Michel Van Camp

Gravimetry & Seismology - Gravimétrie & Séismologie - Gravimetrie & Seismologie

Researcher at the Royal Observatory of Belgium
Chercheur à l'Observatoire Royal de Belgique
Onderzoeker op de Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België

Publication list

1) Publications with reviewing committee

    1. Van Camp, M., de Viron, O., Scherneck, H.-G., Hinzen, K., Williams, S., Lecocq, T., Quinif, Y., and Camelbeeck, T., Repeated absolute gravity measurements for monitoring slow intraplate vertical deformation in Western Europe, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B08402, doi: 10.1029/2010JB008174, 2011.
    2. de Viron, O., Van Camp, M., and Francis, O., Revisiting Absolute Gravimeter Intercomparisons, Metrologia, 48, 290-298, doi: 10.1088/0026-1394/48/5/008, 2011.
    3. Jiang, Z., Francis, O., Vitushkin, L., Palinkas, V. Germak, A., Becker, M., D'Agostino, G., Amalvict, M., Bayer, R. Bilker, M., Desogus, S., Faller, J., Falk, R., Hinderer, J., Gagnon, C.G.L., Jacob, T., Kalish, E., Kostelecky, J., Lee, C., Liard, J., Lokshyn, Y., Luck, B., Mäkinen, J., Mizushima, S., Le Moigne, N., Origlia, C., Pujol, E.R., Richard, P., Robertsson, L., Ruess, D., Schmerge, D.,. Stus, Y., Svitlov, S., Thies, S., Ullrich, C., Van Camp, M., Vitushkin, A., Ji, W., and Wilmes, H., Final report on the Seventh International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters (ICAG 2005), Metrologia 48, 246-260, doi: 10.1088/0026-1394/48/5/003, 2011.
    4. Gottsmann, J., de Angelis, S., Fournier, N., Van Camp, M., Sacks, S., Linde, A., and Ripepe, M., On the geophysical fingerprint of Vulcanian explosions, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 306, 98-104, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.03.035, 2011.
    5. Baumann, H., Francis, O., and Van Camp M., Final report on absolute gravimeter intercomparison (EURAMET Project no. 1093), Metrologia 47, doi: 10.1088/0026-1394/47/1A/07008, 2010.
    6. Van Camp, M., Métivier, L., de Viron, O., Meurers, B., and Williams, S.D.P., Characterizing long time scale hydrological effects on gravity for improved distinction of tectonic signals, J. Geophys. Res. 115, B07407, doi: 10.1029/2009JB006615, 2010.
    7. Van Camp, M., Steim, J., Rapagnani, G., and Rivera, L., Connecting a Quanterra Datalogger Q330 on the GWR C021 Superconducting Gravimeter, Seismological Research Letters 79 (6), 778-789, 2008.
    8. de Viron, O., Panet, I., Mikhailov, V., Van Camp, M., and Diament, M., Retrieving Earthquake signature in GRACE gravity solutions, Geophys. J. Int., doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03807.x, 2008.
    9. Camelbeeck, T., Vanneste, K., Alexandre, P., Verbeeck, K., Petermans, T., Rosset, P., Everaerts, M., Warnant, R. and Van Camp, M., Relevance of active faulting and seismicity studies to assess long term earthquake activity in Northwest Europe, Continental Intraplate Earthquakes: Science, Hazard, and Policy Issues, Geological Society of America, S. Stein and S. Mazzotti (eds.) Special Paper 425, 193-224, 2007.
    10. Meurers, B., Van Camp, M., and Petermans, T., Correcting gravity time series using rain fall modeling at the Vienna and Membach stations and application to Earth tide analysis, J. Geod., doi: 10.1007/s00190-007-0137-1, 2007.
    11. Van Camp, M. and Francis, O., Is the instrumental drift of superconducting gravimeters a linear or exponential function of time?, J. Geod., doi: 10.1007/s00190-006-0110-4, 2006.
    12. Van Camp, M., M. Vanclooster, O. Crommen, T. Petermans, K. Verbeeck, B. Meurersm T. van Dam and A. Dassargues, Hydrogeological investigations at the Membach station, Belgium and application to correct long periodic gravity variations, J. Geophys. Res. 111, B10403, doi:10.1029/2006JB004405, 2006.
    13. Van Camp, M., Meus P., Quinif Y., Kaufmann O., van Ruymbeke M., Vandiepenbeeck M. and Camelbeeck T., Karst water system investigated by absolute gravimetry, EOS trans. AGU, 87 (30), p298, 2006.
