Estimation Capability Participant number 17 13 15 2 16 12 20 Participant short name

KOERI Imperial

NORSAR

EMSC ITSAK DPC-SAPE

IGC Total

Person-months 29(25) 13(12) 4 4(3) 0 0 (0) 0 50 (40)

Summary For almost-real time estimation of the ground shaking and losses after a major earthquake in the Euro-Mediterranean region the JRA-3 component of the NERIES project essentially foresees: the estimation of the spatial distribution of site-specific ground motion parameters (Shakemap) and the physical and human losses (and their uncertainties) at various orders of sophistication (Lossmap). One of the deliverables of the JRA3 is the preparation of an “Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine – ELER” software. Task 1 – Evaluation of the existing tools on urban loss assessment During the second 12 months of the project, the review of the state-of-the-art of urban earthquake loss estimation methodologies has been completed. A damage estimation exercise has been carried out using the ground motion, building inventory and soil classification database provided by KOERI for the Istanbul Metropolitan area using selected European earthquake loss estimation packages. The results of this exercise were presented in an International meeting (HAZTURK, Sept 2007, Istanbul), provided in the form of a report (Istanbul Testbed Damage Estimation Exercise, Imperial College) as well as a journal paper (Journal of Eq Eng, 2008), [1]. The results of both the state-of-the-art review and this damage estimation exercise constitute the main ingredients of the deliverable D1. The deliverable D1 was prepared at the 18th month. The peer review by the other partners delayed its final submission, which was done on the 24th month. Task 2 – Development of Earthquake Loss Estimation Routine (ELER) The methodology of the ELER software is being developed by the contribution all JRA3 partners through the following two sub-tasks. Task 2a – Earthquake shaking estimation A joint meeting of Neries Project JRA3 and Safer Project WP3, WP4 groups took place in Oslo in August 30-31, 2008. Both projects have groups working on ShakeMap generation, risk and damage evaluation. By this collaborative meeting, the NERIES and SAFER project participants aimed to coordinate and optimize resources, as well as to minimize overlapping and double financing. It is basically accepted to use USGS ShakeMap methodology for estimation of the earthquake shaking intensity with appropriate alternate procedures, as illustrated in the figure below, and assumptions to reflect the European condition.

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Ground motion parameters have been reviewed in detail, and the remaining site/soil response issues (Vs30) are investigated based on combinations of topography-derived parameters that may be tuned to available soil information. The deliverable D2 (due 24th month) is ready in draft format and is currently being reviewed. Its final submission is knowingly delayed to avoid a technical conflict with budgeting. Earthquake related information in the form of shakemaps, intensity, damage and casualty estimations are currently being provided by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (http://www.emsc-csem.org/ ) and relevant seismological services of Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Romania and Norway. These efforts has been presented in the 6th Turkish National Earthquake Engineering Conference, Istanbul 2007 [5] and EGU General Assembly in April 2008, Vienna [6] and AGU Fall Meeting in Dec. 2007 in San Francisco [3], [7-13]. In AGU 2007 Fall Meeting Special Session on “ShakeMap Implementations and Applications” was organized by D.J.Wald (U.S.G.S.), M.Erdik (Turkey) and A.Michelini (Italy). The abstracts presented in this session can also be accessed at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/fm07-sessions/fm07_S51A.html Task 2b – Earthquake vulnerability The review of available building and casualty vulnerability relationships has been completed. A preliminary version of Deliverable 3 is already prepared. The earthquake vulnerability analysis approaches have been decided and reflected to the ELER methodology. The findings of this Task have been presented in the HAZUS meeting, Istanbul 2007 [2] and AGU Fall Meeting in Dec. 2007 in San Francisco [4]. The deliverable D3 associated with this task (due 24th month) was prepared and uploaded to the NERIES portal for peer review Task 3 – Development of the ELER software The multi-level methodology for real time estimation of losses after a major earthquake in the Euro-Mediterranean region is capable of incorporating regional variability and sources of uncertainty stemming from ground motion predictions, fault finiteness, site modifications, inventory of physical and social elements subjected to earthquake hazard and the associated vulnerability relationships. As illustrated in the attached figure, the methodology encompasses three levels of analysis. Level 0 is essentially an analogue of the PAGER system under development ant USGS and Level 2

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commensurate with the HAZUS software in the U.S., however incorporating several alternative procedures for the application of so-called “capacity spectrum” method. The administrative and technical terms of reference for the development of the ELER software has been prepared, and after the review of the JRA3 participants, an award has been made to a qualified firm as of June 2008. It is purposed to finalize the software in 6 months and circulate it to JRA3 partners for the testing and evaluation. The final version of the software will be released in April 2009 after implementing the received comments and evaluations from partners.

Task 4 – ELER utilization and applications EMSC is in charge of utilization/application of ELER software that will be developed within the scope of JRA3. This task will be conducted in the months 30-36. Milestones and Deliverables # Deliverable/Milestone

Name Task No

Lead contractor

Planned (in month)

Achieved (in month)

Nature

D1 Evaluation of the existing tools on urban earthquake loss assessment

1 Imperial 19 Delayed to month 28

Report

M3 Working group meeting after 12 months

2 NORSAR 12 14 Meeting in Oslo

M4 Working group meeting after 18 months

2 KOERI 18 15 EGU meeting

M5 Evaluation of existing tools on urban loss estimation (= D1)

1 Ìmperial 19 Delayed

M6 American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting special session on Shakemaps (December 2007)

2 KOERI 19 19 meeting

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Meetings and Workshops Date Title/subject of meeting /workshop Location Number of


Aug.30-31 2007

Evaluation of Shake-map methodologies and of the existing tools on urban earthquake loss assessment.

Oslo, Norway

18

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1.5.4 JRA4: Geotechnical site characterization

Participant number 7 10 16 12 3 18

Participant short name

LGIT UP ITSAK DPC-SAPE

ETHZ FFFCUL

Total

Person-months 31.7 5.6 (4.6)

10 5 (4)

13 (8)

2 (1.5)

67.3 (18.1)

Overview The work is structured into a set of five scientific tasks. As planned, the second year was mainly devoted to finalizing Task A (A2), working on methodological improvements and software improvements (Task B), performing in situ measurements at the selected sites (Task C), and working on the practical use of the techniques developed in Task B (Task D). • Achieving an operational (though sitll prototype) version of the array processing software

documented by a user manual, including the developments for quasi real-time processing, the array analysis of horizontal components, and the inversion of Rayleigh wave ellipticity form H/V curves, and their joint inversion (Deliverable D3).

• Performing the field measurements at the 20 sites selected in the first year, and processing them with the prototype software (Task C, Deliverable D2, LGIT).

• Finalizing the work on broad band stations started in the first year (task A, report by ETHZ). • Starting to analyze the recordings from sites with reliable geotechnical information, in view of

investigating the relation between site conditions and actual site effects (Task C). • Investigating the potential usefulness of the noise based techniques in establishing site classes

for earthquake regulations (Tasks E and D, LGIT). Task A : Site selection (DPC-SSN, ITSAK, LGIT, ETHZ) The A2 subtask has been finalized with a report on 102 European broad band stations for which continuous recording is available (ETHZ), with a simultaneous analysis of the H/V ratios and the magnitude residuals. Results do show that a significant number of stations exhibit significant effects, in both terms of non-flat H/V curves and/or magnitude residuals, with however poor or even no correlation between them. Task B: Methodological developments (UP, LGIT + FMPI-CU, ETHZ) The basic objective here is to improve the "sesarray-geopsy" software tool (an outcome of the SESAME project FP5, EVG1-CT-2000-00026), adapting it to quasi real time for in-situ analysis, and adding new processing modules to offer more diversity and flexibility, together with a careful reliability assessment through tracking uncertainties at each processing step. Subtask B1 (Developing the array technique tool: UP, LGIT) B1: Developing the array technique tool (UP + LGIT). Given the significant progress achieved in the first year, the second year focused on the pursuit of bug corrections and the documentation of the software. The field measurements did provide opportunities a) to test the improvements in real cases, b) to show its performances to the host teams in Greece, Turkey and Italy, and c) to set up the basis for useful simple 1-page outputs. Subtask B2: Developing a software tool based on H/V ellipticity (ETHZ, LGIT, UP, +FMPI-CU) The two strategies (direct ad indirect) developed within the first year were implemented in a work version of the sesarray/geopsy software and tested on synthetics and real data, including those from the Task C field measurements. Theses tests proved to be both promising and very sensitive to subjective choices that are uneasy to fully automatize: that is why an additional work is needed before releasing the deliverable D4. B3: Developing recommendations for information on 1D/2D/3D site geometry (LGIT) LGIT participated in the field measurements for all the Greek, Turkish and Italian sites, and complemented the passive ambient vibrations measurements with active shallow seismics (P and S

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refraction, Rayleih and Love MASW). These new tests will be used in the third year to update and finalize the strategy proposed in the first year. B4: Merging the various techniques (LGIT, UP, ETHZ) In addition to the continuous update of the geopsy/sesarry software, new improvements have been developed and implemented for the inversion scheme for a more homogeneous and complete exploration of the parameter space, and for a more efficient strategy of joint inversion. B1 and B4 improvements are all included in deliverable D3. Task C : Measurements C1: Complementary measurements with classical techniques (SSN, LGIT) : SSN has drilled new boreholes and performed log measurements close to old ones (including at one of the 9 selected Italian stations), which raised the issue of the reliability of old cross-hoe measurements and of the large variability of S-wave velocity profiles over short distances. LGIT performed systematic shallow active seismic surveys at many RAP sites. C2 + C3: The array passive (ambient vibrations) and active (refraction + MASW, vertical and horizontal sensors) measurements have been performed in September and October 2007 at the 10 selected Greek and Turkish sites, and in March/April 2008 for the 9 Italian sites. The work was achieved under the direction of UP, with the assistance of LGIT and local partners (DPC-SSN +ENEA in Italy, ITSAK in Greece, METU and ERD in Turkey). Task D (Comparative summary of existing site characterization techniques) D1 + D2 + D3: Task C measurements, personal experience of a few partners at other sites, were used to compare the results of various site survey techniques: • The direct use of noise measurements for inferring directly quantitative amplification

characteristics and proposing new site categories gave rise to a PhD thesis defended in October 2007. The results are promising and do pave the way for realistic propositions for the next generation of earthquake regulations (next Eurocode 8 revision?).

