Geophysical Network, Existing And Future Plan

Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (MGA) is governmental bodies who responsible to provide data and information of Meteorology, Climatology, Air Qualities and Geophysical phenomena’s. Recently MGA is developing the geophysical networks to improve the capabilities in providing the geophysical data and information services, including the tsunami warning system. In the future, the seismological networks will be enhanced by installing 160 broadband seismographs and real time data processing to support the tsunami warning system. The geomagnetic also will be added up to 8 – 10 station, while the gravity base point will be added to support the gravity surveys for the exploration works. The lightening networks will be
expanded to cover all of Indonesian region.

1. Introduction
The Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (MGA) of Indonesia has fundamental duty to manage and execute task in meteorology and geophysics. Task and function of MGA are providing accurate, prompt, and qualified services for protection of citizen lives and properties from natural disaster. MGA has responsible for policy formulation for standard operational procedures in the fields of meteorology, climatology and geophysics. Implementation of meteorological, climatological and geophysical observation, data processing, analysis and information services in the ocean and in the atmosphere. Mandatory in the operational of meteorology, climatology and geophysics and also authority to announce severe weather warnings and alerts. To take care all of the tasks MGA operates and maintains geophysical stations, including the seismic networks, geomagnetic networks, geomagnetic repeat stations,
gravity base/check point networks and also lightening detector networks. This paper is a brief description of geophysical network running by MGA.


2. Seismological Stations and Networks
Indonesia is located in seismic active region due to the interaction among 3 mega plates namely Eurasia, India Ocean-Australia, Pacific and 2 smaller one Philippine Sea and Caroline. These interactions create regional and local faults that generate earthquakes. So, every time and every place in Indonesia have earthquake potentials. Figure 1 shown seismicity of Indonesia and Indian ocean. Now MGA of Indonesia has 30 geophysical stations and 28 telemetry seismic stations, that record earthquake event from all location in Indonesia and its surrounding. Those geophysical stations send the seismic data to National Seismic Center, MGA Jakarta and to Regional Seismic Center. At present MGA of Indonesia has 5 regional centers, located in Medan, Ciputat, Denpasar, Makasar and Jayapura.


Paper ini dibuat Th 2006, Mohon dimaklumi jika sudah terjadi banyak perkembangan.

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