Seismology

A dedicated short course on the use of the software GPlates will be held at this years’ EGU. GPlates is a “desktop software for the interactive visualisation of plate-tectonics“. It offers a “combination of interactive plate-tectonic reconstructions, geographic information system functionality and raster data visualisation“. GPlates is an open-source software running on Windows, Linux and MacOS X. It …[Read More]

A joint workshop about earthquake and induced risk, early warning and rapid response is going to take place in Luxembourg, between the 18th and the 20th of November this year. The long list of researchers involved in the scientific committee, invited lecturers, and, the number of organisations supporting this workshop make this meeting one not to be missed. The …[Read More]

Sometimes it is not easy to understand (or explain) how seismic waves propagate through Earth. Recently, a number of very nice graphic examples have been uploaded on vimeo.com. The videos show the basic concepts of a travelling seismic wave such as the propagation of waves from a central source (similar to the ripples in a pond after a stone …[Read More]

An international scientific conference about Georisks in the Mediterranean and their mitigation is going to be held in Malta between the 20th and 21st July, 2015.  This Scientific Conference is organised by the University of Malta, as part of the SIMIT project: Integrated Civil Pro­tection System for the Italo-Maltese Cross-Border Area. The meeting will bring together experts and …[Read More]

We are looking for individuals interested in helping with the running of this blog dedicated to the Seismology Division (SM) within EGU. Single contributions are also welcome. The aim of this blog is to share latest news, ideas, promote upcoming events/conferences, and other information that is relevant to the seismological community. The blog is run in conjunction …[Read More]

I came across the VERCE Workshop which I think could be of interest to many within the Seismology Division. The details provided below are also available on the VERCE website. Free VERCE training on Forward modelling and data intensive seismology using the VERCE platform. VERCE is developing a data-intensive e-science environment to enable innovative data …[Read More]

The EGU division presidents for 2015-2017 have been elected. The new Seismology Division (SM) president is Paul Martin Mai. We will learn more about Paul Martin in a future post. Till then, congratulations to Paul Martin Mai! All Division presidents will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 13 April 2015 in Vienna, Austria, with …[Read More]

Welcome to the brand new EGU Seismology Division Blog! The European Geosciences Union  administration team has been working round the clock to launching the brand new official blog network for EGU (https://blogs.egu.eu/). The EGU blogs hosts the official blog of the EGU, GeoLog, as well as a network of blogs in the Earth, planetary and space …[Read More]

This page is undergoing a major revamp! EGU is constantly working to improve its presence on the internet. Many of the blogs run by the young scientists of several divisions – like this blog dedicated to young seismologist of EGU – are being combined together into one dedicated EGU blog site. The new design is electrifying. …[Read More]

A message from Laura Roberts: EGU Science Communication Officer Dear EGU Young Scientist, Firstly, let me take this opportunity to introduce myself, I am Laura Roberts, the new EGU Communications Officer and I will be your point of contact in the EGU office moving forward. Preparations for the EGU 2015 General Assembly (12–17 April, Vienna, …[Read More]