• The preliminary results from the 20 measured sites provide mixed indications on the consistency between surface, non invasive techniques and drilling / logging techniques. The existence of velocity inversion at depth is clearly a limitation for surface wave techniques, while array microtremor methods, and in particular the SPAC technique, do allow to investigate much larger depths than active light seismics and boreholes. Given the unsatisfactory character of most existing commercial inversion software, a proposal has been made for classifying the sites in the (wavelength, velocity) plane.

Task E (Implementation within national strong motion networks and for EC8 characterization) E1 + E2: The planning has started for the testing of the prototypes tools and software in Portugal (Azores) and Switzerland. Deliverable/ Milestone No

Deliverable/Milestone Name Work-package /Task No

Lead Contractor(s)

Planned (in months)


D2 Reports on in-situ measurements at about 20 sites

C UP-LGIT 24 24

D3 Software on array processing + user manual (version 1)

B LGIT-UP 24 24

D4 Software on inversion of H/V ellipticity (version 1)

B2 ETHZ 24 Delayed

M4 Site information data base ITSAK 18 20 M5 Active and passive

measurements at the 20 selected sites

UP, LGIT, DPC-SAPE, ITSAK

18 20

M6 General JRA4 meeting with presentation of the measurements, software and user manuals

24 21

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June 10-11, 2007 Plenary meeting Zurich 12 NERIES web pages

September14 -October 2, 2007

Field measurements in Greece

Italy 7-15 D2

Nov. 14-16, 2007 Subtask B2 Zurich 5 Internal minutes November 26-December 1, 2007

Sesarray training course Bangalore, India

7+15 www.geopsy.org

January 29-31, 2008 Software (B) and results from Greek and Turkish sites

Potsdam 8 Internal minutes

March 10-11, 2008 NA5 / NA8 workshop Grenoble (50) March 17-19, 2008 JRA4 plenary Meeting Grenoble 21 NERIES web

pages March 25-April 8, 2008

Field measurements in Italy

Italy 6-10 D2

May 26- June 2, 2008 Sesarray training course Istanbul, Turkey

5+15 www.geopsy.org

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1.5.5 JRA5: New Approaches to Data Mining, Data Reduction, Data Exchange and

Information Management in Seismology Participant number 22 10 3 1 7 25 Participant short name

Uliv UP ETHZ ORFEUS LGIT NOA-IG Total

Person-months 18 12.4 (12)

6.5 (4.5)

1 (0)

17.5 5 60.4 (16.5)

In the second 12 months of the research activity the participants developed various data reduction, data mining and data exchange tools. Most of the tools have been developed for processing archived data as well as real time data using the new QuakeML standard and the seedlink protocol. Due to the later than expected public release of SeisComP 3, the application to real time data streams is slightly delayed in some tasks; however, the implementation is now going ahead as planned. Personal changed in Task 3 (ETH), which also lead to a change in the underlying software design. The aims of Task 3 are not affected and work is well underway. Still, no qualified personal could be hired in Task 5 (ORFEUS), but a suitable candidate might have been found by now. Task 1: Real-time quantification of earthquakes size (ULiv) We developed a new real-time quantification of earthquakes size (D3) based on the procedure published by (Lockman&Allen, 2005). The new Tpd function shows a superior correlation between the predominant period and the earthquake magnitude (Hildyard&Rietbrock, 2008). Additionally, Tpd can also be used as a seismic phase detector. Its detection performance is comparable or even better as a trained STA/LTA algorithm (Hildyard et al., 2008). We currently apply the Tpd function to a Greek data-set assembled by NOA and are planning to implement the procedure into the NOA-IG real-time system. Task 2: Real-time parameterization of waveforms and the radiated wave field (UP) We extended the real-time parametrization seedlink client software to compute the time-frequency decomposition for the three component broadband data streams. The augmented feature vectors are subject to classification using a Dynamic Bayesian Network description. A new graphical model structure has been developed for incorporating the augmented information contained in the feature vector. Compared to the former classification system, instead of concentrating on the binary signal/non-signal decision (Riggelsen et al., 2007), three classes are then considered: noise, P-wave arrivals, S-wave arrivals. Detailed tests have been performed on the ORFEUS data set and pick data provided by the EMSC database for the events under investigation. The graphical model parameters were learned on a per-station basis (station-dependent classifier) for a set of broadband stations (9 stations as in Riggelsen et al., 2007). The classification results did at first place not allow a convincing separation of P and S classes. One of the major problems identified for the performance were the very sparse training sample base for S-wave arrival picks. For this reason, the ORFEUS data set has been manually re-picked for enhancing the number of S-arrival observations as well as to correct for occasionally encountered misaligned picks (P and S). By doing so, a slight improvement of the performance could be gained for the classification problem, though the overall results are not yet satisfying. For further improvement, we are following currently the following strategies: i) use polarization information in each frequency band by modeling the dependence of vertical and horizontal wavelet energies (incorporated by learning the full covariance matrices out of the training data); ii) further increase the number of samples in the training database by working towards a more generic station-independent classifier and additionally using the enhanced graphical model structure as in i). Task 3: Parametric Data Mining (ETHZ) The work on QuakeML (http://quakeml.org), in collaboration with JRA 2, has progressed rapidly; the Request for Comments has created significant response from the community, and we now have the commitment from a number of institutions in Europe and beyond (e.g., ANSS, SCEC, NEIC, IRIS) to adopt QuakeML as one of the standards used for data exchange. Based on an external review of the

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initial C++ framework for parametric data mining, we decided that the objectives of Task 3 can be achieved more readily when splitting the development into two separate software packages: The first is a Python based software, QuakePy (http://quakepy.org) that is making use of the QuakeMl (quakeml.org) strength for full data representation. QuakePy is largely used for automated, non-interactive data processing; it will be, for example, an integral part of the European testing Center for Earthquake Forecast ( JRA2, Task B), the European node of the global CSEP infrastructure (www.cseptesting.org). The second software package, MapSeis, is a Matlab based software for interactive seismicity analysis and parametric data mining. MapSeis can be readily used and extended by users will limited programming skills, such as students, and is an ideal framework for rapid prototyping. Using the build in capability of Matlab for parallel computing, we have demonstrated that we can map seismicity parameters on up to 30 distributed CPU’s, a critical requirement for the next generation of seismicity analysis tools. Task 4: Real-time relative relocation of seismicity (ULiv, NOA-IG, UP) After implementing different automatic onset time determination procedures, a rigorous performance test of the different “picker’ was carried out. The newly developed Tpd picker has a superior performance in detecting seismic phases and is especially suited for later arrivals (e.g. S-phases). For the automatic event association and location we developed a new “BINDER”, which can process picked arrival times either from file or through the SeisComP3 message passing system. The BINDER uses a back migration approach to associate travel times and is able to process P- and S- wave arrival times. Together with A. Lomax a 3D location scheme will be incorporated in the next 3 months. The binder was tested on several archived data sets (Chile, Sumatra) and collaboration has now started with S. Hainzel (GFZ) as part of the SAFER project. Task 5: Waveform Data Mining (ORFEUS) A software package has been developed for automatic phase picking purposes on mini-SEED data of multiple data streams. The package is developed to handle both real-time and delayed data streams from a SeedLink server as well as mini-SEED data from an off-line archive. The algorithm of the picker consists of the conventional STA/LTA trigger followed by an autoregressive prediction-error approach. The software package can be used as platform to incorporate other algorithms for detecting, phase picking and other processing tools. The software has been made available to the software developers of the SeisComP 3 system to be incorporated in this system. Task 6: Using long time series of continuous recording to image the Earth interior (LGIT) We have implemented a scheme to denoise noise-correlations for across seismic networks to improve the fidelity of these measurements. By having high-fidelity data on a dense network, we are in a position to use sophisticated array processing techniques to examine the data. To this end, we have been investigating the utility of beamforming across such a network as a tool to realize a wavenumber filtering of the microseismic noise. In such a way, we can tune the noise across a network to emphasize the areas of frequency-wavenumber space where the higher modes reside apart from the fundamental mode surface wave. By correlating these beams with far-away stations, we obtain arrivals on our seismograms that are consistent with the interpretation of surface wave overtones. Data from the VEBSN network is used to develop a new approach that consists in improving the noise correlation method by a simultaneous use of the network in place of separated pairs of stations. We refer to it as C3 (for correlation of coda of correlation) and we recently showed the efficiency of the approach (Stehly et al., 2008). Milestones and Deliverables No Deliverable/Milestone Name Work-

package /Task No

Lead Contractor(s)

Planned (in months)


D3 First prototype software tool/algorithm

1 All 18 24

M4 Workshop 3 will be centred around the implementation of prototype applications and definitions of final interfaces

all

UNLIV 21 21

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13/2/2008 3rd JRA5 workshop on data mining De Bilt, NL 20 None

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1.6 Update of the non-confidential Project information For an update of the non-confidential Project Information, please see Annex 6.

