USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

NEW YORK
Ne" york, NY
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
Telephone:
Fordham University
Seismic Station
Department of Physics
Fordham UniverSjty
New York, NY 10058
212-933-2233
As above.
SITE INFORMATION
Code
Station name
Latitude
(deg N. )
Longitude
(deg ,. )
Elev Date Date
(""",,) opened closed
Foundation; geologic age
FOR Fordham----------------- 40.8631
73.8856
24 1910
8/76
Fordham Gneiss; Precambrian.
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Seismometer
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o
Galvo
T (see)
g
Typ'
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Magnification
at T o
Remarks
FOR
Gallitzin-Wil ip-----­
Wood-Anderson-------­
Milne-Shaw----------­
Wiechert------------­
Benioff--------------
Renigff---------n-n
Sprengnether---------
Z,NS,EW
NS,EW
NS,EW
NS,EW
Z
Z
Z,NS,EW
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
20 0
1.0
Photo paper
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Timing s~steiil.
Standard Eleetrie Time, In,af Pefleultlfll.
System response curves:
Not availahle.
SHORT HISTORY
FOR was inaugurated in 1910 hut moved in 1921, 1926, and 1934.
It was part of the .Tesuit Seismological Association.
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