| Information for QSPA as of Sept 2004 | |
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| Station: South Pole Remote Earth Science Observatory (Quiet Zone) | |
| Director: Dr. Charles R. Hutt | Network Affiliation: IRIS/USGS - GSN |
| Address: U.S. Geological Survey Albuquerque Seismological Lab Building 10002 Kirtland AFB East Albuquerque, NM 87115 |
Network Contact: Albuquerque Seismic Laboratory Building 10002 Kirtland AFB East Albuquerque, NM 87115 |
| Telephone: (505) 856-5649 | Open Station: Yes |
| Fax: (505) 846-6973 | Parent Organization: U.S. Geological Survey |
| Email: hutt@asl.cr.usgs.gov | |
| Coordinates: Latitude: -89.92790 Longitude: 145.000 |
Elevation of station: 2860.0m Elevation to Sensor: Depth to Sensor: |
| Geology: Surface instruments are in consolidated firn (sintered, relatively stiff snow) and borehole instruments are in solid blue ice. | |
| Vault Conditions: Surface instruments are in a 8ft diameter cylindrical vault with the floor of the vault ~4 m below the surface of the snow. Borehole instruments are in ~12" diameter holes at depths of 275m (KS54000) and 255m (Guralp). Boreholes are dry and not cased and are in solid ice. Boreholes will slowly collapse, but the strength of the downhole instruments are designed to withstand the hydrostatic load. | |
| Site Description: Site is located 8km from the geographic south pole and sits on a glacier ~2.5km thick. | |
| Addresses from which to obtain data. | |
| Station Instrumentation | |
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| 1. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: IRIS-2 System [IU] | 29 Dec 2002 to present. |