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USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

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ALASKA<br />

College, AI(<br />

GENERAL INFORMATION<br />

Operated by:<br />

Address:<br />

U.S. Geological Survey<br />

Barrow Observatory--Closed<br />

c/o College Observatory<br />

College, AI( 99701<br />

(Obsolete)<br />

tu:ldress to obtain records'<br />

SITE INFORMATION<br />

National Geophysical .nd Solar-Terrestrial Data Center<br />

NOAA/EDS, D62<br />

Boulder, CO 80302<br />

Code<br />

Station<br />

name<br />

Latitude Longitude Elev Date Date<br />

(deg N.) (deg W. ) (meters) opened closed<br />

Foundation; geologic<br />

age<br />

BR\iI BarIow-- H.3833 156.1484 1 § ]1'6:> 605 Sf It oy:er sand.<br />

INSTRUMENTATION<br />

Seismometer Galva 'TIe Magnification<br />

Code IYP' Component To(sec) T (sec) recording .t T<br />

0<br />

•<br />

Remarks<br />

BRI< Wilson-Lamison------- Z 1.1 0 5 Photo paper 75 K Magnification varies with<br />

background noise level.<br />

Timing system:<br />

Sprengnether frequency standard.<br />

System response curves:<br />

Not available.<br />

SHORT HISTORY<br />

The seismic IJ:rogram w"' initiated .t the Barrow Observatory by the USC&GS in the fall of 1957. although the records<br />

presently available date bOlck only to 1965. Th, program terminated 1n Apn_I 19/5, the 1ns l rumen la finally "eing shut down<br />

in June.<br />

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