    14. Nicolas, J., Nocquet, J.-M., Van Camp, M., van Dam, T., Boy, J.-P., Hinderer, J., Gegout, P., Calais, E. and Amalvict, M., Seasonal effects on Laser, GPS, and Absolute Gravity vertical positioning at the OCA geodetic station, Grasse, France, Geophys. J. Int, 167( 3), 1127-1137, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03205.x, 2006.
    15. F. Fratepietro, T. F. Baker, S. D. P. Williams and Van Camp, M., Ocean loading deformations caused by storm surges on the north-west European shelf, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L06317, doi:10.1029/2005GL025475, 2006.
      AGU Journal Highlights 10 April 2006
    16. Park, J., Song, T. R., Tromp, J., Okal, E., Stein, S., Roult, G., Clevede, E., Laske, G., Kanamori, H., Davis, P., Berger, J., Braitenberg, C., Van Camp, M., Lei, X., Sun, H., Xu, H., and Rosat, S., Long-period behavior of the 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake from its excitation of Earth’s free oscillations, Science, 308, 1139-1144, 20 May 2005.
    17. Van Camp, M., Williams, S.D.P., and Francis, O., Uncertainty of absolute gravity measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B05406, doi:10.1029/2004JB003497, 9pp, 2005.
    18. Van Camp, M., and Vauterin, P., Tsoft: graphical and interactive software for the analysis of time series and Earth tides, Computers in Geosciences, 31(5) 631-640, 2005. (see: http://www.astro.oma.be/SEISMO/TSOFT/tsoft.html).
      One of the Top-50 most cited articles published in Computers & Geosciences 2005-2010
    19. Francis, O., Van Camp, M., van Dam T., Warnant R., and Hendrickx M., Indication of the uplift of the Ardenne in long term gravity variations in Membach (Belgium), Geophys. J. Int. 158, 346-352, 2004.
    20. Teerlynck, H., Van Rompaey, G., Nguyen, F., Van Camp, M., Jongmans, D., and Camelbeeck, T., Use of microtremor measurement for assessing site effects in Northern Belgium – interpretation of the observed intensity during the Ms=5.0 June 11, 1938 earthquake, J. Seismology, 8(1) 41-56, 2004.
    21. Vitushkin, L., Becker, M., Jiang, Z., Francis, O., van Dam, T.M., Faller, J., Chartier, J.-M., Amalvict, M., Bonvalot, S., Debeglia, S., Desogus, S., Diament, M., Dupont, F., Falk, R., Gabalda, G., Gagnon, C.G.L., Gattacceca, T., Germak, A., Hinderer, J., Jamet, O., Jeffries, G., Käter, R., Kopaev, A., Liard, J., Lindau, A., Longuevergne, L., Luck, B., Maderal, N., Mäkinen, J., Meurers, B., Mizushima, S., Mrlina, J., Newell, D., Origlia, C., Pujol, E.R., Reinhold, A., Richard, Ph., Robinson, I., Ruess, D., Thies, S., Van Camp, M., Van Ruymbeke, M., de Villalta Compagni, M.F., and Williams, S., Results of the Sixth International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2001, Metrologia, 39, 407-424, 2002.
    22. Van Camp, M., Camelbeeck, T., and Francis, O., An experiment to evaluate crustal motions across the Ardenne and the Roer Graben (North-western Europe) using absolute gravity measurements, Metrologia, 39, 503-508, 2002.
    23. Camelbeeck, T., Van Camp M., Jongmans D., Francis O., and van Dam T., Comment on "Nature of the vertical ground movements inferred from high-precision levelling data in an intra-plate setting: NE Ardenne, Belgium" by A. Demoulin and A. Collignon, J. Geophys. Res., 107B11 1029/2001JB000397, 2002.
    24. Van Camp, M., Wenzel, H.-G., Schott, P., Vauterin, P., and Francis, O., Accurate transfer function determination for superconducting gravimeters. Geophys. Res. Lett. 27, 1, pp 37-40, 2000.
    25. Lampens, P., Van Camp, M., and Sinachopoulos, D.,delta Scuti Stars in Stellar Systems: On the variability of HD 220392 and HD 220391, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 356, pp 895-902, 2000.
    26. Van Camp, M., Measuring seismic normal modes with the GWR C021 superconducting gravimeter. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 116, pp 81-92, 1999.

