Research Topics and Projects

Deep Seismic Structure

• Upper mantle underneath the Scandinavian Mountains - MAGNUS

• Deep structure of the Central Upper Rhine Graben - TIMO

Microseismicity

• Microseismicity near geothermal installations - TIMO2, URS2

• Microseismicity and meteorological events - METSEIS

Seismic Noise

• Extraction of signals from seismic noise - URS, URS2

• Characterisation of seismic noise - URS, URS2

• Seismic noise and meteorological events - METSEIS

Earthquake Source Physics

• Parkfield Experiment to Record MIcroseismicity and Tremor - PERMIT 

KArlsruhe BroadBand Array - KABBA

• Operation and maintenance of 38 seismic broadband stations

• data centre

Black Forest Observatory - BFO

• Continuous, high-sensitive observations of long-period deformations, gravity variations, and the components of Earth's magnetic field

• Distribution of the obtained time series through international data centres (IRIS/IDA, SZGRF, Intermagnet, GNSS Data Centre, GGP)

• Studies to improve observation methods and instruments for geodynamic research

• Studies of the Earth's free modes

• Studies of long-period and secular variations of Earth's gravity

• Hosting experiments of external scientists and providing high-quality reference data