USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

NEW YORK
Binghamton, NY
GENE_RAL INFORMATION --------
Operated by:
Address:
State lniversity of N,w York .t Binghamton
Department of Geological Scien,es
State University of New York
Binghamton, NY 13901
Telephone: 607-798-2512
Addre~:;
to obtain re,ords:
A, above.
SlTE INFORMATION
Code
Station
name
Latitude Longitucif' Elev Date Date
(deg N. ) (deg W. ) (meters) opened closed
Foundation; geologic
.g'
RNY Ringhamton-------------- 42.0896 75.9708 291 8/70 Open-- Pleistocene glacial till overlying
Devonian sandstone .nd shale.
INSTRUMENTATION
Seismometer Galvo Type Magnification
Cnde T}q;!e Coml'1onent T (sec) T (sec} rc,ording .t T
0 g
,
Remarks
BNY Benioff-------------- Z ).0 --- Visible 75 K ---
Sprengnether--------- Z,NS,EW 30.0 --- --do--- 3 K ---
Timing system;
SQrengnether TS-200.
System response curves:
SHORT HISTORY
Calibration changes to suit particular needs.
BNY started in 1970 ., • research station .
From 1955 to 1967
• station operated .t nearly th' same location; it w.,