Mediterranean Very Broadband Seismographic Network (MedNet)

Type Dataset Class type Dati Sismologici e Infrasonici (terrestri e marini)

Seismic Network Seismic Stations Seismic Broadband Instruments Seismic Waveforms

The Mediterranean Very Broadband Seismographic Network (MedNet) constitutes a backbone network of highest quality broadband stations in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The Mediterranean region is characterised by a very complex tectonic environment and by high seismicity due to the over-all convergence of two major plates. Therefore, and to ensure regional coverage at a time where availability of seismic broadband instruments was still scarce, the MedNet project established this network primarily as a scientific research infrastructure of high-quality, state-of-the-art seismographic instrumentation at (particularly) seismically quiet and thermally stable sites. Initially, such remote sites and related logistical constraints implied, that data were recorded on local storage media at these stations and became available only after recovery and physical shipment. Later, several technological upgrades established real-time data connectivity and made these stations available for seismic monitoring purposes in Italy and other the Euro-Mediterranean countries. The MedNet project, which operates and maintained the network, is led by the National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, INGV), but receives significant contributions from many cooperating geophysical institutes from the countries involved. All stations transmit sensor data in real time to the INGV datacentre in Rome. Data is distributed through the Orfeus European Integrated Data Archive (EIDA) federation and International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks (FDSN) standard protocols under an open definition compliant license.

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Cite as

MedNet Project Partner Institutions. (1990). Mediterranean Very Broadband Seismographic Network (MedNet). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/sd/fbbbtdtd6q

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Field	Value
Dataset Identifier (DOI)	10.13127/sd/fbbbtdtd6q
Acronym	MedNet
Other Identifier	OthId Identifier: ingv_15 OthId Organization: INGV
Dataset Themes	TECH
Publisher	Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Release Date	25-01-1990
Modification Date	19-12-2023
Geographical Name	Organizational Unit Responsible Competence Area
GeoNames URL	https://www.geonames.org/363196
Dataset Languages	ITA
Temporal Coverage	From 25-01-1990
Rights holder	Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) ROR 00qps9a02 IPA ingv
Update frequency	continuously updated
Version Of	Not available
Spatial extent	{"type": "MultiPolygon","coordinates": [[[ [-6.8569,46.4722], [31.8292,46.4722], [31.8292,29.9275], [-6.8569,29.9275], [-6.8569,46.4722] ]]]}
Author	MedNet Project Partner Institutions Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Italy

Other contributors

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Osservatorio Nazionale Terremoti (ONT) (Data Manager)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) (Data Collector)
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) (Data Collector)
Seismological Institute of Serbia (Data Collector)
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG) (Data Collector)
National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) (Data Collector)
National Institute of Meteorology (INM) (Data Collector)
National Observatory of Athens (NOA) (Data Collector)
National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) (Data Collector)
Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) (Data Collector)
Centre de Recherche en Astronomie, Astrophysique et Geophysique (CRAAG) (Data Collector)
Institute of Geosciences (IGEO) (Data Collector)
University of Trieste (UniTS) (Data Collector)
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) (Data Collector)
National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG) (Data Collector)
Malta University (Data Collector)
Institute of Geophysics (Data Collector)
Montenegro Seismological Observatory (Data Collector)
Republican Hydrometeorological Institute (RHMZRS) (Data Collector)
GEOFON Program (Data Collector)