USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

KANSAS
Garland, TX
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
Telephone:
Telex:
Teledyne Geotech
Teledyne Geotech
3401 Shiloh Road
Garland, TX 75041
214-271-2561
73-2394
Address to obtain records:
SITE INFORMATION
Teledyne Geotech'
Seismic aata Analysis eeuter
314 Montgomery Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Code
Station name
Latitude
(deg N.)
Longitude
(deg W.)
Elev
(meters)
Date
opened
Date
closed
Foundation; geologic age
(EM-KA) Emporia----------------- 38.5247 96.4728
2012
9/14/65
9/16/65
INSTRUMENTATION
Seismometer
Code Type Component TO(sec)
Type
recording
Magnification
.t T o
Remarks
(EM-KA) Geotech S-13---- Z,NS,EW 1.0
Magnetic tape
Portable system.
Timing system: Geotech crystal clock checked with WWV (50-msec tolerance).
System response curves: See figure 3, p. 364.
SHORT HISTORY
Ihe LRSM program began l.n 1900 as part of the VELA-Unuorm proJect. It conL1.nued unLH 19)1, when lot was repLaced by the
Special Data Collection System program which remains active. Work under these programs has been directed towards advancing the
seismic-detection, identification, and location techniques necessary to detect and identify underground nuclear explosions.
All work is accomplished under the technical direction of AFTAC, Vela Seismic Center, in Alexandria, Va.
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