NDC preparedness exercise starts
An initiative of the German NDC

Inside the data centre of the German NDC in Hannover
Already the second NDC preparedness exercise
- the data exchange between the NDCs and the CTBTO's International Data Centre (IDC).
- the IDC bulletins, i.e. the analysis of the raw data provided by the network of 321 monitoring stations, which is currently being established.
- the programmes and methods used by NDCs and the IDC.
A seismic event will trigger the exercise
The NDCs have chosen a number of regions from which the 'trigger event' might originate
NDC Preparedness Exercise will trigger next CTBTO-WMO exercise
For more information on the NDC Preparedness Exercise, see the website of the German NDC here
30 Oct 2008