Kivu Seismological Network (KivuSnet)

KivuSNet represents the first dense broadband seismic network installed in the Kivu Rift region, which is located in the bordering region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Here the active volcanoes Nyamulagira (the most active in Africa) and Nyiragongo (host to the largest persistent lava lake on Earth) threaten the city of Goma and neighbouring agglomerations, and destructive earthquakes can also affect the region. The deployement started with the first stations in 2012/2013 and since October 2015, 13 stations are operated with real-time data transmission. The development of KivuSNet has been carried out in the framework of several research projects and is in particular associated with the project REmote Sensing and In Situ detection and Tracking of geohazards (RESIST), funded by the Belgian Science Policy and the National Research Fund of Luxembourg. KivuSNet aims at opening a new window for the seismological knowledge in this highly active rifting region, allowing for unprecedented insights into tectonic and volcanic seismicity, tremor patterns and Earth structure as well as for sustainable real-time monitoring of the volcanoes in the area. Together with the often co-located KivuGNet geodetic stations, KivuSNet closes a dramatic observational gap in this region. Waveform data is available from the GEOFON data centre, under network code KV. Embargo policy: - All data before 1 August 2019 remain under embargo until 1 August 2024; - Data acquired from 1 August 2019 onwards are opened 3 years after their acquisition, progressively in 1-months batches (e.g. Data from August 2019 would be opened on 1 September 2022, data from September 2019 would be opened on 1 October 2022 etc.) - For any access request to data that are still under embargo, written permission of the RESIST project partners is needed.

KivuSNet是首个部署于基伍裂谷（Kivu Rift）区域的密集宽带地震台网（dense broadband seismic network），该区域地处刚果民主共和国与卢旺达的交界地带。境内的活跃火山尼亚穆拉吉拉（Nyamulagira，非洲活跃度最高的火山）与尼拉贡戈（Nyiragongo，拥有全球最大的持久熔岩湖）对戈马市及周边聚居区构成严重威胁，同时破坏性地震亦会波及该区域。
该台网的首批台站于2012/2013年投入运行，自2015年10月起，已有13个台站实现实时数据传输。
KivuSNet的建设依托多项研究项目推进，尤其与比利时科学政策办公室及卢森堡国家研究基金资助的“遥感与现场探测追踪地质灾害（RESIST）”项目深度关联。
KivuSNet旨在为这一高度活跃的裂谷区域的地震学研究打开全新窗口，使学界得以前所未有地深入解析该区域的构造与火山地震活动、震颤模式及地球内部结构，同时实现对当地火山的可持续实时监测。
搭配通常与之共址的KivuGNet大地测量台站，KivuSNet填补了该区域此前存在的显著观测空白。
该台网的波形数据可通过GEOFON数据中心获取，台网代码为KV。
数据封存政策如下：
1. 2019年8月1日之前的所有数据将处于封存期，至2024年8月1日解禁；
2. 2019年8月1日及之后采集的数据将在采集完成3年后按月分批逐步解禁（例如：2019年8月的数据将于2022年9月1日解禁，2019年9月的数据将于2022年10月1日解禁，以此类推）；
3. 对于仍处于封存期的数据的任何访问请求，均需获得RESIST项目合作方的书面许可。