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2. List of deliverables Acti-vity

Del. No.

No. Dow (4-yr)

Deliverable name Work-package/ task

Delivered by contractor(s)

Planned (in months)


Nature Details

NA1 D2 - Detailed implementation plan next 18 months

A,B KNMI 14 14 Report For report, see deliverables.

NA1 D3 - First year NERIES report A,B KNMI 14 14 Report For report, see deliverables. NA1 D4 - Deliver the first 18 months of the

project B, D KNMI 18 18 Report For report, see deliverables.

NA2 D2 D2 Implementation of real-time QC procedures

C GFZ 10-20 20-24 Software Report

Report delayed. SeisComp3 and PQLX applications, PQLX link: http://www.orfeus-eu.org/cgi-bin/pqlx.cgi ; SeisComp3 link: http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/_sc3_private_/

NA2 D3 D3 Implementation of XML B GFZ 20-30 23 Software XML integrated in SeisComP3 (http://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/_sc3_private_/)

NA2 D4 - Real-time data exchange of 250 stations

A ORFEUS 18 18 Data See http://www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/vebsn.html.

NA3 D1 D1 Operational set of meta database access tools

A,B GFZ 24 24 Software ArcLink: ftp://ftp.gfz-potsdam.de/pub/home/st/GEOFON/software/SeisComP/ArcLink

NA3 D2 D2 Modified and operating joint QC procedures for offline datasets

C ORFEUS 20-30 24 Software See webpage: www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/dataquality.html

NA4 D2 - Electronic archive of earthquake studies, demo version

1 INGV 18 Delayed database Modification planned. Part of D2 in 4-year plan (DoW).

NA4 D3 - Procedures for earthquake parameters determination

4 BGS 24 24 Report Software delivered, report attached.

NA4 D4 - European intensity database, demo version, 1000 to 1600, M>5.5

2-3 INGV 24 24 database Part of D3 in 4-year plan (DoW). See http://emidius.mi.ingv.it/neries_NA4/

NA5 D1

D1 Updated: Station Metadata A EMSC 12 23 Report, web

Update since last report (AR1), after external review. See webpage: http://www.emsc-csem.org/?page=metadata&sub=form.

NA5 D4 D4 Implementation of PSA and PSV computation and exchange

B IGC, IST 18 18 Report, Website

Report delivered (see Deliverables), website is pending.

NA5 Dx1 - Unique Identifier (UNID) A, B, C EMSC - 24 Report For report, see deliverables.

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NA6 D4 D4 1st cruise report 3 IPGP 21 23 Report For report, see deliverables. NA6 D5 D5 1st year of BBOBS data to

ORFEUS and IRIS 4,5 INGV, AWI 24 Delayed Data

release Delayed. Data already partly available on: www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/special-datasets.htm

NA7 D3 D3 Annual updated strategy plan C ORFEUS 24 24 Report See deliverables. NA7 D4 - Strategies to implement data

providers within the portal A ORFEUS 20 Delayed Report Part of D4 of 4-year plan (DoW).

NA8 D2 D5-10 External outreach workshop B KNMI 13 13 Website First Annual Meeting Zurich, Switzerland. See www.neries-eu.org

NA8 D4 D5-10 External outreach workshop B KNMI 18 13 CD-ROM ORFEUS and EMSC meetings during Annual Meeting Zurich, Switzerland. CD-Rom available on request.

NA8 D5 D5-10 External outreach workshop B KNMI 19 18 CD-ROM ORFEUS/NERIES Workshop on ‘Installation and operation of broadband seismograph stations’. CD-Rom delivered.

NA8 D6 D1-4 Internal coordination workshop B KNMI 22 21 Minutes NERIES Workshop ‘Acceleration data exchange and archiving’, Grenoble, France. Please see http://www-rap.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/MeetingGrenoble.html.

NA8 D7 D1-4 External outreach workshop B KNMI 23 24 CD-ROM ORFEUS/NERIES ‘Observatory coordination workshop’. CD-Rom delivered. See http://sismic.iec.cat/ORFEUSmeeting.

NA9 D3 D2 Experimental User feedback web pages

A,C EMSC 18 21 Software See webpages: http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/Give+your+feedback.psml (NERIES Data Portal) and http://www.emsc-csem.org/index.php?page=feedback&sub=form (EMSC)

NA9 D4 D3 Implementation and dissemination of statistics tools

B EMSC 21 21 Website http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/Statistics (requires portal login)

NA9 D5 D6 QC webpages B ORFEUS 21 24 Software See webpage: http://www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/dataquality.html

NA9 D6 - New prototype client tools B,C ORFEUS 21 21 Website Part of D5 in 4-year plan (Dow). www.emsc-csem.org

NA9 D10 - Prototype Portal A EMSC 21 21 Website http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/ (prototype NERIES Seismic Data Portal)

JRA1 D2 D2 Standardization of existing models 1 INGV (+all) 18 18 Data, report, software

For report, see deliverables. Data and software: see report JRA2-D2.

JRA1 D3 D3 Evaluation of performance of existing models

2 UU (+all) 24 24 Report See Deliverables

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JRA2 D1 - Alpha Version EU STEP model B1, C INGV 18 24 Report + website

For report, see Deliverables. Website is pending.

JRA2 D2 - Agreement of EU forecast testing rules

B2 ETHZ 18 24 Report See Deliverables

JRA2 D3 - Straw-man update of Euro-Med hazard available for comments on web

A1 GFZ 18 24 Report See Deliverables. Part of D1 in 4-year plan (Dow).

JRA2 D4 - Alpha version of living hazard infrastructure

A2, C ETHZ/GFZ 18 Delayed Demo + report

Planned month 30. Part of deliverable D2 of 4-year plan (DoW).

JRA2 D6 D3 Final version of EU STEP model B1, C INGV 24 Delayed Report + website

Planned month 30.

JRA2 D7 - Alpha version of platform for forecast evaluation ready

B2, C ETHZ 24 Delayed Demo + report

Planned month 28. Part of D4 of 4-year plan (DoW).

JRA3 D1 D1 Evaluation of the existing tools on urban earthquake loss assessment

1 Imperial 19 Delayed Report Planned in month 28.

JRA4 D2 D2 Report on in-situ measurements at the 20 selected sites

C LGIT 24 24 Report See Deliverables

JRA4 D3 D3 Software on array processing + user manual (version 1)

B UP 24 24 Report + prototype software (CD)

See Deliverables for report. Software continuously updated on http://www.geopsy.org

JRA4 D4 D4 Software on inversion of H/V ellipticity (version 1)

B ETHZ 24 Delayed Report + prototype software

Planned month 30

JRA5 D3 - First prototype software tool/algorithm

1 All 18 24 Software Software tool Tpd is delivered. Report on this software is pending.

List of Milestones Acti-vity

Mile- stone No.

No. Dow (4-yr)

Deliverable name Work-package/ task

Delivered by cont-ractor(s)

Planned (in months)


Details

NA1 M7 - First Annual meeting (Plenary) + MC meeting

A, B KNMI 13 13

NA1 M8 - MC meeting A KNMI 17 18 NA1 M9 - External project web pages within info from

all activities B KNMI 18 18

NA1 M10 - MC meetings A KNMI 18 20 NA1 M11 - MC meetings A KNMI 21 23 NA1 M17 - AB meetings A KNMI - 13 NA2 M3 M3 Implementation of real-time QC procedures C GFZ 10-20 24 Month 20: SC3

Month 24: PQLX

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NA2 M4 M2 Workshop: Evaluation of QC development and VEBSN build-up; preparation for the next phase in the project (e.g. XML development)

All All - 24 Before: “Implementation of QC feedback to data providers”. See NA8-D7.

NA2 M5 - Real-time data exchange of 250 broadband stations

A ORFEUS 18 18 Part of M7 of 4-year plan (DoW).

NA2 M6 M5 Implementation and evaluation of the XML protocol

B GFZ - 23

NA3 M2 - Inventory of common EIDA access tools A GFZ 12 12 NA3 M3 M2 Integrated minimum set of meta-database

and waveform access tools A GFZ 18 18

NA3 M4 M3 Implementation of at least one QC procedure to archive data

C ORFEUS 24 24

NA3 M5 M4 Workshop 2: evaluation of developments and further planning

All All 18 18

NA3 M6 M5, M6 Release of SeisComP 3.0 with ArcLink addon package and offline QC procedures

A GFZ 20-30 24 ArcLink

NA4 M2 Part M2 Electronic archive of earthquake studies, demo version

1 INGV 18 - Delayed, modification planned. See NA4-D2.

NA4 M3 - Procedures for earthquake parameters determination tested and agreed

4 BGS 24 24 See NA4-D3.

NA4 M4 Part M2 Demo version European Intensity database 1000 – 1600 M > 5.5

2, 3 INGV 24 24 See NA4-D4.

NA5 M3 M3 Implementation of parametric data exchange

B IGC, IST 18 18

NA6 M3 M3 End of the 1st year of the BBOBS operations, verification of the results with eventual corrective actions, and planning of the next cruise

All - 13 Zurich meeting

NA6 M4 - Recovery of the first sets of OBS and deployment for the second sets

AWI/INGV - 21

NA7 M3 M3 Adjust prototype and strategy plan on a yearly basis

- - 24 24

NA8 M6 M2 External outreach workshop (ORFEUS-EMSC meeting)

B KNMI ETHZ

13 13 Zurich meeting

NA8 M7 - First year NERIES Annual meeting B KNMI ETHZ

13 13 Zurich meeting

NA8 M8 M2 External outreach workshop B KNMI 18 18 Vienna meeting NA8 M9 M2 External outreach workshop B KNMI 19 24 Barcelona meeting NA8 M10 - Technical Exchange from outside

consortium B KNMI 20 Delayed

NA8 M11 M1 Internal coordination workshop B KNMI UJF 22 21 Grenoble meeting NA8 M12 M2 External outreach workshop B KNMI 23 Delayed NA8 M15 - Project Newsletter A KNMI 16 15

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NA8 M16 - Project Newsletter A KNMI 20 23 NA9 M2 M5 Mid-term evaluation of user group

guidance: Integration of user feedback pages

B, C EMSC 21 21

NA9 M3 M3 Activity meeting with IRIS/USGS/JAMSTEC/EMSC/ORFEUS: strategy meeting

D EMSC - - Split up in different separate meetings.

NA9 M4 M6 Updates and implementation of client software: Implementation and dissemination of statistics tools

B, C EMSC 21 21 See NA9-D4.

NA9 M5 M7 Evaluation of access and QC statistics: Experimental QC statistics web pages

B EMSC, ORFEUS

21 Delayed Partial results.

JRA1 M3 M3 Workshop 2: evaluation of existing models and modelling styles, to appraise compatibility and define requirements

- 23 EGU session, April 2008.

JRA1 M4 M4 Inventory of models and data NIEP - 6 See JRA1-D1. JRA1 M5 M5 Standardization, data exchange and quality

criteria established INGV - 18 See JRA1-D2.

JRA3 M3 - working group meeting after 12 months 2 NORSAR 12 14 JRA3 M4 - working group meeting after 18 months 2 KOERI 18 15 JRA3 M5 M1 Evaluation of existing tools on urban loss

estimation 1 Ìmperial 19 Delayed

JRA3 M6 - American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting special session on Shakemaps (December, 2007)

2 KOERI 19 19

JRA3 M7 - Working group meeting after 24 months 2 KOERI 24 Delayed Planned in month 25. JRA4 M4 M1 Site information data base ITSAK 18 20 JRA4 M5 Y22 Active and passive measurements at the

20 selected sites UP, LGIT,

DPC-SAPE, ITSAK

18 20

JRA4 M6 Y23 General JRA4 meeting with presentation of the measurements, software and user manuals

- 24 21 Meeting March 17-19, 2008.

JRA5 M4 - Workshop 3 will be centred around the implementation of prototype applications and definitions of final interfaces

all

UNLIV 21 21

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3. Use and dissemination of knowledge 3.1 Actions undertaken to disseminate, promote and exploit the knowledge 3.1.1 Presentations and posters • P. Albini, T. van Eck, D. Giardini, R. Bossu, S. Wiemer, 2008. NERIES. 26-27 March 2008,

Workshop of NATO SfP983054 Project "Harmonization of Seismic Hazard Maps for the Western Balkan Countries", Dubrovnik, Croatia.

• Anthymidis M., Theodoulidis N., Savvaidis A., Papazachos C., (2008), Site Characterization Using Ambient Noise: The Case of Grevena Town (NW Greece), 31st ESC General Assembly, Herssonisos-Crete, Sept. 7-12, 2008 (Abstract).

• Baig, A., & M. Campillo, enhancing noise cross-correlations to identify higher-mode surface waves, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 08541, 2008.

• Bard, P.-Y., 2007. From noise measurements to site effects: main perspectives after the SESAME project and ESG2006 blind test, Invited key-note lecture, ISSSR 2007, Bucharest, April 27-28, 2007.

• Bard, P.-Y., H. Cadet, A.-M. Duval, and the NERIES broadened JRA4 team. From raw data to useful data: recent progress on site characterization (tools and parameters). First Euro-mediterranean meeting on accelerometric data exchange and archiving, Grenoble, 10-11 March 2008.

• Boukouras, K., & N. Melis, Towards the deployment of an early warning system in Greece: First results using data recorded at the HL Seismic Network, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 07232, 2008.

• M. Bøttger Sørensen & T. van Eck, 2008. NERIES. October 19, 2007. !st Annual meeting EC-project Transfer, Rhodes, Greece

• Cagnan, Z., Sesetyan, K., Kariptas, C., Zulfikar, C., Demircioglu, M., Durukal, E., Erdik, M., (2007) ‘Near Real Time Earthquake Loss Assessment Methodology for Europe’ Poster Presented at AGU Fall 2007 Meeting, San Francisco.

• Cağnan, Z., C.Zulfikar, E.Durukal, and M. Erdik. (2007). Avro-Akdeniz Bolgesi icin Gelistirilen Es Zamanlı Deprem Hasar Dağılımı Hesaplama Yontemleri. In Proc. of 6. Ulusal Deprem Muhendisliği Konferansı in Istanbul, Turkey.October 16-20, 2007..

• Christophersen, A., Gerstenberger, M. (2008), Forecasting aftershocks when catalog completeness is high, Poster presentation at the Evison Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand, February 2008.

• Christophersen, A., Hainzl, S., Wiemer, S., (2008) Applying the ETAS model for aftershock forecasting in low seismicity regions, poster presentation at EGU General meeting, Vienna, April 2008.

• Christophersen, Annemarie, Wiemer, Stefan Dynamic triggering of aftershocks: Investigations in different catalogues, Erice, Italien, Mai 2007, StatSeis 5 Meeting.

• A. Christophersen, Smith, Euan G.C. The effect of clustering algorithms on aftershock productivity and foreshock rates, San Francisco, USA, December 2007, AGU fall meeting.

• Erdik, M., Cagnan, Z., Zulfikar, C., Durukal, E., Sesetyan, K., Demircioglu, M., Kariptas, C., (2007) ‘Development of Shakemap Methodologies,’ Poster Presented at AGU Fall 2007 Meeting, San Francisco.

• Clinton, J., advances in near real-time moment tensor determination at the SED, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 08064, 2008.

• Endrun, B., M. Ohrnberger and A. Savvaidis, On the consistency and repeatability of ambient vibration measurements for site characterization, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 10, EGU2008-A-08615, 2008. SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2008-A-08615, EGU General Assembly 2008, Vienna, Austria, 13–18 April 2008

• F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer, J. Becker, A. Heinloo, P. Kästli, J. Saul, B. Weber, S. Wiemer, J. Wössner, QuakeML: XML concepts for a European seismological data exchange Infrastructure, EGU 2007, Vienna.

• F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer, J. Becker, A. Heinloo, P. Kästli, J. Saul, B. Weber, and the QuakeML working group, QuakeML: XML for Seismological Data Exchange and Resource Metadata Description, AGU fall meeting 2007, San Francisco.

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• F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer, J. Becker, A. Heinloo, P. Kästli, J. Saul, B. Weber, and the QuakeML working group, QuakeML: an XML-based data exchange format for seismology, SCEC annual meeting 2007, Palm Springs.

• F. Euchner, Philipp Kästli, Danijel Schorlemmer, and the QuakeML Working Group, QuakeML: Recent Developments, First Applications, Future Prospects, ORFEUS/NERIES observatory meeting 2008, Barcelona.

• F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer, and the QuakeML working group, QuakeML: Community-Driven Development of an XML-Based Data Exchange Format for Seismology, SSA meeting 2008, Santa Fee.

• Godey, S., S. Rives, P. Langlaude, G. Mazet-Roux and R. Bossu, UNID, First Euro-Mediterranean meeting on Accelerometric Data Exchange and Archiving Meeting; Towards an unified catalogue. March 2008, Grenoble, France.

• Hildyard, M., & A. Rietbrock (2007), Investigations into Early Magnitude Estimation from Predominant Period, using Synthetic Rupture Models, EOS Trans. AGU, 88(52) Fall Meet. Suppl, Abstract S13C-1454.

• Hildyard, M, & A. Rietbrock, Insights into predominant period as an early estimate of earthquake magnitude. The “Modified” predominant period, TpM, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 06901, 2008.

