Introduction

The Infrasound Technology Workshop will be held in San Diego, California, USA from October 27-30, 2003. The Laboratory for Atmospheric Acoustics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego will host the workshop. The workshop has been organized in cooperation with the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).

Administrative information

The meeting will be held on the Scripps campus. The campus is located approximately 1.5 km from the hotel and can be easily reached via the beach on foot. Bus transport to and from the hotel will be provided each day. Rental cars are not recommended as parking at the institute is limited.

The registration fee will be $250 US dollars and can be paid during the meeting or in advance. This includes an icebreaker, AM and PM snacks, lunches, and a group dinner. A contribution of $150 US dollars is requested for partners not joining the meeting but joining in for the social program. Registration is done by filling out the registration form.

Important deadlines (contact Michael Hedlin for registrations past the deadlines):

Meeting registration: October 1, 2003
Hotel reservation: September 26, 2003
Abstract submission: October 1, 2003

Contact person:

Dr. Michael A.H. Hedlin
Laboratory for Atmospheric Acoustics, Chair
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, USA.
Email: hedlin@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-534-8773
Fax: 858-534-6354

Topics

Abstracts are welcome from all areas of research in infrasound. Possible topics are:

1. Infrasound array design
2. Design and performance of infrasound sensors
3. Design and performance of wind-noise-reducing systems with emphasis on high wind speeds
4. Issues in installing and operating infrasound arrays
5. Signal detection, processing and analysis
6. Infrasound wave propagation modeling; comparison of modeling results with observations, the availability and accuracy of atmospheric models.
7. Establishment of a ground truth reference database
8. Looking toward making optimal use of an unprecedented 60 element global network: challenges and opportunities
9. Current status of the IMS infrasound network
10. Plans to improve the IMS network capability
11. Progress with processing of the global infrasound data.
12. Automatic detection

Posters

Although most presentations will be oral, participants are encouraged to bring posters. Posters will be on display throughout the workshop. Although no special poster session is planned, posters can be viewed during breaks, lunch etc.

Proceedings

Speakers are kindly requested to provide their presentations in digital format for the proceedings. Digital presentations will be collected during the meeting or can be sent in advance.