European-Mediterranean Seismological Center
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), or Center Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen (CSEM), (Seismological Center Euro-Mediterranean) is an international non-profit research company based in Bruyères-le-Châtel (France). It is used for research in the field of seismology .
history
On the basis of a recommendation by the European Seismological Commission , the EMSC was founded in 1975 and first started operating on January 1, 1976 as part of the Strasburg Geophysical Institute. The reason for this was that the Mediterranean region is an earthquake-prone area due to the plate boundary between the African and Eurasian continental plates and more intensive research and observation of this area in particular was necessary. In 1983 the research company was recognized as a non-profit association. In 1987, the Council of Europe obliged the company to provide it with constantly updated earthquake warnings. At the end of 1993 the head office was moved to Bruyères-le-Châtel, to the Laboratoire de Détection et de Géophysique, which belongs to the Atomic Energy Commission.
activity
The EMSC maintains a system for the real-time location of epicentres of earthquakes. It determines the physical data of earthquakes, such as earthquake strength, location, movement mechanisms and intensity. The data obtained are also made available to other institutions such as the International Seismological Center or the United States National Earthquake Information Center . The EMSC supports research in the field of seismology in Europe and the Mediterranean countries through research grants and similar services and supports the development and further development of technology for the observation of seismic events.
The EMSC / CSEM reports promptly on earthquakes occurring worldwide with magnitudes from 4.0 as well as earthquakes in the Euro-Med area, i.e. Europe, the African Mediterranean region and the Middle East, with magnitudes from 2.0. The population has the opportunity to submit eyewitness reports and photos that document earthquakes. An archive of the earthquakes recorded since October 2004 is also available.
structure
The EMSC is headed by a President (currently Chris Browitt, United Kingdom), a First Vice-President (currently Bruno Feignier, France) and a Secretary General (currently Rémy Bossu, France). These form the coordination office and, together with four other vice-presidents and three representatives elected by the members, are the company's board of directors.
Members of the society are research institutes in the Euro-Med area. The five main members are:
- the Laboratoire de Détection et de Géophysique in Bruyères-le-Châtel (France),
- the German Research Center for Geosciences in Potsdam (Germany),
- the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Rome (Italy),
- the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Milan (Italy),
- the Instituto Geográfico Nacional in Spain.
In addition, the members include institutes of almost all European, Caucasian and North African countries (except Luxembourg, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) as well as Djiboutis, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Jordan. Extraordinary members by law are the European Seismological Commission (ESC), the Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology (ORFEUS), the International Seismological Center (ISC) and the United States Geological Survey . The EMSC has a total of 76 members from 49 countries. The ESC, the ISC and ORFEUS provide an additional representative who act as separate board members. An advisory board made up of five people oversees the company's scientific and organizational work.
Individual proof
- ^ Page of the European Seismological Commission on the EMSC ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