And reviewer for:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • Journal of Geodesy
  • Journal of Geodynamics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Metrologia
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Water Resources Research
  • Conference proceedings (IAG, ECGS, …).

2) Other publications

    1. Francis, O., Lampitelli, C., Klein, G., Van Camp, M., and Pálinkáš, V., Comparison between the Transfer Functions of three Superconducting Gravimeters, Bull. Inf. Marées Terrestres, 2012 (accepted).
    2. Lampens, P. and Van Camp, M. and Sinachopoulos, D., delta Scuti Stars in Stellar Systems: the Case of HD 220392, Delta Scuti Newsletter 13, pp 10-15, 1999.
    3. Van Camp, M., Qualification d’un gravimètre cryogénique pour les périodes supérieures à cent secondes. Thèse de doctorat, Université Catholique de Louvain, 208pp, décembre 1998.
    4. Van Camp, M., Le système d’étoiles doubles HD220392 et HD220391 contient au moins une composante variable à courte période, Thèse annexe de doctorat, Université Catholique de Louvain, 20pp, décembre 1998.
    5. Van Camp, M., High Sampling Rate Data Acquisition System for GWR Superconducting Gravimeter C021, Bull. Inf. Marées Terrestres. 127, pp 9787-9795, 1997.
    6. Van Camp, M., Noise induced by the refrigerating device of a superconducting gravimeter in the seismological station of Membach (Belgium). Bull. Inf. Marées Terrestres, 123, pp 9302-9314, 1995.

3) Proceedings with reviewing committee

    1. Lecocq, T., Rapagnani, G., Martin, H., De Vos, F., Hendrickx, M., Van Camp, M., Vanneste, K., and T. Camelbeeck, 2009, B-FEARS: The Belgian Felt Earthquake Alert and Report System, Proceedings of the workshop: Seismicity patterns in the Euro-Med region, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, 28, Oth A. (Ed.), 37-45.
    2. Francis, O., van Dam, T., Germak, A., M. Amalvict, R. Bayer, M. Bilker-Koivula, M. Calvo, G.-C. D’Agostino, T. Dell’Acqua, A. Engfeldt, R. Faccia, R. Falk, O. Gitlein, Fernandez, J. Gjevestad, J. Hinderer, Jones, J. Kostelecky, N. Le Moigne, B. Luck, J. Mäkinen D. Mclaughlin, T. Olszak, P. Olsson, A. Pachuta, V. Palinkas, B. Pettersen, R. Pujol, I. Prutkin, D. Quagliotti, R. Reudink, C. Rothleitner, D. Ruess, C. Shen, V. Smith, S. Svitlov, L. Timmen, C. Ulrich, M. Van Camp, J. Walo, L. Wang, H. Wilmes, L. Xing, 2010, Results of the European Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2007, Gravity, Geoid and Earth observation, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol. 135, Mertikas, S.P. (Ed.), XII, 538p, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp31-36, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-10634-7_5.
    3. Vitushkin, L., Jiang, Z., Robertsson, L., Becker, M., Francis, O., Germak, A., D’Agostino, G., Palinkas, V., Amalvict, M., Bayer, R, Bilker-Koivula, M., Desogus, S., Faller, J., Falk, R., Hinderer, J., Gagnon, C., Jakob, T., Kalish, E., Kostelecky, J., Lee, C., Liard, J., Lokshyn, Y., Luck, B., Mäkinen, J., Mizushima, S., Le Moigne, N., Nalivaev, V., Origlia, C., Pujol, E.R., Richard, P., Ruess, D., Schmerge, D., Stus, Y., Svitlov, S., Thies, S., Ullrich, C., Van Camp, M., Vitushkin, A., Wilmes, H., 2010, Results of the Seventh International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters ICAG-2005at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, Sèvres, Gravity, Geoid and Earth observation, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, vol. 135, Mertikas, S.P. (Ed.), XII, 538p, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp47-54, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10634-7_7.
    4. Francis, O., van Dam, T., Amalvict, M., Andrade de Sousa, M., Bilker, M., Billson, R., D’Agostino, G., Desogus, S., Falk, R., Germak, A., Gitlein, O., Jonhson, D., Klopping, F., Kostelecky, J., Luck, B., Mäkinen, J., McLaughlin, D., Nunez, E., Origlia, C., Palinkas, V., Richard, P., Rodriguez, E., Ruess, D., Schmerge, D., Thies, S., Timmen, L., Van Camp, M., van Westrum, D. and Wilmes, H., 2005, Results of the International Comparison of Absolute Gravimeters in Walferdange (Luxembourg) of November 2003, International Association of Geodesy Symposia Gravity, Geoid and Space Missions GGSM 2004, Vol. 129 Jekeli, Christopher; Bastos, Luisa; Fernandes, Joana (Eds.), XVI, 368 p, Springer-Verlag, pp272-275.
    5. Van Camp, M., Richard, P., Hinderer, J., Amalvict, M., Falk, R., Luck, B., Hendrickx, M. and Thies, S., 2003. Intercomparisons of the FG5-101, 202, 206 and 209 absolute gravimeters at four different sites, Proceedings of the workshop: IMG-2002 Instrumentation and Metrology in Gravimetry, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, Luxembourg, 22, pp65-73.
    6. Van Camp, M., 2003. Man-induced subsidence in Jülich observed by the FG5#202 absolute gravimeter in a noisy environment, Proceedings of the workshop: IMG-2002 Instrumentation and Metrology in Gravimetry, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, Luxembourg, 22, pp95-98.
    7. Van Camp M., Efficiency of tidal corrections on absolute gravity measurements, Proceedings of the workshop: IMG-2002 Instrumentation and Metrology in Gravimetry, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, Luxembourg, 22, 99-103, 2003.
    8. Van Camp, M., Camelbeeck, T. and Francis, O., 2002, Absolute gravity Measurements in Belgium : a tool for geodynamic interpretation, Aardkundige Mededelingen, Proceedings of the first Geologica Belgica International Meeting, Leuven, 12, vii-x, pp13-16.

4) Other proceedings

    1. Van Camp, M., 2006. The Membach station, Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, Luxembourg, 26, pp31-32, ed. by O. Francis and T. van Dam.
    2. Van Camp, M. and Camelbeeck, T., 2004, On the accuracy and precision of a FG5 absolute gravimeter, Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on International Gravity Field Research, Graz 2003, B. Meurers and R. Pail (eds), Österreichische Beiträge zu Meteorologie und Geophysik, pp 173-174.
    3. Van Camp, M., Camelbeeck, T. and Warnant, R., 2004, Intraplate Deformations measured using an Absolute Gravimeter Across the Ardenne and the Roer Graben (North-Western Europe), Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on International Gravity Field Research, Graz 2003, B. Meurers and R. Pail (eds), Österreichische Beiträge zu Meteorologie und Geophysik, pp 147-148.
    4. Van Camp, M., Richard, P. and Camelbeeck, T., 2004, Redefining the kilogram and measuring crustal deformation using an absolute gravimeter, Comptes-Rendus of the 91th JLG, November 2003, http://www.ecgs.lu/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=7.
    5. Van Camp, M., Francis O., Camelbeeck T. and Hendrickx, M., 2001, Absolute gravity profile across the Ardenne and the Roer Graben: first measurements and perspectives. Comptes-Rendus of the 88th JLG, pp 38-40, November 2000.
    6. Van Rompaey, G., Camelbeeck, T., Van Camp, M., Teerlynck H. and Jongmans, D.: Regional site effect in the BrabantMassif using Nakamura method. Comptes-Rendus of the 88th JLG, pp 27-28, November 2000.
    7. Van Camp, M. and Zürn W., 2000, Measuring seismic normal modes with GWR C021 superconducting gravimeter. Comptes-Rendus of the 87th JLG, pp 25-26, March 2000.
    8. Van Camp, M., Transfer function determination of the cryogenic gravimeter C021. Proceedings of the second GGP workshop (24-26 Mars 1999), Cahiers du Centre Européen de Géodynamique et de Séismologie, 17, Luxembourg, pp 115, 2000 (abstract).
    9. Lampens, P. and Van Camp, M., delta Scuti Stars in Stellar Systems: the Interest of HD 220392/1, Delta Scuti and Related Stars Reference Handbook And Proceedings of the 6th Vienna Conference in Astrophysics, ASP Conference Series, pp 403-409, 1999.
    10. Van Camp, M., Vauterin P. and Francis O., Transfer function determination of the superconducting gravimeter C021 (Membach, Belgium). Comptes-Rendus of the 83rd JLG, pp 16-18, March 1998.
    11. Francis, O., Van Camp, M., 1998. Calibration of the C021 Superconducting Gravimeter in Membach (Belgium) using Absolute Gravity Measurements, Proc. 13th Int. Symp. Earth Tides, pp 607, B. Ducarme (ed.), Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1998 (abstract).
    12. Francis, O., Van Camp, M., Schott, P., Wenzel, H.G., Instrumental Transfer Function Determination for Cryogenic Gravimeter, Proc. 13th Int. Symp. Earth Tides, pp 609, B. Ducarme (ed.), Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1998 (abstract).
    13. Van Camp, M., Comparison between the Tide and Gravity Signal output of the GWR superconducting gravimeter C021, Proc. 13th Int. Symp. Earth Tides, pp 565-572, B. Ducarme (ed.), Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1998.
    14. Van Camp, M., High sampling rate data acquisition system for GWR superconducting gravimeter C021. Comptes-Rendus of the 82nd JLG, pp 15-19, March 1997.
    15. Warnant R., Jodogne J-C., Van Camp M., A Comparison of TEC Values Derived by Using GPS, Ionosonde and NNSS Data, Proc. Beacon Satellite Symposium 94, pp 342-345, éd. par le Département de Physique de l'Université d'Aberystwyth, 1995.

