| INFORMATION for YKW3 as of June 1997 | |
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| Station: Yellowknife, N.W.T. Canada (UTC-7) | |
| Director: Unmanned Station | Network Affiliation: CNSN |
| Address: Geophysics Division Geological Survey of Canada 1 Observatory Crescent Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0Y3 |
Network Contact: Bill Shannon Phone: 613 995-5584 Fax: 613 992-8836 Email: shannon@seismo.nrcan.gc.ca |
| Telephone: 613 995-4669 | Open Station: No |
| Fax: 613 992-8836 | Parent Organization: Geological Survey of Canada |
| Email: munro@seismo.nrcan.gc.ca | |
| Coordinates: Latitude: 62.5608N Longitude: 114.6164W |
Elevation to Sensor (M): 200 Depth to Sensor (M): 0 |
| Geology: The YKA array is located on granite of the Slave Province of the Pre-Cambrian Canadian Shield. | |
| Vault Conditions: Tunnel blasted into rising topography. Unheated instrument room 30 meters back from the tunnel opening. Concrete pier poured directly onto bedrock. | |
| Site Description: The Yellowknife array is located on the north-central part of the North American craton. The nearest significant seismicity occurs about 450 km west of Yellowknife in the MacKenzie Mountains seimic zone. Mine blasts from gold mines within 10-20 km of YKA are recorded daily. | |
| Addresses from which to obtain data. Additional address from which to obtain digital data | |
| Station Instrumentation | |
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| 1. Yellowknife Seismic Array (YKA) - [ CN ] | 3 Sep 1989 to Present. |