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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.

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Author(s) Mark R Goldman orcid, Joanne H Chan orcid, Rufus D Catchings orcid, Coyn J Criley, Robert R Sickler orcid
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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