5) Scientific popularisation publications & review papers

  1. Van Camp, M., de Viron, O., et Camelbeeck, T., 2011, Les déformations verticales du sol par la mesure de l'accélération de la pesanteur, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 127(5), pp 130-136, septembre-octobre 2011.
  2. Camelbeeck, T., Van Camp, M., and Sabbe, A., 2010, Haiti - All the ingredients for a major disaster, Bulletin des Séances de l'Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer 56(4), 485-495.
  3. Van Camp, M., 2005, Séismes géants et symphonie tellurique, in Science Connection 9, 17-20, décembre 2005, edited by P. Mettens, the Belgian Science Policy, Brussels. + Dutch translation : Van Camp, M., 2005, Gigantische aardschokken en een symfonie van de aarde, in Science Connection 9, 17-20, december 2005, edited by P. Mettens, the Belgian Science Policy, Brussels.
  4. Van Camp, M. et de Viron, O., 2005, La mesure de la Terre est une des bases de son étude physique, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 121(3), pp 66-78, mai-juin 2005.
  5. Van Camp, M. et Camelbeeck, T., 2004, Histoire des stations sismiques belges : de la station « Solvay » au réseau national de surveillance sismique, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 120(6), pp 162-176, novembre-décembre 2004.
  6. Van Camp, M., Camelbeeck, T., Richard, P., 2003, The FG5 absolute gravimeter: metrology and Geophysics, Physicalia Magazine (Journal of the Belgian Physical Society), 25 (3), pp 161-174, 2003. + French translation and adaptation : Van Camp, M., Camelbeeck, T., Richard, P., 2003, Le kilogramme, la constante de Planck et le soulèvement de l’Ardenne, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 120 (1), pp 5-11, janvier-février 2004.
  7. Camelbeeck, T., Van Camp, M., Martin, H., Van de Putte, W., Béatse, H., Bukasa, B., Castelein, S., Collin, F., Hendrickx, M., Petermans, T., Snissaert, M., Vanneste, K., Verbeeck, K., Verbeiren, R., 2003, Les effets en Belgique du tremblement de Terre du 22 juillet 2002, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 119 (1), janvier-février 2003. + Dutch translation : Camelbeeck, T., Van Camp, M., Martin, H., Van de Putte, W., Béatse, H., Bukasa, B., Castelein, S., Collin, F., Hendrickx, M., Petermans, T., Snissaert, M., Vanneste, K., Verbeeck, K., Verbeiren, R., 2003, De aardbeving van 22 juli 2002 in de Roerdalslenk, Heelal (Maandblad van de Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde), 48, 7, juli 2003.
  8. Van Camp, M., 2001, Les oscillations libres de la Terre, Ciel et Terre (bimensuel de la Société Royale Belge d’Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe), 117 (3), pp 98-102, mai-juin 2001.
  9. Van Camp, M., 1999, Tremblements de Terre et marées à l’Observatoire Royal de Belgique, Horizons, 34, pp 26-28 (revue de l’Association Royale des Anciens Elèves du Collège Saint-Michel).