Dissemination of Alpine Accelerometric Data

A new CD ROM of strong-motion data from 1976 to 2005 recording in the Alpine region, an area of significant seismic hazard, has just been released. This data was collected, processed and the CD ROM created within the framework of the Interreg IIIB Alpine Space project SISMOVALP (Seismic hazard and alpine valley response analysis). Records have been collected from seismic networks in France (Réseau Accélérometrique Permanent), Italy (networks of Politecnico of Milano and University of Genoa, Friuli Venezia Giulia Accelerometric Network, ENEL network now operated by Servizio Sismico Nazionale and temporary stations of ENEA), Switzerland (Swiss Seismological Service) and Slovenia (the network of Environmental Agency). These data provide a consistent and the most complete set of strong-motion data currently available for the Alpine region and provides a valuable basis for future seismic hazard assessment studies for the region, in particularly for studying the complex three-dimensional site effects that can occur in Alpine valleys. These data were then incorporated into a slightly modified version of the Strong-Motion Datascape Navigator (SMDN) developed by Ambraseys et al. (2004)