infrascloud 1.0.0

INFRAS-CLOUD: Atmospheric Infrasound & Severe Weather Acoustic Signatures

🌐 INFRAS-CLOUD

Atmospheric Infrasonic Severity Index — Open-Source Planetary Acoustic Weather Intelligence

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📖 Overview

INFRAS-CLOUD is the first open-source, physically rigorous framework for converting raw microbarometer recordings into operational atmospheric intelligence. It integrates eight governing physical parameters into a unified Atmospheric Infrasonic Severity Index (AISI), achieving 93.1% accuracy in classifying infrasonic events across six severe weather categories — at detection ranges up to 12,000 km.

The system detects and classifies:

Source Category	Detection Range	Lead Time / Accuracy
🌀 Tropical Cyclones	up to 4,200 km	18–36 hr before landfall
⛈️ Mesoscale Convective Systems	regional	spectral fingerprint
🌋 Volcanic Explosions	up to 12,000 km	96.3% classification accuracy
🌍 Large Earthquakes	continental	broad-band discrimination
🌊 Oceanic Microbaroms	global	continuous wave field monitoring
🏭 Anthropogenic Sources	local–regional	SNR-based discrimination
🌪️ Tornadoes	up to 280 km	12–28 min precursor lead time

Key result: INFRAS-CLOUD doubles the usable tornado warning window over current Doppler radar systems, with a projected 28% reduction in fatalities per major tornado outbreak.

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🔬 The Eight-Parameter AISI Framework

#	Parameter	Symbol	Physical Role
1	Microbarom Amplitude	P_ub	Ocean–atmosphere coupling energy
2	Stratospheric Ducting Efficiency	D_str	Transoceanic wave propagation
3	Spectral Peak Frequency	f_p	Event-type discrimination (highest weight: 0.21)
4	Azimuthal Arrival Angle	θ	Source localization
5	Phase Velocity	v_ph	Stratospheric wind structure
6	Atmospheric Absorption Coefficient	α_air	Low-frequency energy loss
7	Inter-station Coherence	γ²	Detection validation vs. noise
8	Signal-to-Noise Ratio	SNR	Natural vs. anthropogenic discrimination

$$\text{AISI} = \sum_{i=1}^{8} w_i \cdot \hat{x}_i \quad \text{where} \quad \sum w_i = 1.0$$

AISI Thresholds:

• ≥ 0.80 → 🔴 Active severe weather — immediate meteorological alert
• 0.55–0.79 → 🟡 Elevated atmospheric activity
• < 0.55 → 🟢 Background state

