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Temporary Scientific Observatories

 
Map of Temporary Seismic Stations

The purpose of temporary observatories is to provide higher resolution data for studying scientific targets that cannot be well imaged using data from the permanent observatories. The temporary observatories can include one or more kinds of sensors. The map below shows temporary networks of broadband seismic stations operating between 2007 and 2010.

Map of temporary seismic stations

Congo Craton Project:

This is an industry-sponsored project to study the lithospheric structure of the southern part of the Congo Craton in the DRC, Angola, Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia (view status of the project).

PIRE Project:

This project is funded by the PIRE program at the U.S. National Science Foundation (see project description), and involves operating a temporary network of seismic stations along the western rift in Uganda and Tanzania.

Mine Seismicity Project:

This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (see project description), and involves recording mine related seismic events using in-mine networks consisting of high-frequency seismometers and five broadband seismometers at the surface within 50 km of three deep gold mines.

Cameroon:

A temporary network of 32 stations was operated in Cameroon from 1/2005 to 1/2007 to investigate the nature and origin of volcanism in the Cameroon Volcanic Line. (View status of research in Cameroon).