USGS Professonal Paper 1096 - IRIS

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TENNESSEE
McMinnville, IN
GENERAL INFORMATION
Operated by:
Address:
U s. Geological Survey
U s. Geological Survey
McMinnville Observatory--Unmanned
McMinnville, TN 37110
(Obsolete)
Address to obtain records:
SITE INFORHAIIoN
1962-1966: 1966-present:
Teledyne-Geotech
U.S. Geological Survey
Sel-sml-c Data Analysl-s Center
Blanch of 610bal Seismology
314 Montgomery Street Stop 967
Alexandria, VA 22314 Box 25046, Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
Code
Station
name
Latitude Longitude Elev Date Date
{Eleg :N ) ,EI@g \! ) ,mot"') opened closed
Foundation; geologic
'ge
Cpo Cumberland Pl ateau------ 35.5948 85.5704 574 2/13/63 Oren-- Sandstone ,rrd limestone; Pennsylvanian.
INSIRllMENTATION
Seismometer Galvo Type Magnification
Code Type Component To(sec) Tg(sf>c) recording ,t T
0
Remarks
CPO Johnson-Matheson----- Z 1. 25 --- Develocorder, 400 K Telemelered to GLD.
Helicorder.
flagnl-Il-catl-on aE I seC".
Timjng :s}':sl em'
Time added ,t GLD.
System respon:se curves:
Available with records.
SHORT HISTORY
CPO wo, establi:shed part of the VELA-Uniform project. Texas Instruments ,rrd Geotech alternated operation of the station
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until M,y 1967 when the USC&GS took over the operation. Originally, CPO w"' constructed like BMO: it h,d 19 instruments in '"
array,
" well 6 additional instruments irr the tank farm.
" This extended operation ceased io September 1975, '0' rllrrentiy
the station only operates , single instrument, monitored remotely.
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