It is also our desire to prepare an affordable publication. The Handbook is being edited by Willie Lee, Hiroo Kanamori and Paul C. Jennings, with an editorial advisory board of about 50 people. Computer and communication technologies, as well as the availability of modern broadband sensors, have revolutionized seismological practice during the last two decades of the 20th century. It is currently under development as a web site. This shall be achieved through an open interactive dialog between users and contributors.
First contributions are already available .
The systematically structured tutorial body of the manual aims at creating a broader interdisciplinary problem awareness and understanding of the scientific-technical and theoretical fundamentals of seismological observations and their routine analysis, and at the motivation of observatory personnel. It will be complemented by self-explanatory worksheets and exercises with solutions. Manual chapters and worksheets may be used as training modules for observatory practice. Institutions who have publication needs, as well as those with surplus publications, including back runs of journals, should send a list to the Secretary-General. The global map combines the effort of more than 500 scientists, with 95 principal authors.