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Earthquake monitoring system and Information products

Learn about Bangladesh Meteorological Department's role in earthquake monitoring and tsunami detection. Explore their seismic communication network, equipment, bulletin dissemination, and hazard assessments for Bangladesh. Discover their data processing system and ongoing initiatives for seismic observatory practice and professional capacity development. Collaborations and training courses are highlighted.

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Earthquake monitoring system and Information products

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  1. Earthquake monitoring system and Information products Md. RubyetKabir Meteorologist

  2. 1.Earthquake monitoring Bangladesh Meteorological Department is the only responsible organization in our country for monitoring earthquake and Tsunami. First seismological observatory of the country having been set up by the department at Chittagong in 1956. The operational task of the department is to quickly estimate the earthquake source parameters immediately on occurrence of an earthquake and disseminate the information to all the user agencies as soon as possible. This Presentation indicates the status of seismic monitoring, early warning communication systems and the data processing system of BMD.

  3. Earthquake Monitoring • How Bangladesh Meteorological Department monitors earthquakes? • Recording earthquakes • real-time • 24 hours a day • seven days a week • Determining the location of an earthquake • Manually by Using EDSP software

  4. Diagram of Seismic Communication Network of BMD

  5. Type of Seismic Equipments Short period seismometer Broad band Seismometer Accelerometer Borehole Seismometer

  6. BMD Bulletins Dissemination Mechanism

  7. Requirements • Installation of Dhaka Seismic array with automatic and interactive analyzing system. • Tsunami monitoring and watch/warning system • Earthquake location and processing procedures. • Seismic hazard for Bangladesh • Calculation of crustal movement using GPS data • Transfer of software • Human capacity developments of professionals • Training in seismic observatory practice • Training courses. • Multi-lateral collaborations regarding earthquake and tsunami.

  8. Thank You

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