Identification

Title

Processed seismograms from the Azores (NERC grant NE/N011791/1)

Abstract

Observed global seismograms used to study earthquakes in the Azores. The seismograms have been processed and then have been used to perform source inversions of the events.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item128626

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607478

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Seismographs

Oceanic ridges

Earthquakes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-32.0000

East bounding longitude

-24.0000

North bounding latitude

40.0000

South bounding latitude

37.0000

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

AZORES [id=907300]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-01-01

End position

2017-08-31

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019-06-29

Frequency of update

notApplicable

Quality and validity

Lineage

We downloaded all the data from IRIS https://www.iris.edu/hq/ and then processed it following standard seismic processing steps using Obspy (see Frietsch et al., GJI, 2018).

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Department of Earth Sciences

organisation name

University College London

full postal address

Kathleen Lonsdale

London

WC1E 6BT

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Department of Earth Sciences

organisation name

University College London

full postal address

Kathleen Lonsdale

London

WC1E 6BT

email address

not available

responsible party role

principalInvestigator

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-03-22

Metadata language

eng