HR: 1400h
AN: S23A-09    [Abstracts]
TI: Monitoring and Reporting Tools of the International Data Centre and International Monitoring System
AU: * Lastowka, L
EM: Lynda.lastowka@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Anichenko, A
EM: Alexey.Anichenko@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Galindo, M
EM: Marta.Galindo@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Villagran Herrera, M
EM: Mario.Villagran-Herrera@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Mori, S
EM: Shigeo.Mori@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Malakhova, M
EM: Marina.Malakhova@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Daly, T
EM: Timothy.Daly@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Otsuka, R
EM: Riyo.Otsuka@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AU: Stangel, H
EM: Herwig.Stangel@ctbto.org
AF: CTBTO Preparatory Commission, IDC/NDSO/MFO Vienna International Centre PO BOX 1200, Vienna, 1400, Austria
AB: The Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) which prohibits all nuclear explosions was opened for signature in 1996. Since then, the Preparatory Commission for the CTBT Organization has been working towards the establishment of a global verification regime to monitor compliance with the ban on nuclear testing. The International Monitoring System (IMS) comprises facilities for seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasound and radionuclide monitoring, and the means of communication. This system is supported by the International Data Centre (IDC), which provides objective products and services necessary for effective global monitoring. Upon completion of the IMS, 321 stations will be contributing to both near real-time and reviewed data products. Currently there are 194 facilities in IDC operations. This number is expected to increase by about 40% over the next few years, necessitating methods and tools to effectively handle the expansion. The requirements of high data availability as well as operational transparency are fundamental principals of IMS network operations, therefore, a suite of tools for monitoring and reporting have been developed. These include applications for monitoring Global Communication Infrastructure (GCI) links, detecting outages in continuous and segmented data, monitoring the status of data processing and forwarding to member states, and for systematic electronic communication and problem ticketing. The operation of the IMS network requires the help of local specialists whose cooperation is in some cases ensured by contracts or other agreements. The PTS (Provisional Technical Secretariat) strives to make the monitoring of the IMS as standardized and efficient as possible, and has therefore created the Operations Centre in which the use of most the tools are centralized. Recently the tasks of operations across all technologies, including the GCI, have been centralized within a single section of the organization. To harmonize the operations, an ongoing State of Health monitoring project will provide an integrated view of network, station and GCI performance and will provide system metrics. Comprehensive procedures will be developed to utilize this tool. However, as the IMS network expands, easier access to more information will cause additional challenges, mainly with human resources, to analyze and manage these metrics.
DE: 7219 Seismic monitoring and test-ban treaty verification
DE: 7294 Seismic instruments and networks (0935, 3025)
DE: 7299 General or miscellaneous
SC: Seismology [S]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly