The ZX Seismic Network, 2019–2020

 
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Cite as:
Javier Almendros, Mechita Schmidt-Aursch, Wolfram Geissler (2024): Project BRAVOSEIS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations in the Bransfield Strait in 2019-2020. GFZ Data Services. Other/Seismic Network. doi:10.14470/MK678861.
Network code:
ZX
Type:
Temporary
Network dates†:
2019-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Data time range‡:
2019–2020
Terms of use:
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Institution(s):
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Bremerhaven
Creator(s):
Javier Almendros, Mechita Schmidt-Aursch, Wolfram Geissler (LEGACY)
Description*:
Project BRAVOSEIS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations in the Bransfield Strait in 2019-2020 - BRAVOSEIS (Bransfield Volcano Seismology)
Abstract:
BRAVOSEIS (Bransfield Volcano Seismology) is an interdisciplinary project exploring volcanism in the Bransfield back-arc basin, Antarctica. Partners from Spain (amongst others UGR, project leader), Germany (AWI, GFZ) and the US (CUNY, UW, WHOI) performed various geophysical onshore and offshore measurements in the Antarctis seasons 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. A key element of the project was the operation of a large long-term amphibious network of broadband seismometer in the Bransfield Strait, on the adjoining South Shetland Islands, and on the Antarctic Peninsula. Nine broadband ocean-bottom seismometer (OBS) from the German Instrument Pool of Amphibian Seismology (DEPAS) were deployed as part of this network with RV Sarmiento de Gamboa in January 2019 (cruise SDG076). They were distributed along the entire basin, one station supplemented a dense array of short-period OBS around the Orca seamount. Eight instruments could be recovered in February 2020 with RV Hespérides (cruise HE0188), one OBS is still missing. All stations recorded data for the full deployment period. Unfortunately, the clock drift of all stations turned out to be non-linear, a skew measurement was possible for four stations only. The clock drift was corrected by means of noise cross-correlations. Based on previous experiments, the accuracy of the positions is estimated to 500 m.

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Creator(s):
orcid:0000-0001-5936-6160 Almendros, Javier a; orcid:0000-0002-2393-4514 Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita b; orcid:0000-0001-6807-555X Geissler, Wolfram b
a University of Granada, Spain, b Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Title:
Project BRAVOSEIS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations in the Bransfield Strait in 2019-2020
Publisher:
GFZ Data Services
Resource Type:
Other/Seismic Network
Network DOI:
doi:10.14470/MK678861
Related Reference(s):
  1. J. A. Parera-Portell; F. D. L. Mancilla; J. Almendros; J. Morales; D. Stich (2023). Slab Tearing Underneath the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters, Volume50, Issue13. doi:10.1029/2023GL103813
  2. Crawford, Wayne (2021). obsinfo. Python standalone application for creating FDSN-standard (StationXML).
  3. Schmidt-Aursch, Mechita; Almendros, Javier; Geissler, Wolfram (2021). Project BRAVOSEIS: DEPAS ocean-bottom seismometer operations in the Bransfield Strait in 2019-2020. PANGAEA. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.934130
  4. Wei Li; Xiaohui Yuan; Benjamin Heit; Mechita C. Schmidt-Aursch; Javier Almendros; Wolfram H. Geissler; Yun Chen (2021). Back-Arc Extension of the Central Bransfield Basin Induced by RidgeTrench Collision: Implications From Ambient Noise Tomography and Stress Field Inversion. Geophysical Research Letters, Volume48, Issue21. doi:10.1029/2021GL095032
  5. CSIC-UTM/ Marine Technology Unit (2020). Cruise Bravoseis 3. doi:10.20351/29HE20200207
  6. Heit, B.; Yuan, X.; Almendros, J.; Abella, R.; Carmona, E.; Aguí, F.; Carrión, P. (2020). BRAVOSEIS Onshore Seismic Array. doi:10.14470/0Z7563857972
  7. J. Almendros, et al. (2020). BRAVOSEIS: Geophysical investigation of rifting and volcanism in the Bransfield strait, Antarctica. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Volume 104, 102834. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102834
  8. Wayne Crawford (2019). OBS data/metadata proposal.
  9. CSIC-UTM/ Marine Technology Unit (2018). Cruise Bravoseis 2. doi:10.20351/29SG20181230
  10. KUM Umwelt- und Meerestechnik Kiel GmbH (2017). Software for reading the RawData.
  11. 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):
Antarctica
Keywords:
NONE PROVIDED
Funding Reference(s):
Spanish Ministry of Science (CTM2016-77315-R)

Station List for Network Code ZX

Code
Station description
Begin
End
Loc
Channels
Flags
BRA02
1st site
2019-01-12
2020-02-11
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HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA03
2nd site
2019-01-12
2020-02-11
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA04
3rd site
2019-01-12
2020-02-11
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA05
4th site
2019-01-11
2020-02-12
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA08
5th site
2019-01-13
2020-02-11
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA09
6th site
2019-01-13
2020-02-12
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
BRA10
7th site
2019-01-11
2020-02-16
--
HDH HH2 HHZ
RAi
2019-01-11
2020-02-16
--
HH1
RAi
BRA11
8th site
2019-01-11
2020-02-16
--
HDH HH1 HH2 HHZ
RAi
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