USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

MAINE
Weston, MA
GENERAl INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
Weston Observatory, Boston College
lI'eston Observatory
Concord Road
Wf::"stoil, MA 02193
Telephone: 617-899-0950
Address to obtain records:
A, above.
SITE INFORMATION
Code
Station
name
Lat it ude Longitude E1f'v Date Date
Foundation; geologic
(deg N. ) (deg W. ) (meters) opened closed '.'
AOM Allagash---------------- 47.0817 69.0233 238 11/75 Open-- Indura ted till ; PIe istocene.
C8M Caribou----------------- 46 .9325 68.1208 250 10/62 --do-- Vertically bedded schist; Silurian.
(OlA) Dickey------------------ 47 .0586 69.0989 305 10/76 --do-- Metasandstone; Devonian.
(02A) ---do------------------- 47. 1304 69.1502 402 10/76 --do-- Do.
(03A) ---do------------------- 47. 0876 69.1669 259 10/76 --do-- Do.
EMM East Machias------------ 44.7392 67.4894 20 --- --do-- Volcanics ,n' minor granitic intrusives;
Silurian.
MIN Milo-------------------- 45.2436 69.0403 140 7/75 --do-- Silurian metaquartzite 'nd Devonian
graywacke.
TRM Turner------------------ 44.2S97 70.2551 113 1977 --do-- Metashale, siltstone, ,nd sandstone;
Silurian.
INSTRUMENTATION
Seismometer Galvo Type Magnification
Code Type Component TQ(sec) Tg(sec) recording
" T 0
Remarks
All stations Hall-Sears 10-------- Z 1.0 --- Develocorder 75 K-200 K Telemetered to WES.
Timing system:
WWSSN standard added ,t WES.
System response curves:
Available from station.
SHORT HISTORY
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AGI1,
(OlA) , (02A) , ,nd (D3A) cons ti tute , subnf::"twork of Lh. Nelo.· England Seismic Network, con by the Observatory.
Ihe Observatory contrlbutes to the Northeastern Dnlted States SelSmlC Network buIletul.
Operation of CBM, EMM, ,nd MIM w"' interrupted between September 1967 ,nd M,y 1975, although C8M w"' reactivated foe , 7-
month period in 1968.
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