1. Global Seismograph Network - GSN: IRIS -2 System

DATES OF OPERATION:  	 15 May 1996 to Present

SEISMOMETER TYPE AND ADC:
Streckeisen Model STS-2/VBB 3 component system, Streckeisen Model STS-1/VBB 3 
component system.  ADC is Quanterra Model Q-680.  Kinemetrics Model FBA-23 
for low-gain channels.

DIGITAL FORMAT:
24 bit integer data words for all components.  Range: +8,388,607 to -8,388,608 counts.

EVENT DETECTOR ALGORITHM:  
The Murdock event detector (Murdock, 1991) is used for the event detected components.

Click on any of the following items for further information.

• Channel Data
• Amplitude Response to Ground Velocity
• Seismic Noise Study graph information

• Seismic Noise Level - Annual
• Seismic Noise Level - Seasonal/Diurnal

COMMENTS:
A description of the IRIS-2 system can be found in USGS Open-File Report 89-471, Peterson et al (1989).  
The BC_ calibration channels are programmed manually by the station operator and  
are rarely used as the calibration signal has a detrimental effect on the ultra 
long-period data.