Station XA SA15 - XA.SA15
Network: XA97 - Anatomy of an Archean Craton, South Africa
Nearby stations (2 deg radius)
Station | Name | (Lat, Lon) | Start / End | Elevation |
SA15 | XA.SA15 | (-29.90, 25.03) | 1998-05-20 / 1999-12-31 | 1400 m |
Crust2 Type: | G1,Archean, no seds. |
Thickness Estimate: | 36 km |
Thickness StdDev: | 2.2 km |
Vp/Vs Estimate: | 1.79 |
Vp/Vs StdDev: | 0.11 |
Vs Estimate: | 3.614 km/s |
Poisson's Ratio: | 0.27 |
Peak Value: | 0.03 |
Assumed Vp: | 6.459 km/s |
Ps Weight: | 0.33333334 |
PpPs Weight: | 0.33333334 |
PsPs Weight: | 0.33333328 |
Residual Complexity: | 0.664 |
Nearby stations H: | +- |
(2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: | +- |
2 with match > 90% ( 25.0 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 50.0 %) out of 8.
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Azimuth Distribution of Events:
Prior Results for this Station
Study | Thickness | Vp/Vs | Vp | Vs | Poissons Ratio | Extra |
EARS | 36 km | 1.79 | 6.459 km/s | 3.614 km/s | 0.27 | |
Crust2.0 | 37 km | 1.76 | 6.459 km/s | 3.665 km/s | 0.26 | G1,Archean, no seds. |
Global Maxima | 36 km | 1.79 | 6.459 km/s | 3.614 km/s | 0.27 | amp=0.033408325 |
Local Maxima 1 | 38 km | 1.64 | 6.459 km/s | 3.939 km/s | 0.20 | amp=0.024805084 |
Local Maxima 2 | 31 km | 1.92 | 6.459 km/s | 3.369 km/s | 0.31 | amp=0.024164459 |
Local Maxima 3 | 38 km | 1.97 | 6.459 km/s | 3.275 km/s | 0.33 | amp=0.016725801 |
Local Maxima 4 | 34 km | 1.79 | 6.459 km/s | 3.609 km/s | 0.27 | amp=0.010402985 |
Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence (zero ray parameter) | |
Ps | 4.39 SECOND |
PpPs | 15.54 SECOND |
PsPs/PpSs | 19.92 SECOND |
Events Processed for this Station
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Events Used in the Stack
(4 events)Radial Match | Distance | Baz | FERegion | Time | Lat/Lon | Depth | Magnitude |
93.98088 | 79.3 deg | 45.554 deg | Western Xizang-India Border Reg. | 1999/03/28 19:05:11 GMT | (30.5, 79.4) | 15 km | 6.4 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.6 MW, 6.5 ME |
92.42285 | 43.5 deg | 98.002 deg | Mid-Indian Ridge | 1999/01/24 08:00:08 GMT | (-26.5, 74.5) | 10 km | 6.0 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.3 MW, 6.3 ME |
85.36215 | 40.5 deg | 288.422 deg | Ascension Island Region | 1998/06/18 04:17:54 GMT | (-11.6, -13.9) | 10 km | 6.1 MS, 5.4 MB, 6.2 UNKNOWN |
84.71728 | 35.9 deg | 246.683 deg | Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 1998/06/24 10:44:30 GMT | (-37.3, -17.4) | 10 km | 5.7 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.0 UNKNOWN, 5.9 MW |
Losers
(4 events)Radial Match | Distance | Baz | FERegion | Time | Lat/Lon | Depth | Magnitude | Reason |
79.03224 | 78.7 deg | 36.068 deg | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | 1999/06/21 17:37:27 GMT | (36.4, 70.7) | 230 km | 5.6 MW, 5.4 MB, 5.5 MW | |
55.35475 | 87.2 deg | 300.141 deg | Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 1999/04/06 04:51:05 GMT | (24.5, -46.4) | 10 km | 5.6 MS, 5.3 MB, 5.9 MW, 5.8 MW | |
44.78656 | 75.0 deg | 76.358 deg | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 1999/02/04 19:28:00 GMT | (4.0, 95.3) | 56 km | 5.8 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.9 MW, 5.9 MW | |
38.34047 | 64.0 deg | 79.083 deg | South Indian Ocean | 1999/03/29 06:17:58 GMT | (-4.0, 87.3) | 10 km | 5.5 MS, 5.4 MB, 5.8 MW, 5.8 MW |