• Kohler, A, M. Ohrnberger, & F. Scherbaum, supervised Feature Selection for Seismic Phase Detection and Event Classification using Self-Organizing Maps and Significance Testing, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 06335, 2008.

• Mazza, Mandiello, Olivieri, Scognamiglio, Amato, 2007. New Perspectives for MedNet. Joint AGU in Acapulco, Mexico, July 2007

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Testing earthquake forecasts for Europe -Primary scope and recent progress, European Geosicence Union 2007, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 9, 06312, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU2007-A-06312, Vienna, Austria.

• K. Z. Nanjo, D. Schorlemmer, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, C. Bachmann (2007), Completeness magnitude for Switzerland and Japan, 5th International Workshop on Statistical Seismology: Physical and Stochastic Modelling of Earthquake Occurrence and Forecasting, Posters' Abstracts, 14, Sicily, Italy.

• Nanjo, K.Z., Woessner, J, Wiemer, S, Euchner, F, Marzocchi, W (2007), The Euro-Med testing center: Testing in a highly heterogeneous environment, American Geophysical Union 2007 Fall Meeting, EOS. Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract, S33C-1467, San Francisco, USA.

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Primary scope and recent progress of testing earthquake forecasts for Europe, 2007 Annual Meeting of Japan Geoscience Union, Abstract S148-009, Makuhari, Japan.

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Recent progress of testing earthquake forecasts for Europe and implication for a first generation of Japanese testing center, Research on Seismicity Models and Forecasting, Institute of statistical Mathematics, Abstract 11, Tokyo, Japan.

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Towards Testing Earthquake Forecasts: Worldwide Collaboration, Seminar of Disaster Prevention Research Institute (Organizer: James Mori), May 14, 2007, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Towards Testing Earthquake Forecasts: Worldwide Collaboration, Seismology Seminar (Organizer: Kunihiko Shimazaki)?May 15, 2007, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Towards Testing Earthquake Forecasts: Worldwide Collaboration, MRI Seminar (Organizer: Kenji Maeda)?May 16, 2007, Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Towards Testing Earthquake Forecasts: Worldwide Collaboration, JMA Seminar (Organizer: Kenji Maeda and Kenji Ohta)?May 17, 2007, Japan Meteorological Agency Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan

• K. Z. Nanjo, S. Wiemer, J. Woessner, A. Christophersen, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer (2007), Recent progress of testing earthquake forecasts for Europe and implication for a first generation of Japanese testing center, 38th Seismo-electromagnetsm Seminar (Organizer: Toshiyasu Nagao), November 1, 2007, Earthquake Prediction Research Center, Tokai University, Shimizu, Japan.

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• Nippress, S. E. J., & A. Rietbrock (2007), Trained automatic pickers used to extract the full-recorded seismicity of the ANCORP network, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52) Fall Meet. Suppl, Abstract S43B-1307.

• Ohrnberger, M., D. Vollmer, and F. Scherbaum, 2006: WARAN - A mobile wireless array analysis system for in-field ambient vibration dispersion curve estimation, Abstract-ID 2017, 1st European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, ECEES, 3-8 September, 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

• A. Rietbrock and M. Ohrnberger, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 2008: SM16 New Advances in Real Time Seismology and Data Mining.

• Riggelsen, C; Ohrnberger, M; Scherbaum, F; Köhler, A., Graphical Models for Automatic Seismic Signal Classification, EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April, 2007, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 9, 07758, 2008.

• Savage, Martha, Tormann, Thessa, Stirling, Mark, W., Christophersen, Annemarie, Zhuang, Jincang, Smith, Euan G.C. (2007) Time, distance and magnitude dependence of foreshocks in New Zealand: Real data and comparison to ETAS model, Erice, Italien, Mai 2007, StatSeis 5 Meeting.

• Savvaidis A., Cadet H., Gueguen P., Panou A., Michel C., Theodoulidis N., Kalogeras I. (2006), "Accelerograph stations site charac terization using ambeint noise : Selected stations in Greece", 3rd Inter. Symposium on the Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Paper No. 064.

• Smith, EGC, Christophersen, A. The c parameter of the Omori law and a new formulation of aftershock decay with time, Poster presentation at the Evison Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand, February 2008.

• Spinuso, A., NERIES NA7 and NA9, WEBDEV discussion meeting at KNMI about NERIES project technologies, January 2008, De Bilt, The Netherlands.

• Spinuso, A., L. Trani, S. Rives, F. Euchner, D. Schorlemmer, J. Saul, A. Heinloo, R. Bossu and T. van Eck. Poster on Web Portal developments for European scale observational seismological services, April 2008, Vienna, Austria.

• Spinuso, A. and L. Trani, prototype portal demo at the KNMI for IRIS visitors, May 2008, De Bilt, The Netherlands.

• Van Stiphout, T., Schorlemmer, D., Wiemer, S., The Significance of Precursory Seismic Quiescence, Evison Symposium on Seismogenesis & Earthquake Forecasting, February, 19-22, 2008, New Zealand, Wellington

• Van Stiphout, T., Schorlemmer, D., Wiemer, S., How Far Can We Trust Declustering Algorithms? Effects on Seismic Rate Change Estimators, 5th International Workshop on Statistical Seismology: Physical and Stochastic Modelling, June 1, 2007, Italy, Erice

• Tormann, T. Wiemer, S., Woessner and J., Schorlemmer, D. Can we map asperities using b-values? 5th International Workshop on Statistical Seismology: Physical and stochastic modelling of earthquake occurrence and forecasting. 31 May-6 June 2007, Erice, Sicily.

• Smith, Euan G.C., Christophersen, Annemarie The initiation if aftershock sequences: A new formulation for the Omori aftershock law, San Francisco, USA, December 2007, AGU fall meeting.

• T. van Eck, R. Sleeman, B. Dost, L. Calje, P. de Boer, L. Trani, A. Spinuso and J. Assink, 2008. ORFEUS: waveform data from European-Mediterranean broadband stations, IUGG meeting July 2007, Perugia, Italy. (Poster)

• T. van Eck, R. Bossu and S. Godey, 2008. Recent developments within ORFEUS and EMSC, IUGG meeting July 2007, Perugia, Italy. (Poster)

• T. van Eck, S. Mazza, D. Giardini, 2007. European Scale Developments of the Seismological Waveform Data Exchange Infrastructure, Joint AGU in Acapulco, Mexico, July 2007

• T. van Eck and R. Bossu, 2008. ORFEUS, EMSC and NERIES: Coordinating European data exchange and archiving. June 5, 2008. 39th Nordic Seismology Seminar, Oslo, Norway.

• T. van Eck, 2008. ORFEUS and NERIES developments. May 5, 2008. ORFEUS-NERIES Observatory Coordination meeting. Barcelona, Spain.

• T. van Eck, D. Giardini, R. Bossu, S. Wiemer, 2008. NERIES: Network of Research Infrastructures for European Seismology. April 1, 2008. DGF RoundTable meeting: e-infrastructure in the Earth Sciences. Tutzing, Germany.

• T. van Eck, D. Giardini, R. Bossu, S. Wiemer, 2008. NERIES. January 16, 2008. 3rd GRID e-collaboration workshop for earth Science and Space, ESRIN, Frascati (Rome), Italy.

• T van Eck, 2008. ORFEUS and NERIES. October 3, 2007. NA4 activity meeting, Milan, Italy. • T. van Eck, 2007.ORFEUS and NERIES: Developments 2007. September 28, 2007. Sitzung der

Arbeitsgruppe Seismologie des FKPE, Bergiesshübel, Germany.

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• Wiemer, S.; Schorlemmer, D.; Marzocchi, W.; Woessner, J.. Prospective Testing of Earthquake Forecast Models in Europe: The CSEP Euro-Med Testing Center, EGU2008-A-04619; Vienna.

• Wiemer, S. and van Stiphout, T., On Precursory Seismic Quiescence, Evison Symposium on Seismogenesis & Earthquake Forecasting, February, 19-22, 2008, New Zealand, Wellington

• J. Woessner and S. Wiemer, Summary on Seismic Early Warning for Europe WP5: Real-Time assessment of aftershock hazard, SAFER 2nd year Project Meeting, Istanbul, 2008.

• J. Woessner, S. Hainzl, F. Catalli, A. M. Lombardi, M. C. Gerstenberger, M. Cocco, W. Marzocchi, B. Enescu, and S. Wiemer, Comparative testing of clustered seismicity models on prominent aftershock sequences, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, EGU2008-A-03098, Invited, 2008.

• J. Woessner, S. Hainzl, M. J. Werner, F. Catalli, A. M. Lombardi, and M. C. Gerstenberger, Testing the Daily Predictive Power of Clustered Seismicity Models on the 1992 Landers Aftershock Sequence, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S32B-06, 2007.

• Zhuang, Jiancang, Christophersen, Annemarie, Jackson, David D., Ogata, Yoshi, Savage, Martha K., Vere-Jones, David (2007) Foreshock Probabilities, Palm Spring, California, USA, September, 2006, SCEC Annual Meeting.

• Zulfikar, A.C.; Cagnan, Z.; Sesetyan, K.; Demircioglu, M.; Durukal, E.; Erdik, M., (2008) "Development of a Shake Map Archive for Recent Earthquakes in Turkey" Poster Presented at EGU 2008 Meeting, Vienna.

