USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

ALASKA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by;
Address;
Alaska Methodist University
Alaska Methodist University--Closed
Anchorage, AI<
(Obsolete)
Address to obtain records:
SITE INFORMATION
National Geophysical and Solsr-Terrestrial Data Center
NOA4 IFOS, D6?
Boulder, CO 80302
Code
Station name
Latitude
(deg N.)
Longitude
(deg W.)
Elev
(meters)
Date
opened
Date
closed
Foundation; geologic age
AMU
Anchorage---------------
6}.1917
149.8050
53
2/65
12/05/75
Gravels; Quaternary.
INSTRUMENTATION
Seismometer Galvo Type Magnification
Code Type Component To(sec) Tg(sec) recording at T
0
Remarks
AMU Benioff-------------- Z,NS,EW 1.0 0.2 Helicorder
20 K
Timing system:
Sprengnether TS-100.
System ['@spBllse ~u:P'es:
Nat a ailable.
SHORT HISTORY
AHU was established at Alaska Methodist University to aid in 1964 aftershock work. It ran intermittently until December
1975. The reeolds that ate archived au coapiete froa lfarch 1965 through !lay 1967. The intermittent recoldings are complete
through the end of 1971. The rest of the records were kept at the Geology Department of the University and are now lost.
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