The Y9 Seismic Network, 2020–2021

 
Cite as:
Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Domel, Przemyslaw; Bünz, Stefan; Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita; Schlindwein, Vera (2023): Project SEAMSTRESS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations on Vestnesa Ridge in 2020-2021. GFZ Data Services. Other/Seismic Network. doi:10.14470/L4326155.
Network code:
Y9
Type:
Temporary
Network dates:
2020-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Data time range:
2020–2021
Terms of use:
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Institution(s):
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Bremerhaven
Creator(s):
Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Domel, Przemyslaw; Bünz, Stefan; Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita; Schlindwein, Vera (LEGACY)
Description*:
DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations on Vestnesa Ridge in 2020-2021 (SEAMSTRESS)
Abstract:
This ocean-bottom seismometer deployment is part of the SEAMSTRESS project examining tectonic stress effects on Arctic methane seepage. The project is led by PI Andreia Plaza-Faverola at the Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrates, University of Tromsö, Norway. A total of 10 ocean bottom seismometers (OBS) were deployed on Vestnesa Ridge, a sediment drift body just north Knipovich Ridge at its intersection with the Molloy Transform fault (cruise CAGE-20-5). The aim of the experiment was to look for stress release along faults that control seepage sites on Vestnesa Ridge. The network consisted of 8 Lobster type broadband OBS from the German Instrument Pool for Amphibian Seismology (DEPAS) and 2 3C geophones provided by the University of Tromsö. Instruments were free-fall deployed and spaced by about 10 km. They recorded continuously at 100 Hz for 11 months between August 2020 and July 2021. Short, intersecting refraction profiles were shot across all OBS stations, such that OBS positions at the seafloor could be determined within 10 m (cruise CAGE-21-3). Clock drift in this experiment was nonlinear and skew values were only obtained for 6 of the stations. Skew-corrected station VSN01 served as reference station to obtain the clock drift of all other stations using noise cross-correlation and subsequently correct also for the thus determined nonlinearity of time drift.

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Creator(s):
orcid:0000-0001-7282-4277 Plaza-Faverola, Andreia a; orcid:0000-0001-6218-5432 Domel, Przemyslaw a; orcid:0000-0002-9215-7325 Bünz, Stefan b; orcid:0000-0002-2393-4514 Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita b; orcid:0000-0001-5570-2753 Schlindwein, Vera b
a UiT The Arctic University of Norway, b Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Title:
Project SEAMSTRESS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations on Vestnesa Ridge in 2020-2021
Publisher:
GFZ Data Services
Resource Type:
Other/Seismic Network
Network DOI:
doi:10.14470/L4326155
Related Reference(s):
  1. Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Domel, Przemyslaw; Bünz, Stefan; Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita; Schlindwein, Vera (2022). Project SEAMSTRESS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations on Vestnesa Ridge in 2020-2021. PANGAEA. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.952424
  2. Crawford, Wayne (2021). obsinfo. Python standalone application for creating FDSN-standard (StationXML).
  3. Crawford, Wayne (2019). OBS data/metadata proposal.
  4. Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita; Haberland, Christian (2017). DEPAS (Deutscher Geräte-Pool für amphibische Seismologie): German Instrument Pool for Amphibian Seismology. Journal of large-scale research facilities JLSRF. doi:10.17815/jlsrf-3-165
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Place(s):
Vestnesa Ridge
Subject(s)a:
Monitoring system
GCMD keyword(s):
Earthquakes Geophysical stations/networks Hydrophones Marine geophysics Seismometers
Funding Reference(s):
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Station List for Network Code Y9

Code
Station description
Begin
End
Loc
Channels
Flags
VSN01
1st site
2020-08-22
2021-07-13
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HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN03
3rd site
2020-08-23
2021-07-13
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN04
4th site
2020-08-22
2021-07-15
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN05
5th site
2020-08-22
2021-07-12
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN06
6th site
2020-08-23
2021-07-13
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN07
7th site
2020-08-23
2021-07-14
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN08
8th site
2020-08-23
2021-07-13
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
VSN09
9th site
2020-08-23
2020-11-24
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ

Database last updated at 2024 Dec 03 15:00:02