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Instrumentation, Recording systems
Data transmission & Archiving
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Topics covered:
Types of seismic instruments Other equipment needed How sensors are installed Data transmission (telemetry) Data archiving (storage)
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Seismometer:
An instrument to record seismic waves (vibrations caused by earthquakes or explosions)
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A simple seismometer
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A large seismometer – 1200kg, 2m
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Today’s seismometers use electromagnetic feedback to hold the mass still. This allows seismometers to be made more compact and sensitive.
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Streckeisen STS-1 Very Broadband Seismometer
An observatory- class seismometer
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Teledyne KS-54000-I Borehole Seismometer
A seismometer placed in a borehole.
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Guralp CMG-3T
Teledyne GS-13
Streckeisen STS-2
High frequency seismometers
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Our eyes see only part of the light from the Sun.
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Short period sensors do not record long period signals
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Kinemetrics FBA-23
An “insensitive” (strong motion) seismometer: good for recording violent shaking
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Why more than one kind of seismometer is used
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Other equipment needed:
Clock to time the data
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Other equipment needed:
Clock to time the data “DAS” to convert electric current
to numbers for a computer to process
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IDA MK8 DAS
Another popular model
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Vault of an observatory
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Vault of a regional seismic station
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Other kinds of equipment needed:
Clock to time the data “DAS” to convert electric current
to numbers for a computer to process
A source of electric power
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Solar power
Power for an observatory:
Thermoelectricity
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A regional station:
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Where is a good place to put a seismometer?
Far from human-generated noise (roads and machinery)
Far from the ocean On solid (competent) rock In a temperature-stable environment
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Recording Room Seismometer Borehole
uplink circuit wire or radio
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Recording room:
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Seismic vault under construction in Madagascar:
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Seismic vault under construction in Madagascar:
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Vault of an observatory
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Pallekele, Sri Lanka
When a vault or tunnel is not available, a seismometer can be placed in a borehole to reduce noise.
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At PALK, the wellhead and recording room are very close.
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The wellhead cover protects the electronics against damage.
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Another important subject…
the DAS
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The DAS converts electrical current from the seismometer into numbers to be processed by the computer.
The electrical current from the seismometer is continuous, but the DAS produces numbers only at set intervals of time, the digitization rate. The DAS bundles these numbers into a packet called a data record.
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The DAS converts electrical current into numbers.
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How the DAS bundles the data depends upon the computer programs running inside the DAS.Some DASs produce a record containing data for a fixed period of time. Other DASs produce a record of a fixed size. In this case, the period of time contained varies from record to record because the data are compressed.
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This “seismogram” is very simple:
compression
We “compress” 20 numbers into 3 (a, b, c):
X = a T2 + bT + c
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Data Telemetry
Type of circuit to carry the data Format of the data The computer application(s) to
manage the data transmission
To transmit data, the following must be considered:
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Types of circuits
local area network (LAN) leased telephone lines VSATs local Internet service
provider (ISP)
Mbarara, Uganda
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IRIS/IDA Telemetry Topology
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Data records are passed from computer to computer using data telemetry methods. Data centers may pass data to computers from other organizations. By sharing data, both organizations obtain more information.
Data formats:
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Data center software is quite complex. Several packages exist, including this commercial one.
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Networks integrating IRIS/IDA Data
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Data archiving:On-site recording media
DAT tape CD-R
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In San Diego, comprehensive data analysis
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Data are then sent to the IRIS Data Management Center in Seattle, USA where they are available to anyone who requests copies. For more information, see http://www.iris.edu.