About the meeting

This three-day meeting at TU Delft trains seismologists to monitor geothermal and geological storage operations, including CO₂ storage and underground hydrogen storage (UHS). Day one covers earthquake catalogs. Using the open induced-seismicity Groningen catalog, participants estimate the magnitude of completeness, track the b-value over space and time, and test the criteria that separate induced from natural earthquakes. Day two covers seismic imaging. Participants build seismic-velocity models and get hands-on training in active-source data acquisition and processing. Day three covers seismic-network design, a method most seismology courses do not include. Participants first learn the principles behind detecting and locating microseismicity, then explore optimal methods for placing sensors.

Each day combines a keynote talk, contributed talks and a hands-on exercise using open data. Participants also visit real infrastructure: DAPwell, TU Delft’s geothermal doublet on campus, built for research. The meeting also provides an icebreaker and opportunities for collaboration. Participants bring a laptop and receive the datasets and set-up instructions two weeks before the meeting.