• Zulfikar, C., Z.Cağnan, E.Durukal, and M. Erdik. (2007). Istanbul Deprem Erken Uyarı ve Acil Mudahale Sistemi Istasyon Kayıtlarının Incelenmesi. In Proc. of 6. Ulusal Deprem Muhendisliği Konferansı in Đstanbul, Turkey. October 16-20, 2007.

• Zulfikar, A.C.; Cagnan, Z.; Sesetyan, K.; Demircioglu, M.; Durukal, E.; Erdik, M., (2008) "Development of a Shake Map Archive for Recent Earthquakes in Turkey" Geophysical Research Abstracts.

Symposium organized at the General Assemblt of the European Geosciences Union (Vienna, April 13-18 2008): SM5 Structure and composition from crust to core: Towards a European reference model: 6 oral presenattions, 7 posters, about 50 attendants. Presentation at this symposium, resulting from NERIES JRA1 activities: • Qin, Y.; Capdeville, Y.; Montagner, J.P; Lebedev, S.; Beucler, E., SPICE Benchmark for global

tomographic methods (EGU2008-A-01719) • Bozdag, E.; Trampert, J., Assessment of tomographic mantle models using SEM seismograms • (EGU2008-A-02440) • Răileanu, V., Ardeleanu, L., Bălă, A. and Popescu, E., Deep structure and seismicity in the SE

Carpathians and Focsani depression. • Raileanu, V.; Ionescu, C.; Tataru, D., Crustal models in Romania based on seismic data

(EGU2008-A-03162) • Geissler, W.H.; Kind, R.; Yuan, X., Heterogeneities of the upper mantle and the lithosphere in

central and eastern Europe as seen by teleseismic receiver functions (EGU2008-A-03483) • Stich, D.; Danecek, P.; Morelli, A.; Tromp, J., Imaging deep heterogeneity in the northern

Apennines from reflected surface waves (EGU2008-A-05823) • TONDI, R.; Morelli, A.; Schivardi, R., Vp, Vs and density model of the Euro-Mediterranean mantle

by Integrated Inversion of seismological and GRACE gravity data (EGU2008-A-08320) • Postpischl, L; Morelli, A., A standard XHTML format to describe earth models and improve their

dissemination (EGU2008-A-08640) • Schivardi, R.; Carannante, S.; Morelli, A., A comparison of tomographic P- and S-wave speed

models of the broad European and Mediterranean area (EGU2008-A-08950) • Lombardi, D.; Braunmiller, J.; Kissling, E.; Giardini, D., Imaging the Alpine mantle transition zone

with receiver functions (EGU2008-A-10731) 3.1.2 Publications • Baig, A. & M. Campillo, Enhancing Seismic Noise Cross-Correlations using Data-Adaptive

Filtering, submitted to GRL, 2008. • Bozdag, E., J. Trampert, Assessment of tomographic mantle models using SEM seismograms,

Geophys. J. Int., submitted, 2008. • Cağnan, Z., K. Sesetyan, C. Zulfikar, M.B. Demircioğlu, C. Kariptas, E.Durukal and M. Erdik.

(2008). Development of Earthquake LossMap for Europe, Journal of Earthquake Engineering.

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• Christophersen, A. and Smith, EGC, (2008) Foreshock rate from aftershock abundance, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, in press.

• Fäh D., Theodoulidis N., Savvaidis A. (2007), Inversion of local S-wave velocity structure from average H/V ratios and comparison with cross-hole measurements, 4th Inter. Conf. Earthq. Geotechnical Engin., paper No. 1410, Thessaloniki, June 2007.

• Fry, B., and L. Boschi, Europe-Mediterranean tomography: High correlation between new seismic data and independent geophysical observables, Geophys. Res. Let., 35, L04301.

• Giardini, D., Eck, van, T., Bossu, R., Wiemer, S., Networking Research Infrastructures for Earthquake Seismology in Europe. EOS, volume 89, no. 24, 10-06-2008, pp. 219.

• Geissler, Wolfram H., Rainer Kind and Xiaohui Yuan. Upper mantle and lithospheric heterogeneities in central and eastern Europe as observed by teleseismic receiver functions. Geophys. J. Int., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03767.x, 2008

• Hainzl, S., Christophersen, A., Enescu, B. (2008) Impact of Earthquake Rupture Extensions on Parameter Estimations of Point-Process Models, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, in press.

• Hanka, W. and J. Saul. GEOFON and its Role in Earthquake Monitoring and Tsunami warning. In: E.S. Husebye (ed.), Earthquake Monitoring and Seismic Hazard Mitigation in Balkan Countries, p151-162, Springer, 2008.

• Hauksson, E., Cocco, M., Console, R., Wiemer, S. (2008). Advancing the Frontiers of Earthquake Science. Fifth International Workshop on Statistical Seismology, Erice, Sicily, Italy, 31 May to 6 June 2007. EOS, vol.??

• Heuer, B., H. Kaempf, R. Kind and W. H. Geissler. Seismic evidence for whole lithosphere separation between Saxothuringian and Moldanubian tectonic units in central Europe. J. Geophys. Res. 34, L09304, doi:10.1029/2006GL029188, 2007.

• Hildyard, M.W., S.E.J. Nippress & A. Rietbrock, Event detection and phase picking using a time-domain estimate of predominate period, Tpd, in press, BSSA, 2008.

• Jones, G. A., S. E. J. Nippress, & A. Rietbrock, Accurate Location of Synthetic Acoustic Emissions and Location Sensitivity to Relocation Methods, Velocity Perturbations, and Seismic Anisotropy, Pure Applied Geophys., Pure Applied Geophys., 165, 235-254, 2008.

• Kazuyoshi Z. Nanjo, Bogdan Enescu, Robert Shcherbakov, Donald L. Turcotte, Iwata Takaki, and Yosihiko Ogata (2007), Decay of aftershock activity for Japanese earthquakes, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112(B08), B08309, DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004754.

• Kumar, P., R. Kind, K. Priestley and T. Dahl-Jensen. Crustal structure of Iceland and Greenland from receiver function studies. J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 112, B03301, doi:10.1029/2005JB003991, 2007.

• Nippress, S. E. J., & A. Rietbrock, Seismogenic zone high permeability in the Central Andes inferred from relocations of micro-earthquakes, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 263, 235-245, 2007..

• Peter, D., L. Boschi, F. Deschamps, B. Fry, G. Ekstrom, and D. Giardini, 2008, Surface-wave tomography: finite-frequency shear-velocity inversions for the European-Mediteranean region, Geophys. Res. Let. (submitted)

• Qin Y., Y. Capdeville, J.-P. Montagner, L. Boschi, T. Becker, Test of Global tomographic models, Geophys. J. Int., submitted, May 2008.

• Qin Y., V. Maupin, Y. Capdeville, J.-P. Montagner, S. Lebedev, SPICE Benchmark for global tomographic methods, Geophys. J. Int., in press, 2008.

• Riggelsen, C., Ohrnberger, M., Scherbaum, F. (2007). Dynamic Bayesian Networks for Real-Time Classification of Seismic Signals, J.N. Kok et al. (Eds.): PKDD 2007, Springer Berlin Heidelberg LNAI 4702, pp. 565-572, 2007.

• Sieminski, A., H. Paulssen, J. Trampert, J. Tromp, Finite-frequency SKS splitting: Measurement and sensitivity kernels, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., in press, 2008.

• Schivardi, R., and A. Morelli, 2008, Surface wave tomography in the European and Mediterranean region (submitted).

• D. Schorlemmer & J. Woessner, Probability of detecting an earthquake, in press, BSSA, 2008. • Stehly, L., B. Fry, M. Campillo, N. Shapiro, J. Guilbert, L. Boschi, and D. Giardini, 2008,

Tomography of the Alpine region from observations of seismic ambient noise. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., submitted.

• L. Stehly, M. Campillo and N. M. Shapiro, Traveltime measurements from noise correlation: stability and detection of instrumental time-shifts, Geophys. J. Int. (2007) doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03492.

• L. Stehly,M. Campillo, B. Froment, R. L Weaver, Reconstructing Green’s function by Correlation of the Coda of the Correlation (C3) of Ambient Seismic Noise, In press, JGR, 2008.

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• Stehly,L., B. Fry, M. Campillo, N.M. Shapiro, J. Guilbert, L. Boschi & D. Giardini,Tomography of the Alpine Region from Observations of Seismic Ambient Noise, submitted to GJI, 2008.

• Stich, D., A. Morelli, 2007, Reflection of seismic surface waves at the northern Apennines, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 259, 149–158, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.04.036.

• Stich, D., P. Danecek, A. Morelli and J. Tromp, 2008, Imaging lateral heterogeneity in the northern Apennines from time reversal of reflected surface waves (submitted).

• Strasser, F.O., I.E. Bahl, J.J. Bommer, Z. Cağnan, H.Crowley, M. Erdik, X.Goula, J. Irizarry, C. Lindholm, A.Lucantoni, F. Sabetta and A.C. Zulfikar, (2008). A Compartive Study of European Earthquake Loss Estimation Tools for an Earthquake Scenario in Istanbul, Journal of Earthquake Engineering.

