AdriaArray – a Passive Seismic Experiment to Study Structure, Geodynamics and Geohazards of the Adriatic Plate

AdriaArray is a multinational initiative to cover the Adriatic Plate and its tectonically active surroundings – including units of Adriatic origin – with a dense regional array of seismic stations. AdriaArray provides data for imaging of the crustal and upper mantle structure and for the analysis of seismic activity and hazard. It will help to understand the causes of active tectonics and volcanic fields in the region. The network consists of 1092 permanent and 436 temporary broadband stations from 23 mobile pools. A homogeneous coverage of broadband stations is achieved in an area from the Massif Central in the west to the Carpathians in the east, from the Alps in the north to the Calabrian Arc and mainland Greece in the south. The backbone network (2022‑2026) is complemented by locally densified broadband deployments in the western Carpathians, along the Dubrovnik fault and in the Vrancea region. Data recorded by AdriaArray stations is transmitted in real-time to 12 nodes of the European Integrated Data Archive (EIDA) where it is accessible as a single virtual network. Regular availability and quality checks ensure high data usability. AdriaArray, the largest passive seismic experiment in Europe to date, is based on the cooperation between local network operators, mobile pool providers, technicians, engineers, field teams, researchers, students, and organizations such as ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology) and EPOS (European Plate Observing System). The AdriaArray Seismology Group, founded in 2022, encompasses 64 institutions from 30 countries with 451 participants. Initial Collaborative Research Groups have been established to coordinate data analysis and scientific research. We present the evolution of the experiment and its objectives, describe its preparation and planning, and show maps of the AdriaArray Seismic Network, station properties and coverage. We further describe the data archiving and distribution, list the participating institutions, individuals and networks and discuss collaborative research topics.

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Annals of Geophysics
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2025-09-29
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https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-9284
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Abstract

AdriaArray is a multinational initiative to cover the Adriatic Plate and its tectonically active surroundings – including units of Adriatic origin – with a dense regional array of seismic stations. AdriaArray provides data for imaging of the crustal and upper mantle structure and for the analysis of seismic activity and hazard. It will help to understand the causes of active tectonics and volcanic fields in the region. The network consists of 1092 permanent and 436 temporary broadband stations from 23 mobile pools. A homogeneous coverage of broadband stations is achieved in an area from the Massif Central in the west to the Carpathians in the east, from the Alps in the north to the Calabrian Arc and mainland Greece in the south. The backbone network (2022‑2026) is complemented by locally densified broadband deployments in the western Carpathians, along the Dubrovnik fault and in the Vrancea region. Data recorded by AdriaArray stations is transmitted in real-time to 12 nodes of the European Integrated Data Archive (EIDA) where it is accessible as a single virtual network. Regular availability and quality checks ensure high data usability. AdriaArray, the largest passive seismic experiment in Europe to date, is based on the cooperation between local network operators, mobile pool providers, technicians, engineers, field teams, researchers, students, and organizations such as ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology) and EPOS (European Plate Observing System). The AdriaArray Seismology Group, founded in 2022, encompasses 64 institutions from 30 countries with 451 participants. Initial Collaborative Research Groups have been established to coordinate data analysis and scientific research. We present the evolution of the experiment and its objectives, describe its preparation and planning, and show maps of the AdriaArray Seismic Network, station properties and coverage. We further describe the data archiving and distribution, list the participating institutions, individuals and networks and discuss collaborative research topics.

Annals of GeophysicsVol. 68(5)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE), Twitter (United States) (US), Goethe University Frankfurt (DE), Roma Tre University (IT), Uppsala University (SE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), University of Vienna (AT), University of Helsinki (FI), University of Trieste (IT), University of Patras (GR), University of Zagreb (HR), Polytechnic University of Tirana (AL), University of Malta (MT), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR), Aarhus University (DK), Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK), Charles University (CZ), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR), Masaryk University (CZ), University of Cambridge (GB), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG), Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (CH), Central Institution for Meteorology and Geodynamics (AT), Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (TR), Slovenian Environment Agency (SI), Polish Institute of International Affairs (PL), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (IT), University Clinical Center of Kosovo (XK), Institutul National de Cercetare si Dezvoltare pentru Fizica Pamantului (RO), National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (BG), Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics (CZ), Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA), Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo (XK), Géosciences Rennes (FR), Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK), Geociencias Barcelona (ES), Croatian Geological Survey (HR), Institut des Sciences de la Terre (FR), Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology (NL), National Observatory of Athens (GR), FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ), Kosovo Telecom (Kosovo) (XK), Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics (CZ), Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (FR), Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences (PL), HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (HU), Institute of Geological Sciences (AM), GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (DE), Université Gustave Eiffel (FR), Univerzitet Za Poslovne Studije (BA), University clinical center of Republika Srpska (BA), Institute of Seismology (KZ), National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics (IT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR), Boğaziçi University (TR), University of Bergen (NO), University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT), Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (BG), University of Montenegro (ME), TU Bergakademie Freiberg (DE), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (FR), Freie Universität Berlin (DE), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (MK), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE), Université Grenoble Alpes (FR), Ruhr University Bochum (DE), University of Twente (NL), University of Oulu (FI)
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