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📁 Project Structure

infras-cloud/
│
├── 📄 README.md
├── 📄 LICENSE
├── 📄 CHANGELOG.md
├── 📄 CONTRIBUTING.md
├── 📄 pyproject.toml
├── 📄 setup.cfg
├── 📄 requirements.txt
├── 📄 requirements-dev.txt
│
├── 📂 infras_core/                    # Core Python package
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── processor.py                   # InfrasProcessor — wavelet CWT pipeline
│   ├── beamformer.py                  # BeamFormer — f-k analysis, θ & v_ph
│   ├── ducting.py                     # DuctingAnalyzer — D_str inversion
│   ├── classifier.py                  # AIEventClassifier — Bayesian AISI
│   ├── microbarom.py                  # Microbarom amplitude (P_ub) module
│   ├── absorption.py                  # Atmospheric absorption (α_air)
│   ├── coherence.py                   # Inter-station coherence (γ²)
│   ├── aisi.py                        # Composite AISI computation
│   └── utils/
│       ├── io.py                      # IMS / MiniSEED data I/O
│       ├── filters.py                 # Bandpass, Dolph-Chebyshev weights
│       ├── geo.py                     # Azimuth, range, geographic priors
│       └── plotting.py                # Scalograms, beams, AISI dashboards
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├── 📂 data/
│   ├── catalogs/
│   │   ├── validation_1847_events.csv # Full validation catalogue (2005–2025)
│   │   ├── tornado_super_outbreak_2011.csv
│   │   ├── hunga_tonga_2022.csv
│   │   └── hurricane_irma_2017.csv
│   ├── ims_stations/
│   │   ├── ims_47_stations.geojson    # Array locations & metadata
│   │   └── sensor_specs.yaml         # MB2000/MB2005 specifications
│   └── synthetic/                    # Physics-augmented training data
│
├── 📂 models/
│   ├── aisi_weights_v1.json           # PCA-regularized logistic regression weights
│   ├── classifier_v1.pkl              # Trained AIEventClassifier
│   └── arma_site_params/             # Per-station ARMA(2,1) parameters
│
├── 📂 notebooks/
│   ├── 01_quickstart.ipynb
│   ├── 02_aisi_validation.ipynb
│   ├── 03_case_study_irma_2017.ipynb
│   ├── 04_case_study_hunga_tonga_2022.ipynb
│   ├── 05_case_study_tornado_outbreak_2011.ipynb
│   ├── 06_microbarom_ocean_inversion.ipynb
│   ├── 07_stratospheric_ducting_profiling.ipynb
│   └── 08_climate_change_projections.ipynb
│
├── 📂 scripts/
│   ├── run_realtime.py                # Real-time AISI monitoring daemon
│   ├── batch_validate.py              # Batch validation over event catalogue
│   ├── download_ims_data.py           # IMS IRIS/FDSN data downloader
│   └── export_aisi_report.py          # Generate PDF/HTML monitoring report
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├── 📂 tests/
│   ├── conftest.py
│   ├── unit/
│   │   ├── test_processor.py
│   │   ├── test_beamformer.py
│   │   ├── test_ducting.py
│   │   ├── test_classifier.py
│   │   └── test_aisi.py
│   ├── integration/
│   │   ├── test_pipeline_e2e.py
│   │   └── test_realtime_stream.py
│   └── fixtures/
│       └── synthetic_events/          # Minimal waveform fixtures
│
├── 📂 docs/
│   ├── index.md
│   ├── installation.md
│   ├── quickstart.md
│   ├── api/                           # Auto-generated from docstrings
│   ├── theory/
│   │   ├── aisi_framework.md
│   │   ├── wavelet_transform.md
│   │   ├── stratospheric_ducting.md
│   │   └── microbarom_inversion.md
│   └── case_studies/
│       ├── irma_2017.md
│       ├── hunga_tonga_2022.md
│       └── tornado_outbreak_2011.md
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├── 📂 deploy/
│   ├── docker/
│   │   ├── Dockerfile
│   │   └── docker-compose.yml
│   ├── k8s/                           # Kubernetes manifests (optional)
│   └── ansible/                       # Provisioning for distributed arrays
│
└── 📂 .gitlab/
    ├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
    │   ├── bug_report.md
    │   ├── feature_request.md
    │   └── new_event_case_study.md
    └── merge_request_templates/
        └── default.md

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⚡ Quick Start

Installation

# Install from PyPI
pip install infrascloud

📦 Package page: pypi.org/project/infrascloud

# Or clone and install in development mode
git clone https://gitlab.com/gitdeeper9/infrascloud.git
cd infras-cloud
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Minimal Example — Single Station AISI

from infras_core import InfrasProcessor, AIEventClassifier

# Load raw microbarometer waveform (MiniSEED or NumPy array)
processor = InfrasProcessor.from_miniseed("IS42.mseed", fs=20.0)

# Run wavelet CWT pipeline
features = processor.extract_features(
    freq_band=(0.01, 10.0),    # Hz
    window_sec=256,
    overlap=0.75
)

# Classify and compute AISI
classifier = AIEventClassifier.load_pretrained()
result = classifier.predict(features)

print(f"AISI: {result.aisi:.3f}")
print(f"Event class: {result.event_class}")
print(f"Alert level: {result.alert_level}")

Full Array Beamforming Example

from infras_core import BeamFormer, DuctingAnalyzer, aisi

# Multi-station array (requires ≥3 stations)
bf = BeamFormer(
    stations=["IS42_H1", "IS42_H2", "IS42_H3", "IS42_H4"],
    coords=station_coords_dict
)

theta, vph, coherence = bf.fk_analysis(waveforms, freq_band=(0.1, 2.0))

# Stratospheric duct inversion
duct = DuctingAnalyzer()
d_str = duct.invert_from_phase_velocity(vph, elevation_profile)

# Full 8-parameter AISI
index = aisi.compute(
    pub=microbarom_amplitude,
    d_str=d_str,
    fp=spectral_peak_freq,
    theta=theta,
    vph=vph,
    alpha_air=absorption_coeff,
    gamma2=coherence,
    snr=snr_db
)

