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2015 high resolution seismic acquisition at Dos Palmas Preserve, Mecca, California
In March 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey acquired seismic reflection and refraction data along an approximately 2.8-km-long profile across northwest-trending San Andreas Fault splays located at the Dos Palmas Preserve east of Salton Sea. To acquire the reflection and refraction data, we collocated shots and geophones, spaced every 3 m along the profile. We used 933 SercelTM L40A P-wave (40-Hz vertical-component) geophones with a sensitivity of 22.34 volts/meter/second to record 925 P-wave shots. We generated P-wave data using one of two active sources: 400-grain Betsy-SeisgunTM shots at approximately every 90 m and a 3.5-kg sledgehammer and steel plate combination at every 3 m between the seisgun shots. All data were recorded using four 60-channel Geometrics Stratavisor NX-60TM seismographs with a 24-bit analog-to-digital converter (Subcommittee of the SEG Engineering and Groundwater Geophysics Committee, 1990); the seismographs were connected to the P-wave geophones via refraction cables. Each shot was recorded for two seconds, with data recording starting 100 ms before the actual time of the shot. Data were recorded at a sampling rate of 0.5 ms, or 2000 samples per second. This report provides the metadata needed to utilize the seismic data. Reference: Subcommittee of the SEG Engineering and Groundwater Geophysics Committee, Pullan, S. E., Chairman, 1990, Recommended standard for seismic (/radar) data files in the personal computer environment: Geophysics, vol. 55, no. 9, p. 1260-1271.
| Author(s) |
Mark R Goldman |
| Publication Date | 2018 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 2015-03-24 |
| Ending Date of Data | 2015-03-31 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WQJ5EH |
| Citation | Goldman, M.R., Chan, J.H., Catchings, R.D., Criley, C.J., and Sickler, R.R., 2018, 2015 high resolution seismic acquisition at Dos Palmas Preserve, Mecca, California: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WQJ5EH. |
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| Metadata Date | 2020-08-27 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | Loading https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191130 |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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