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The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen.

  • Hetényi G 1Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Mouline Géopolis, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • Molinari I 2Institute of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Clinton J 3Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Bokelmann G 5Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Bondár I 6Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory, MTA CSFK GGI, Meredek u. 18, Budapest, 1112 Hungary.
  • Crawford WC 7Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, 75238 Paris Cedex 05, France.
  • Dessa JX 8Université Côte d'Azur, UPMC, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, IRD, Géoazur, 250 Rue Albert Einstein, 06560 Valbonne, France.
  • Doubre C 9Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516, Université de Strasbourg / EOST, CNRS, 5 rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg Cedex, France.
  • Friederich W 10Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Faculty of Geosciences, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
  • Fuchs F 5Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
  • Giardini D 2Institute of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Gráczer Z 6Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory, MTA CSFK GGI, Meredek u. 18, Budapest, 1112 Hungary.
  • Handy MR 11Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstrasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany.
  • Herak M 12University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 95, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
  • Jia Y 13Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik, Hohe Warte 38, 1190 Vienna, Austria.
  • Kissling E 2Institute of Geophysics, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich, Sonneggstrasse 5, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Kopp H 14GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Wischhofstr. 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany.
  • Korn M 16University of Leipzig, Talstrasse 35, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
  • Margheriti L 17Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Rome, Italy.
  • Meier T 15Christian-Albrechts Universität Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
  • Mucciarelli M 18Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Via Treviso 55, 33100 Udine, Italy.
  • Paul A 19Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, CNRS, IRD, IFSTTAR, ISTerre, 38000 Grenoble, France.
  • Pesaresi D 18Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale, Via Treviso 55, 33100 Udine, Italy.
  • Piromallo C 17Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Rome, Italy.
  • Plenefisch T 20Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Geozentrum Hannover, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany.
  • Plomerová J 21Institute of Geophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Boční II 1401/1a, 141 31 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
  • Ritter J 22Geophysical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT, Hertzstr. 16, 76187 Karlsruhe, Germany.
  • Rümpker G 23Institute of Geosciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Altenhöferallee 1, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Šipka V Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Republic of Srpska, 7800 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Spallarossa D 25Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell'Ambiente e della Vita, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa, 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
  • Thomas C 26Institut für Geophysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 24, 48149 Münster, Germany.
  • Tilmann F 11Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstrasse 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany.
  • Wassermann J 28Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Theresienstrasse 41, 80333 Munich, Germany.
  • Weber M 27Helmholtzzentrum Potsdam, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany.
  • Wéber Z 6Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observatory, MTA CSFK GGI, Meredek u. 18, Budapest, 1112 Hungary.
  • Wesztergom V 4Geodetic and Geophysical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Sopron, 9400 Hungary.
  • Živčić M 30Slovenian Environment Agency, Vojkova 1b, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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  • 2019-04-09
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  • Surveys in geophysics. - 2018
Alps
Geodynamics
Mountain building
Seismic imaging
Seismic network
Seismology
English The AlpArray programme is a multinational, European consortium to advance our understanding of orogenesis and its relationship to mantle dynamics, plate reorganizations, surface processes and seismic hazard in the Alps-Apennines-Carpathians-Dinarides orogenic system. The AlpArray Seismic Network has been deployed with contributions from 36 institutions from 11 countries to map physical properties of the lithosphere and asthenosphere in 3D and thus to obtain new, high-resolution geophysical images of structures from the surface down to the base of the mantle transition zone. With over 600 broadband stations operated for 2 years, this seismic experiment is one of the largest simultaneously operated seismological networks in the academic domain, employing hexagonal coverage with station spacing at less than 52 km. This dense and regularly spaced experiment is made possible by the coordinated coeval deployment of temporary stations from numerous national pools, including ocean-bottom seismometers, which were funded by different national agencies. They combine with permanent networks, which also required the cooperation of many different operators. Together these stations ultimately fill coverage gaps. Following a short overview of previous large-scale seismological experiments in the Alpine region, we here present the goals, construction, deployment, characteristics and data management of the AlpArray Seismic Network, which will provide data that is expected to be unprecedented in quality to image the complex Alpine mountains at depth.
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