| Acronym: | CTBTO Contract 2012-1694 |
| Cost Center: | 156 |
| Title: | Post Certification Activities at the IMS Infrasound Station IS42, Azores, Portugal |
| Start-End: | 01-12-2011 - 31-10-2024 |
| Beneficiary Entity: | Fundação Gaspar Frutuoso |
| Gestores da FGF: | Bruno Machado, Fábio Sousa |
| Responsible Researcher: | Nicolau Maria Berquó De Aguiar Wallenstein |
| R&D Units: | IVAR - Instituto de Investigação em Vulcanologia e Avaliação de Riscos |
| Total Financing: | 1.385.511,38 |
| Outras Fontes de Financiamento: | 1.385.511,38 (100.0 %) |
Service Provision Description:
The project “CTBTO Contract 2012-1694 - Post Certification Activities at the IMS Infrasound Station IS42, Azores, Portugal” has as main objectives the provision of operation and maintenance services of the IS42 infrasound station, located on Graciosa Island and part of the International Monitoring System (IMS) of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). This provision of services is ensured by the Institute for Research in Volcanology and Risk Assessment (IVAR) of the UAc, as the entity responsible for the management and operation of the said station. In addition to its contractual obligations, this project allowed IVAR to create a team with skills in the field of monitoring using infrasound techniques, with application to extreme atmospheric events, such as volcanic eruptions, also benefiting from access to data from the entire the network of more than 300 IMS stations.
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