Field Seismology Laboratory

• Luna OptaSense QuantX Distributed Acoustic Sensing Interrogator with >10-km armored fiberoptic cable and peripherals.
• Magseis Fairfield Z-Land Generation 2, 3-component, 5-Hz seismic nodes (system of 115 nodes, charging racks, handheld terminals, peripherals).
• Geometrics Geode seismic recording system with Pro-Seismic Services Cable and 24-channel Geospace Technologies geophones.
• Guralp CMG-3T broadband (4) and CMG-40T short period (5) seismometers, Reftek RT-130 recorders. More than 10 60-Watt solar panels, GPS antennas, cables.
• Reftek RT125-A ‘Texan’ seismic recorders and Geospace (GS-11D) 4.5-Hz geophones (350 systems).
• 24-channel StrataView recording system with 40-Hz, 14-Hz and Mark 4.5-Hz geophones.
• Geo Stuff downhole cabled geophones for vertical seismic profiles
• Betsy SeisGun seismic source, accelerated weight drop source
• Verif-I GPS Synchronizer (3)

Location: GEOL 109, 210

Field Seismology Laboratory

		ABOUT UTEP Field Seismological Laboratory is a modern seismological facility including 3-component seismic nodes, broadband and short period seismometers, a 24-channel seismic recording system for shallow seismic imaging and multichannel analysis of surface waves studies, a distributed acoustic sensing interrogator for fiberoptic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismology, and seismic sources, GPS timing devices, solar panels, GPS, cables, and other auxiliary equipment. FEATURES Image the subsurface in detail with active-source reflection and refraction capabilities. Record earthquakes and ambient seismic noise with a range of seismometers and seismic recording equipment. Image the subsurface in high resolution with DAS interrogator and fiberoptic cables. Evaluate the seismic velocities and structures in the shallow (top 30-m) and deep (down to Moho) crust.

Contact:

Dr. Marianne Karplus: mkarplus@utep.edu

Dr. Solymar Ayala: jachaput@utep.edu

Dr. Julien Chaput: sayalacortez2@utep.edu

Dr. Aaron Velasco: aavelasco@utep.edu

Office: 915-747-5413