B.U.



BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY
KANDİLLİ OBSERVATORY and EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

GEOPHYSICS DEPARTMENT
 

KOERI

 
      
 

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS MONITORING PROJECT

 
 

 

With the aim of monitoring the nuclear explosions around the globe, Turkish General Command and Air Force Technical Application Center (AFTAC) under the Defense Economic Corporation Agreement (DECA) has been jointly operating this seismic array since 1951. In 1990’s, Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) was established in Vienna (International Data Center-IDC) under United Nations. As a result of this agreement, operation of Belbaşı facility was transferred to Bogazi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) under CTBTO context. 

Continuous data recording with 13 stations and transferring online to the IDC and KOERI.