Short- and long-period seismic waves
Free oscillations as excited by large earthquakes
Background free oscillations as excited by turbulence in the atmosphere and the oceans
Deformations of the solid Earth through tidal forces by the Sun and the Moon
Variation of the Earth's magnetic field
The research at BFO is directed toward:
- Investigation of the generation of seismic noise by
meteorological phenomena.
Optimal installation and shielding of seismic sensors - maximize signal-to-noise ratio.
International collaborations toward illuminating
large-scale Earth structure.
BFO serves also as a testbed for geophysical sensors. Notable recent examples are:
- iSTS1 - Broad band seismometer with interferometric displacement transducer.
VBB seismometer for the deployment on planet Mars (Insight mission of NASA)
Laser high-frequency seismometer for the japanese gravitational wave detector
TAMA.
Tiltmeters for the
ring laser in Wettzell, Germany
Portable superconducting gravimeter SG-102