2008 Infrasound Technology Workshop, Grotto Bay Beach Resort, Bermuda, November 3-7, 2008


Authors and titles are taken from the ITW 2008 Program

Session 1: Sensors and Calibration

Chairs: Jay Helmericks and Carrick Talmadge

Chaparral Physics Research (view)
Helmericks, University of Alaska

Development of a New Infrasound Microphone Technology (view)
Carrick Talmadge, University of Mississippi

A Low Power and Low Noise Infrasound Sensor for Temporary Measurements (view)
Stephane Denis, CEA/DASE

Efforts in Distributed Arrays for Infrasound Measurements (view)
Kevin Dillion, Miltec Research & Development

PTS Infrasound Portable Array (view)
John Coyne & Patrick Grenard, PTS/CTBTO

Development of a Portable, Controllable Infrasound Source (view)
Milton Garces, University of Hawaii

Application of an M-Sequence Infrasonic Calibrator at the Camp Elliott OFIS Array (view)
Kris Walker, University of California San Diego

Session 2: Infrasound from Anthropogenic Sources

Chairs: Sergey Kulichkov and Curt Szuberla

Observations of Chemical Explosions (view)
Ludwik Liszka, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Fast Arrivals at Long Distances from Explosions (view)
Sergey Kulichkov, Oboukhov Institute for Atmospheric Physics

Infrasound Signals from Repeating Detonations at the Utah Test and Training Range Recorded in North America (view)
Roger Bowman, SAIC

Infrasound Calibration Experiment in Sayarim, Israel: Preparation and Test Shots (view)
Yefim Gitterman, Geophysical Institute of Israel

Low Frequency Airplane Noise Measurement (view)
Xiao Di, University of Mississippi

Infrasound Case Studies (view)
Paul Golden, Southern Methodist University

Impact of Wind Generators on IMS Infrasound Stations (view)
Stefka Stefanova, PTS/CTBTO

Session 3: The International Monitoring System of the CTBTO

Chairs: Nicolas Brachet and Paola Campus

The IMS Infrasound Network: Current State and Future Plans (view)
Paola Campus, PTS/CTBTO

From the IMS Installation and Certification Group to the IMS Engineering and Development Section: A New Challenge Ahead (view)
Patrick Grenard, PTS/CTBTO

Assessing the Detection Capability of the International Monitoring System Infrasound Network (view)
David Green, AWE Blacknest

Ground-Truth Events as Benchmark for Assessing the Infrasound Detection Capability (view)
Alexis Le Pichon, CEA/DASE

The recently installed IMS Infrasound Station IS51, Bermuda (view)
Paola Campus, PTS/CTBTO

Preparing the Return of Infrasound Data Processing into IDC Operations (view)
Nicolas Brachet, PTS/CTBTO

Enhancements to the CTBTO Operational Automatic Infrasound Processing System (view)
David Brown, PTS/CTBTO

Session 4: Wind Noise

Chairs: Douglas Christie and Stefka Stefanova

Wind-Noise Reduction at IMS Infrasound Stations (view)
Douglas Christie, Australian National University

Approaches to the Infrasound Signal Denoising by Using AR Method (view)
Takahiko Murayama, Japan Weather Association

Infrasonic Noise Reduction Using Shelters/Windbreaks (view)
Douglas ReVelle, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Session 5: Detection, Propagation and Modeling

Chairs: Douglas Drob and Roger Waxler

Studies of Propagation from Atmospheric Sources Using Infrasound Arrays and Seismic Stations (view)
Catherine de Groot-Hedlin, University of California San Diego

Towards an automatic detection and localization procedure: an European case study (view)
Lars Ceranna, BGR Hannover

Analysing Multiple Explosions in Europe: Signal Characteristics and Propagation Modeling (view)
David Green, AWE Blacknest

Effects of atmospheric turbulence on azimuths and grazing angles estimation at the long distances from explosions (view)
Sergey Kulichkov, Institute for Atmospheric Physics

Acoustic-Gravity Waves From Meteor Entry As Well As From Rockets And Missiles (view)
Douglas ReVelle, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Numerical Simulation of Infrasound Propagation at High Altitude, Including Attenuation and Non-Linearity (view)
Catherine de Groot-Hedlin, University of California San Diego

Augmentation of IMS Infrasound Arrays for Near-field Clutter Reduction (view)
Curt Szuberla, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

InfraMonitor: Methodology for Automated Regional Monitoring (view)
Stephen Arrowsmith, Los Alamos National Laboratory

InfraMonitor: Application to the Utah Infrasound Network (view)
Stephen Arrowsmith, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Infrasound Assessment of a Railroad Bridge (view)
Mihan McKenna, US Army Engineering R&D Center

About Results of the ISTC Project #2845 (view)
Anatoly Baryshnikov, National Institute of Pulse Techniques

Recent Applications of the Time-Domain Parabolic Equation (TDPE) Model to Ground Truth Events (view)
Rob Gibson, BBN Technologies

A Study on Characteristics of Seasonally Dependent Infrasound Propagation Based on the Ground-Truth Events from a Long- Term Experiment at a Quarry Mine (view)
Hee-Il Lee, KIGAM

Session 6: Infrasound from Geophysical Sources

Chairs: Milton Garcés and Alexis Le Pichon

A Canadian Program for Dedicated Monitoring of Meteor Generated Infrasound (view)
Wayne Edwards, University of Western Ontario

An Estimate of the Terrestrial Influx of Large Meteoroids from Infrasonic Measurements (view)
Douglas ReVelle, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Infrasonic Measurements of the Carancas Peru Meteorite Fall (view)
Peter Brown, University of Western Ontario

Infrasonic Observations of Meteoroid Entries (view)
Ludwik Liszka, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Infrasound from 2008CT3 on 7 October 2008 (view)
Douglas ReVelle, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Microbarom signals recorded in Antarctica - A measure for sudden stratospheric warming? (view)
Lars Ceranna, BGR Hannover

The IMS Infrasound Network and its potential for detections of a variety of man-made and natural events (view)
Paola Campus, PTS/CTBTO

Acoustic-Gravity Wave Monitoring for Global Atmospheric Studies (view)
Elisabeth Blanc, CEA/DASE

Infrasound from Atmospheric Vortices (view)
Ludwik Liszka, Swedish Institute of Space Physics

The Analysis of the Infrasound Signal from May 12 Earthquake Wenchuan China (view)
Wang Xiaohang, North China Institute of Computing Technology

Evaluation of the ASHE Project (Ecuador) (view)
Milton Garces, University of Hawaii

IMS Infrasound Station Observations of the Recent Explosive Eruptions of Okmok and Kasatochi Volcanoes, Alaska (view)
John Olson, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Design of Monitoring and Early Warning System for Geological Hazards in Three Gorges Reservoir Area Using Infrasound (view)
Ning Qiu, Chinese University of Geosciences