TY - JOUR
T1 - Arctic geopolitics and the beginning of earthquake monitoring in Denmark and Greenland
AU - Jacobsen, A. Lif Lund
PY - 2017/7/31
Y1 - 2017/7/31
N2 - Were there scientific or political reasons behind Denmark’s decision to establish its first seismological stations for earthquake monitoring? In a nation where earthquakes are few and of small magnitude, it is remarkable that since 1927 the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), and its predecessors back to the Danish Geodetic Institute have recorded seismological events from permanent stations in Denmark and Greenland and shared data through international data centres.
AB - Were there scientific or political reasons behind Denmark’s decision to establish its first seismological stations for earthquake monitoring? In a nation where earthquakes are few and of small magnitude, it is remarkable that since 1927 the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), and its predecessors back to the Danish Geodetic Institute have recorded seismological events from permanent stations in Denmark and Greenland and shared data through international data centres.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85024097115&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.34194/geusb.v38.4424
DO - 10.34194/geusb.v38.4424
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85024097115
SN - 1604-8156
VL - 38
SP - 73
EP - 76
JO - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
JF - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
ER -