The United States National Data Center,
Abstract
The United Nations Conference on Disarmament ad hoc Group of Scientific Experts (GSE) is conducting the third large-scale technical test, termed GSETT-3, which started on January 1st of this year. The purpose is the continuation of an on-going effort to develop a global system for international monitoring of a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) which will provide member states with data for their own national monitoring assessment. Accomplishment of this objective requires testing of a system composed of four major components: an International Data Center (IDC), National Data Centers (NDCs) in each member state, a network of seismic stations in each member state, and high speed communications to share the data in near-real time. This paper will discuss the progress of the US efforts to prototype and operate its NDC for GSETT-3. With eight months having elapsed since GSETT-3 began, we are now in a position to attempt a more consistent statistical assessment of the reliability and capability of the US NDC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 14, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADP204531
Entities
People
- Bruce R. Varnum
Organizations
- Air Force Technical Applications Center