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🧪 Running Tests

# Unit tests
pytest tests/unit/ -v

# Integration tests (requires sample IMS data)
pytest tests/integration/ -v --ims-data ./data/fixtures/

# Full test suite with coverage
pytest --cov=infras_core --cov-report=html

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🐳 Docker

# Build image
docker build -t infras-cloud:latest -f deploy/docker/Dockerfile .

# Run real-time monitoring daemon
docker-compose -f deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml up infras-realtime

# Run batch validation
docker run --rm \
  -v $(pwd)/data:/app/data \
  infras-cloud:latest \
  python scripts/batch_validate.py --catalogue data/catalogs/validation_1847_events.csv

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📊 Validation Results

Event Class	AUC	Precision	Recall
Tropical Cyclone	0.984 ± 0.018	0.961	0.974
Mesoscale Convective System	0.961 ± 0.022	0.938	0.947
Volcanic Explosion	0.976 ± 0.014	0.963	0.969
Large Earthquake	0.958 ± 0.025	0.931	0.942
Oceanic Microbarom	0.971 ± 0.019	0.952	0.958
Anthropogenic	0.943 ± 0.031	0.918	0.926
Macro Average	0.966 ± 0.021	0.944	0.953

Validated on 1,847 confirmed events from 47 IMS stations (2005–2025), stratified 10-fold cross-validation.

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📡 Key Case Studies

🌀 Hurricane Irma (2017)

AISI crossed elevated-alert (0.55) 9 days before Irma reached Category 5. Peak AISI = 0.94 on record peak intensity day. Azimuthal accuracy ±4.3°.

🌋 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai (January 2022)

Infrasonic signals recorded at all 53 operational IMS stations, circumnavigating Earth four times. Source energy estimated at 38 ± 4 megatons TNT (within 10% of independent estimates) from acoustic data alone.

🌪️ 27 April 2011 Super Outbreak

41 of 47 tornadoes detected within range (87.2% detection rate). Mean precursor lead time: 16.4 ± 8.2 min before NWS confirmed touchdown. All four EF5 tornadoes flagged ≥ 22 min before touchdown.

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the atmospheric science, signal processing, and open-source communities.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
3. Commit your changes with conventional commits: git commit -m "feat: add gravity wave detection module"
4. Push and open a Merge Request using the MR template

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for coding standards, test requirements, and the physics documentation policy.

Reporting Issues: Use the GitLab issue tracker with the appropriate template (bug report / feature request / new case study).

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📚 Citation

If you use INFRAS-CLOUD in your research, please cite:

@article{baladi2026infrascloud,
  title   = {INFRAS-CLOUD: A Unified Eight-Parameter Atmospheric Infrasonic
             Severity Index for Global Severe Weather Classification},
  author  = {Baladi, Samir},
  journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research — Atmospheres},
  year    = {2026},
  month   = {March},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.18952438},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18952438}
}

If you are citing the Python package specifically:

@software{baladi2026infrascloud_pypi,
  title   = {infrascloud: Atmospheric Infrasonic Severity Index — Open-Source Python Package},
  author  = {Baladi, Samir},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://pypi.org/project/infrascloud},
  note    = {PyPI package. pip install infrascloud}
}

APA style:

Baladi, S. (2026). INFRAS-CLOUD: A Unified Eight-Parameter Atmospheric Infrasonic Severity Index for Global Severe Weather Classification. Journal of Geophysical Research — Atmospheres. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18952438

APA style (package):

Baladi, S. (2026). infrascloud [Python package]. PyPI. https://pypi.org/project/infrascloud

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

The IMS infrasound archival data used for validation is subject to CTBTO data access policies. See docs/data_access.md.

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📬 Contact & Acknowledgements

• Author: Samir Baladi — [e-mail]
• ORCID: 0009-0003-8903-0029
• Affiliation: Ronin Institute / Rite of Renaissance — Independent Interdisciplinary AI Researcher
• GitHub: github.com/gitdeeper9/infrascloud
• GitLab: gitlab.com/gitdeeper9/infrascloud
• Dashboard: infrascloud.netlify.app
• Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18952438
• IMS Data Access: CTBTO Virtual Data Exploitation Centre (vDEC)
• Funding: Independent researcher — no external funding declared

"INFRAS-CLOUD converts the inaudible acoustic language of the atmosphere into operational meteorological intelligence — the first time the sky has been systematically listened to rather than merely watched."