A LZER0 receiver, a cost-effective instrument developed by us at CRS, is now at an altitude of 5,050 meters above sea level at the base of Mount Everest! This is where the EvK2CNR International Pyramid Laboratory-Observatory is located, which includes both seismological and geodetic instrumentation.
The equipment, installed by OGS together with the association EvK2CNR and the Nepal Academy of Sciences and Technology (NAST), has recently been upgraded with new equipment to improve monitoring and research on climate change and the processes affecting the regional geology.
The IO.EVN seismic station has been active since 2014 and also recorded the powerful earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.1, which struck central Tibet on January 7, 2025. A new accelerometer has now been added, coupled with the existing seismometer for measuring local and global earthquakes, and an infrasound sensor to record ambient noise, including rock and ice collapses and noises associated with glacier movements.
The geodetic station has also been upgraded: the existing receiver has been replaced with a new one and has also been supported by a cost-effective LZER0 receiver (https://frednet.crs.ogs.it/siamo-anche-developers/). The station will be used byOGS together with the University of Trieste, owner of the antenna, to study the geodynamics of the region.
For more info:
https://www.evk2cnr.org/en/pyramid-observatory-laboratory
