Infrasound Monitoring for Atmospheric Studies

Part 1: Instrumentation, network and processing.- Chapter 1.The IMS Infrasound Network: Status and state-of-the-art design (Julien Mary).- Chapter 2. New generations of infrasound sensors: Technological developments and calibration (G. Nief).- Chapter 3. New systems for wind noise reduction for infrasonic measurements (Jeremy Webster).- Chapter 4. Geoacoustic observations on drifting balloon-borne sensors (Daniel C. Bowman).- Chapter 5. Measuring infrasound from the maritime environment (Doug Grimmett).- Chapter 6. Advances in operational processing at the International Data Center (Pierrick Mialle).- Chapter 7. Infrasound signal detection: Re-examining the component parts that make up detection algorithms (Omar Marcillo).- Chapter 8. Explosion source models (Milton A. Garces).- Part 2: Observations - From local to global.- Chapter 9. The ANTARES explosion observed by the US-ARRAY: an unprecedented collection of infrasound phases recorded from the same event (Julien Vergoz).-Chapter 10. Characterization of the infrasonic wave field from repeating seismo-acoustic events (Steven J. Gibbons).- Chapter 11. On the use of a dense network of seismo-acoustic arrays for near-regional environmental monitoring (Il-Young Che).- Chapter 12. Large meteoroids as global infrasound reference events (Christoph Pilger).- Chapter 13. Systematic array processing of a decade of global IMS infrasound data (Lars Ceranna).- Part 3: Propagation modeling, network performance and inversion methods.- Chapter 14. Meteorology, climatology, and upper atmospheric composition for infrasound propagation modeling (Douglas P. Drob).- Chapter 15. Propagation modeling through realistic atmosphere and benchmarking (Roger Waxler).- Chapter 16. Internal gravity wave perturbations and their impact on infrasound propagation in the atmosphere (Igor Chunchuzov).- Chapter 17. Modeling the detection capability of the global IMS infrasound network (Alexis Le Pichon).- Chapter 18. Advances in infrasonic remote sensing methods (Jelle D. Assink).- Part 4: Evaluating and improving global circulation and climate models and weather forecasts (GCM).- Chapter 19. Continuous middle-atmospheric wind profile observations by Doppler microwave radiometry (Rolf Rüfenacht).- Chapter 20. Gravity-wave detection in the mesosphere using airglow spectrometers and meteor radars (R.E. Hibbins).- Chapter 21. Detection of infrasound signals and sources using a dense seismic network (Catherine D. de Groot-Hedlin).- Chapter 22. Calculating atmospheric gravity waves parameters from infrasound measurements (Graeme Marlton).- Chapter 23. The study of sudden stratospheric warmings using infrasound (Pieter S. M. Smets).- Chapter 24. Recent dynamic studies on the middle atmosphere at mid- and low-latitudes using Rayleigh Lidar and other technologies (Alain Hauchecorne).- Chapter 25. Large scale and transient disturbances and trends: from the ground to the ionosphere (Jan Lastovi?ka).- Chapter 26. Temperature trends observed in the middle atmosphere and future directions (P. Keckhut).- Chapter 27. Non-orographic gravity waves: representation in climate models and effects on infrasound (D. Cugnet).- Chapter 28. Middle atmosphere variability and model uncertainties as investigated in the framework of the ARISE project (Elisabeth Blanc).- Chapter 29. The potential impact of upper stratospheric measurements on sub-seasonal forecasts in the extra-tropics (Andrew J. Charlton-Perez).- Part 5: Benefits for monitoring natural hazards.- Chapter 30. Infrasound for detection, localization and geometrical reconstruction of lightning flashes (Thomas Farges).- Chapter 31. Infrasound monitoring as a tool to characterize impacting Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) (Elizabeth A. Silber).- Chapter 32. Local volcano infrasound monitoring (Jeffrey B. Johnson).- Chapter 33. Volcano infrasound and the International Monitoring System (Robin S. Matoza).- Chapter 34. Atmospheric control on ground- and spacebased remote detection of volcanic ash injection into the atmosphere, and link to early warning systems for aviation hazard mitigation (Benoit Taisne).- Chapter 35. Infrasound monitoring of volcano-related hazards for civil protection (Maurizio Ripepe).- Chapter 36. Infrasound monitoring of volcanic eruptions and contribution of ARISE to the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (Emanuele Marchetti).