Labs at LDEO, SIO and
WHOI build and maintain the entire fleet forming the US National Ocean
Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool. The instruments which comprise the
pool are generally configured for either short or long period
deployment experiments. The short
period instruments are primarily designed for use in
experiments involving an active source (e.g. air-guns) or passive
listening at frequencies greater than 1 Hz. The long period instruments have
been designed for extended-length deployments which record low
frequency (<1 Hz) seismic energy from a passive source (e.g.
earthquakes). However, all instruments within the pool are not confined
to a particular type of experiment and, subject to availability, can be
used for any field program envisioned.
| OBSIP Instrument Inventory | ||
| Short period | Broad band | |
| LDEO | -- | 30 | SIO | 67 | 41 | WHOI | 29 | 31 | Total | 96 | 103 |