• Svenningsen, L., N. Balling, B. H. Jacobsen, R. Kind, K. Wylegalla and J. Schweitzer. Crustal root beneath the highlands of southern Norway resolved by teleseismic receiver functions. Geophys. J. Int., 170, 1129–1138, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03402.x, 2007/

• Tormann, T., Savage, M., Smith, E., Stirling, M. and Wiemer, S, Time, distance and magnitude dependent foreshock probability model for New Zealand.., BSSA, in press.

• Wathelet M. (2008) An improved neighbourhood algorithm: Parameter conditions and dynamic scaling - art. no. L09301. Geophysical Research Letters 35(9), NIL_26-NIL_30.

• J. Woessner, S. Hainzl, F. Catalli, A. M. Lombardi, M. C. Gerstenberger, M. Cocco, W. Marzocchi, B. Enescu, and S. Wiemer, Comparative testing of clustered seismicity models on prominent aftershock sequences, SRL, 79(2), 333, 2008.

• Zhuang, J., Vere-Jones, D., Christophersen, A., Savage, M. K., Ogata, Y., Jackson, D.D., Differences between spontaneous and triggered earthquakes: their influences on foreshock probabilities, Journal of Geophyical Research, under review.

3.1.3 Relevant websites promoting NERIES and its transnational access Below, please find a selection of the web pages involving NERIES activities. This list is currently far from complete and the project web pages www.nerie-eu.org provide additional links and will be updated regularly. Direct project related web pages: NERIES project portal: www.neries-eu.org ORFEUS webpages: www.orfeus-eu.org EMSC webpages: www.emsc-csem.org Transnational access activities:

TA1: http://www.seismo.ethz/neries TA2: http://www-dase.cea.fr TA3: http://sismos.rm.ingv.it TA4: http://www.norsar.no/seismology/NERIES.html TA5: http://www.zamg.ac.at/conrad_observatory

Alpha version NERIES portal: http://193.52.21.80/jetspeed/portal/ Special subproject in which NERIES is cooperating with other projects: Sesarray-geopsy software: www.geopsy.org SAFER project: www.saferproject.net QuakeMl web page: www.quakeml.org QuakePy web page: www.quakepy.org Completeness of earthquake catalogues: http://completeness.usc.edu/ EU testing related web page prototype: http://eu.cseptesting.org ArcLink test portal: http://www.webdc.eu Some activity links: Data from the AWI deployment in the Ligurian sea (ORFEUS): http://www.orfeus-eu.org/Data-info/special_datasets.htm First Euro-Mediterranean meeting on Accelerometric Data Exchange and Archiving (Grenoble): http://www-rap.obs.ujf-grenoble.fr/MeetingGrenoble.html ORFEUS/NERIES Observatory Coordination workshop (Barcelona): http://sismic.iec.cat/ORFEUSmeeting/

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3.1.4 Conferences/workshops/meetings Below a complementary list of workshops and meetings beyond those mentioned in NA8 and the different activity reports (>13). We only list those additional workshops and meetings with relevant active NERIES involvement in the organisation and not specific activity workshop/meetings (>36). • Seiscomp3 installation and trainings workshop for NERIES participants, INGV, Rome, October

2007 • 12 November 2007, Madrid, meeting IGC with IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional).

Implementation of parametric data exchange. • Seiscomp3 installation and trainings workshop for NERIES and ORFEUS participants, Barcelona,

May 2008 • New advances in Real-time seismology and data mining. Session SM16 at the 2008 EGU meeting

in Vienna. 3.1.5 Other actions taken to the plan to raise public participation and awareness Within the project additional actions to raise the public participation and awareness have now been executed and planned within NA8 in cooperation with the management in NA1. Also the actions following from the strategy described in 3.1.6 will have a significant additional impact on the public participation in and awareness of the NERIES project.

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3.2 Updated plan for the use and dissemination of knowledge The plan for using and disseminating of knowledge has in essence not changed (see First year activity plan). During the coming two years we expect however to fill in this plan in specific terms based on at least six strategies: - The NERIES web portal outreach. Around the NERIES web portal activity (NA7 and NA9) we are

not only integrating the NERIES activities, but also actively reaching out towards the user community (earth scientists) and development community (IT and related specific IT related geoscience projects). Work in this direction is mainly specified in NA1 and NA8.

- The ORFEUS and EMSC community. Both ORFEUS and EMSC have already started significant outreach activities in publications (EMSC Newsletter and the ORFEUS electronic newsletter) and workshops (ORFEUS annual observatory coordination workshops – Barcelona. May 5-8, 2008 - and the recent started ORFEUS science oriented user group meetings – Utrecht. June 18-19, 2008 and the EERWEM workshops – Marrakech, October 22-23, 2008). These activities wil continue and reach a large relevant audience.

- Cross-project and organisation collaborations. NERIES promotes cross project collaborations (EarthScope, CSEP, SAFER, SHAPE, etc). This has an effective cross fertilisation effect of the use and relevant knowledge. Most activities specify such collaborations. The project will continue to pursue this. In the mean time existing global connections with IRIS, USGS, several US-academic institutes, JAMSTEC, etc. are used to promote use and dissemination of knowledge.

- Long-term sustainability. NERIES, as a project and ORFEUS and EMSC as European organisations are heavily involved in the long-term plans of the European Plate Observing System (EPOS), a proposal for a Research Infrastructure for the ESFRI roadmap (NA8). This will also imply a long-term planning of the sustainability and broader extension of the NERIES accomplishments.

- Open data and open source. NERIES will continue pursuing the general policy of open data and open source software. Only in a few specific cases we may need to deviate from this policy (copyright, experimental research based forecasting, etc). In this open data and open source policy NERIES follows the general consensus within the seismological community. The promotion (and installation) of the SeisComP3 software of the GFZ by both GFZ (at EMSC and IGN) and by INGV (at Italian networks) is an example of the impact.

- Publications and presentations. NERIES is expected to publish a large number of papers and give many presentations. This year we gave around 75 presentations, published 18 papers and 17 papers are submitted and/or in press. We expect this to continue with this rate also in the next year.

ANNEXES Annex 1 Summaries and main conclusions of the General Meetings (section 1.2)

Annex 2 Composition of the Users Selection Panel (section 1.4)

Annex 3 List of User-Projects (section 1.4)

Annex 4 List of Users (section 1.4)

Annex 5 List of Publications (from work carried out under the Transnational Access activity.

See section 1.4)

Annex 6 Updated non-confidential Project information (section 1.6)

Annex 7 CD-ROM with the deliverables produced during the reporting period (section 2)

Annex 8 NERIES Newsletters

Annex 9 CD-ROMs of NERIES organised meetings

Annex 10 Comments and Suggestions by the NERIES Advisory Board

Annex 1 – Summaries and main conclusions of the General Meetings Minutes General Assembly NERIES 13-06-2007 Present: Domenico Giardini (ORFEUS and ETHZ), Rémy Bossu (EMSC), Torild van Eck (KNMI), Jocelyn Guilbert (proxy for Bruno Feignier; CEA-LDG), Pierre-Yves Bard (LGIT), Wayne Crawford (proxy for Satish Singh; IPGP), Winfried Hanka (GFZ), Frank Scherbaum (UP), Alessandro Amato (INGV), Fleur Strasser (proxy for Julian Bommer; Imperial), Alice Walker (proxy for Roger Musson; BGS), Hilmar Bungum (NORSAR), Christos Papaiannou (ITSAK), Zehra Cagnan (proxy for Mustafa Erdik; KOERI), Paula Costa Teves (proxy for Miguel Miranda; FFCUL), Joao Fonseca (proxy for Carlos Sousa Oliviera; IST), Antoni Roca (IGC), Wilfried Jokat (AWI), Andreas Rietbrock (UNLIV), Constantin Ionescu (NIEP), Wolfgang Lenhardt (proxy for Peter Melichar; ZAMG), Nikos Melis (proxy for George Stavrakakis; NOA). (see presentation list). Not present: Jeannot Trampert (UU) and Fabio Sabetta (DPC-SAPE) Attached: a) Draft agenda, b) minutes 24.6.2006, c) list of contacts (CA Annex F) first year, d) corrected ‘Allocation of resources’ (CA Annex B) first year, e) copy letters Marcello Garozzo. 1. Quorum has been reached. 2. Agenda approved. 3. Change name participant 20; ICC to IGC. Minutes General Assembly 24.6.2007 approved. 4. Modifications ‘Recipients of notices’. The Project Office will send an email to all participants and

receive corrections. 5. Proposed current Management improvements:

a. Improve preparation and announcement of cross activity meetings. b. Activity leader meeting at the NERIES meeting 2008 at the KNMI c. Increase Newsletter publications. d. Friedemann Wenzel confirmed as member of the Advisory Board (AB). Additional

engineering members are proposed: Names: Polat Gulkan, MT Ankara, Atilla Ansal, Michael Fardis, Gian Michele Calvi. Domenico Giardini and Torild van Eck will approach them and report back.

6. Modification of Consortium Agreement: a. Decision on the re-allocation of resources:

Re-allocation between participants to make sure the NERIES budget will be exhausted at the end of the project. The GA proposes to provide an overview in September and an email voting on possible modifications.

b. The activity reporting is delayed and no data is available yet, consequently, we need an alternative solution to agree on the 18-month allocation of resources. Decisions:

i. All participants make sure not to over-budget in the second year budget. ii. Second year 18 month detailed planning (+ resources) before end of June to all participants. The participants get four working days for comments.

