German IMS stations

The Federal Republic of Germany operates 5 stations as part of the IMS, whereby BGR is responsible for operating two seismic arrays (GERES and SNAA) and two infrasound stations (I26DE and I27DE) – one of each in Germany and in the Antarctic. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is responsible for the fifth station (RN33) which measures radionuclides in the air and is located in the southern Black Forest.

Locations of the German IMS stations on the Atlantic coast of the Antarctic (left) and in southern Germany (right). The different symbols mark the different measuring systems: the GERES and SNAA seismic stations in blue, the I26DE and I27DE infrasound stations in purple, and the RN33 radionuclide station in orange. Source: BGR