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Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) Passive-Seismic Data Collected in the Cedar River Floodplain, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2015

In April 2015, a total of 34 passive seismic surveys were conducted in the Cedar River Floodplain. The horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method is a passive seismic technique that uses a three-component seismometer to measure the vertical and horizontal components of ambient seismic noise. Seismic noise in the range of approximately 0.1 to 1 Hertz (Hz) is caused by ocean waves, large regional storms, and tectonic sources. A resonance frequency (f0) is induced in the unconsolidated deposits when there is a substantial contrast (greater than 2:1) in shear-wave acoustic impedance between the overburden and the bedrock. The f0 is determined from the analysis of the spectral ratio of the horizontal and vertical components of the seismic data. The thickness of the overburden can be related to the f0. In general, lower f0 relates to thicker sediments, and higher f0 relates to relatively thinner overburden.

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Author(s) Carole D Johnson orcid, Emilia L Bristow orcid, Eric A White orcid, Lance R Gruhn orcid, Katherine L. Pappas orcid, Stephanie N Phillips orcid, John W Lane orcid
Publication Date 2020-05-19
Beginning Date of Data 2015-04-14
Ending Date of Data 2015-04-23
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YXJDHX
Citation Johnson, C.D., Bristow, E.L., White, E.A., Gruhn, L.R., Pappas, K.L., Phillips, S.N., and Lane, J.W., 2020, Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) Passive-Seismic Data Collected in the Cedar River Floodplain, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9YXJDHX.
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Metadata Date 2020-08-13
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