7. See above and point 13. 8. Budget allocation issue decisions:

a. Procedure for NA8 allocation of resources: a transfer of budget from KNMI to the workshop/meeting organizing participant will be made. Consequences: the organizing participant includes the workshop finances in their annual reporting.

b. Travel budget for NERIES participants to activities in which they are not involved: the PO will check the possibilities and the legality.

c. ENEA – assistance to fund travel expenses. Agreed on. Work out agreement with P-Y Bard.

9. No proposals and no suggestions received to restructure activities. 10. No new members. 11. Mid-term scientific evaluation after year two require the following procedures:

a. EC names one evaluator. His/her evaluation will be independent from Advisory Board evaluations.

b. Advisory Board � first year report (public) + second year report will be combined with the EC-evaluation.

c. Internal Quality Assurance procedures for the NA’s may be formalized (see GA minutes 24.6.2006). MC looks if this is still necessary and activate procedure if necessary.

d. TA committee should look back at the result and evaluate the reporting. Marking/evaluating the visits � provide small report to the AB and EC evaluator.

e. See above procedures.

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12. Next General Assembly meeting June 30 – July 1 (GA Tuesday morning). Announce to all NERIES participants. This late meeting should enable the activity leaders to provide the proposed 18 month distribution of resources to the GA meeting.

13. Other issues: a. The GA recommends a much stricter meeting procedure. i. Document for each issue to make decisions. ii. Receive the documents two weeks before. iii. Budget issue should be accompanied with proposals. b. ESFRI proposal for a large research infrastructure (Geophysics, Energy, Environment,

Natural hazards, Induced seismicity). DG requests assistance to instruct representatives from each government.

c. Hazard assessment; DG requests assistance to keep the EC-call 2008 in the program. This can be accomplished by contacting the national EC-program research.

14. Meeting closed. Alessandro Amato and Torild van Eck Zurich, 13-07-2007

Annex 2 – Composition of the User Selection Panel Please see the attached form “Selection panel”.

Annex 3 – List of User-Projects Please see the attached form “List of User-Projects”.

Annex 4 – List of Users Please see the attached form “List of Users”.

Annex 5 – List of Publications See section 1.4.1.4. (Scientific output of the users at the facilities) of this report for a list of publications.

Annex 6 – Updated non-confidential Project information Please see the attached “Database Report Form”.

Annex 7 – CD-Rom with the deliverables produced during the reporting period Please see the CD-Rom attached to this Annual Report.

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Annex 8 – NERIES Newsletters NERIES Newsletter No.2 – September 2007 NERIES Newsletter No.3 – May 2008

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Annex 9 – CD-ROM of NERIES organised meetings 1. ORFEUS-NERIES Workshop, 7-11 October 2007, Vienna, Austria

2. First Euro-Mediterranean meeting on Accelerometric Data Exchange and Archiving, 10-11 March

2008, Grenoble, France

3. ORFEUS-NERIES Observatory Coordination Workshop, 5-8 May 2008, Barcelona, Spain

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Annex 10 - Comments and Suggestions by the NERIES Advisory Board NERIES Meeting on June 11 and 12, 2007, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Comments and Suggestions by the NERIES Advisory Board General Comments and Suggestions We congratulate the coordinator, the management committee, the activity leaders, the project office and all participants to the impressive work they have done within a year and in some cases within less than a year. This meeting reflects a very high level of developed technology, science and management skills. The results presented and discussed and the perspectives opened are highly promising. We would like to point out that the Advisory Board understands its role partially as a reviewing and evaluation committee, because we have to participate in the evaluation during the project. However, we understand our role mostly as a group for promoting the project and for identifying areas where it could play an increasing role. Activity NA6 (Ocean Bottom Seismicity Deployment) appears to be of higher importance as reflected by the presentation given on the meeting. The development of ocean bottom seismometry and the systematic inclusion of this new technology into the NERIES activities from the very beginning is a very important issue. Thus NA6 should be better linked to other activities and the state of development in the US and Japan should be continuously monitored. We recommend that in addition to the permanent observational sites the data of mobile seismic broadband instrumentation is taken systematically into account in NERIES activities. We very much support the efforts made in Activities NA2 and NA3 to address this issue in a systematic way already this year in a meeting in Vienna. Other data sets of growing interest in the future are the dense local networks (Gulf of Corinth, Marmara Sea, etc.). An initial step may be the establishment of an inventory of those facilities in Europe. Given the presentations of the Joint Research Activities (JRA) we feel that some of them could develop a higher degree of interaction. For instance, JRA2 (Hazard) and JRA3 (ShakeMaps and Loss Estimation) require both an inventory of active faults in Europe and thus have a common topic. Another example is JRA3 (ShakeMaps and Loss Estimation) and JRA4 (Geotechnical Site Characterisation): The methodologies used to assess site effects are naturally extremely different in both research activities as JRA3 targets the entire Europe, whereas JRA4 focuses on localities. However, the research activities within NERIES should assure that all methodologies used are acceptable from a scientific perspective. At this point we are not sure whether this discussion has started. We would like to stress that NERIES requires the highest possible visibility in the European scientific community and even beyond that. Although NERIES is not targeting outreach activities in the first place but rather infrastructure developments it plays a very specific role as the most expensive EU-project in seismology so far. Therefore it will be scrutinized by the community for its efficiency, its results and its impact. Because of this we recommend that systematic activities with regard to promotion of the project and increasing its visibility are very important. Plans developing a regular issue of a NERIES Newsletter with a wide distribution are very welcome. Utilisation of EGU Meetings for NERIES sessions that allow input and interaction with non-NERIES participants are very important. These sessions do not necessarily have to be structured according to the JRA structure but should be defined from a point of view of the highest impact on the community. Visibility within the engineering community is another important topic. In addition to the next EAEE meeting in 2010 other ways should be explored. Although it might be difficult in terms of restrictions of spending funds for presentations and travel to the US and Japan we recommend to promote NERIES in those countries and assure that NERIES catches up with developments in the US and Japan. Specific Comments and Suggestions Network activities

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NA2-NA3 (Real-time data exchange): The VEBSN should be publicized and its data used not only for global research purposes, but also for regional ones (e.g. source parameter determination, regional attenuation etc.). Links with ISC should be established to eventually check how the activity results could benefit them also. NA4 (Historical Seismicity): The deliverables that might be useful to other NERIES activities should be produced and put on line timely. Any possible problems in data exchange should be overcome. NA5 (Acceleration data): This activity reflects very much the one produced as the result of a former EU project: the ISESD accelerometric database. Efforts should be made to incorporate and acknowledge ISESD and proceed with new deliverables. Excellent is the mini-benchmark proposal. NA6 (OBS deployments): This activity should be enhanced with more trans-national co-operation and data exchange with other (in particular NA2-NA3) land-based networks. A pilot project for a permanent (trans-national?) installation of an OBS in one or more strategic offshore earthquake-prone sites (e.g. off the coast of Nice) should be undertaken. Joint Research Activities JRA1 (European reference model): Activity leader and participants are encouraged to clearly specify the purpose of the reference model and the resolution that follows from this. In addition to a compilation of available publications it would be important to make a compilation of models available in digital form. The strategy, yet to be developed, of integrating these models must address the questions of different data types (travel times for P- and S-waves, waveform data) and the sensitivities of those, such as averaged models by travel time tomography versus models aiming at the identification of discontinuities. Integration of local and regional tomography experiments that have been performed in the past decade and global models should be achieved. JRA2 (Hazard assessment): Activity leader and participants are encouraged to clearly specify what is planned for developing an improved hazard map and which the steps within NERIES will introduce a time-dependent component. In the presentation of JR2 reference has been mostly made to work at ETH and to CSEP. The program within NERIES on a European scale has not been specified clearly. In addition relations to other JRAs should be identified. For instance an inventory of active faults seems to be important also for JRA3 and JRA4. JRA3 (Shakemaps and loss estimation): This JRA is very well and clearly designed. Links, specifically to JRA4 should be developed. In the Loss-assessment programs (e.g. ELER) care should be taken to incorporate the building variability existing in the European-Mediterranean region. I.e. one program will hardly work in very different building environments. JRA4 (Geotechnical site characterisation): This JRA is very well and clearly designed and obviously very well located within the scientific community dealing with this subject. Closer relations to JRA3 should be developed. JRA5 (Data mining): Activity leader and participants developed a number of initiatives and very interesting initial results. However, this activity seems to have for the time being little interaction with other ones and a lack of real trans-national co-operation. A review of efficient automatic procedures used in observatories with the most relevant problems in their use/results could be of benefit to the wider seismological community and could help to better define the JRA5 objectives. Web pages Within the NAs and JRA’s various types of web pages have been developed or are under development. It would be important to link all these pages to the main NERIES webpage and to update the latter one continuously. The deliverables of the Project, as they become available, should be posted on the Project website, at least those that are of common interest/utility to the wider European seismological community. This would add to the visibility of NERIES. June 22, 2007 F. Wenzel P. Suhadolc

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