| Title | A critical assessment of Canadian earthquake monitoring and alerting practice versus the initial challenges of the 2020 COVID-19 experience |
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| Author | McCormack, D A; Bent, A L; VanBrabant, R; McKee, L |
| Source | Seismological Research Letters vol. 92, issue 1, 2020 p. 60-66, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200281 |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20200325 |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf; html |
| Province | Canada; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut;
Canada |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Area | Canada |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 84.0000 41.5000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; Health and Safety; seismology; earthquakes; earthquake risk; seismic risk; seismicity; seismological network; Canadian National Seismograph
Network; Emergency preparedness; Emergency services; monitoring; station locations, remote observation |
| Illustrations | location maps; photographs |
| Program | Canadian Hazard Information Service
Canadian Hazard Information Service Management |
| Released | 2020 11 25 |
| Abstract | We describe the regular pre-COVID mode of operations for the Canadian National Seismograph Network and associated monitoring, alerting and analysis for earthquakes in Canada, describe how the current
operational posture evolved, and discuss the ways in which the posture was and was not suitable to respond to the challenges and constraints of the COVID-19 situation in Canada. We find that many of the design and operation decisions taken over the
last couple of decades for earthquake monitoring in Canada, collectively driven largely by considerations of resilience and cost-effectiveness, and further refined after the experience of the H1N1 pandemic, resulted in a system that continued to
function effectively under lockdown conditions. Specific challenges and lessons learned from the first few months of the pandemic are noted. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This paper describes the challenges and successes of monitoring earthquakes in Canada during the lockdown related to the covid-19 pandemic. For the most
part, the system functioned well due to lessons learned from past crises and careful planning. I few weaknesses were identified and rectified. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 327009 |
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