Station XJ WHP - Whitney Portal
Network: XJ97 - Sierran Paradox
Nearby stations (2 deg radius)
| Station | Name | (Lat, Lon) | Start / End | Elevation |
| WHP | Whitney Portal | (36.59, -118.22) | 1997-06-05 / 1997-12-31 | 2388 m |
| Crust2 Type: | M9,thick extended crust, 0.5 km seds. |
| Thickness Estimate: | 34 km |
| Thickness StdDev: | 1.3 km |
| Vp/Vs Estimate: | 1.78 |
| Vp/Vs StdDev: | 0.03 |
| Vs Estimate: | 3.539 km/s |
| Poisson's Ratio: | 0.27 |
| Peak Value: | 0.08 |
| Assumed Vp: | 6.291 km/s |
| Ps Weight: | 0.33333334 |
| PpPs Weight: | 0.33333334 |
| PsPs Weight: | 0.33333328 |
| Residual Complexity: | 0.419 |
| Nearby stations H: | +- |
| (2.0 deg) Vp/Vs: | +- |
3 with match > 90% ( 30.0 %) and 4 with match > 80% ( 40.0 %) out of 10.
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Azimuth Distribution of Events:
Prior Results for this Station
| Study | Thickness | Vp/Vs | Vp | Vs | Poissons Ratio | Extra |
| EARS | 34 km | 1.78 | 6.291 km/s | 3.539 km/s | 0.27 | |
| Crust2.0 | 40 km | 1.78 | 6.291 km/s | 3.539 km/s | 0.27 | M9,thick extended crust, 0.5 km seds. |
| Global Maxima | 34 km | 1.78 | 6.291 km/s | 3.539 km/s | 0.27 | amp=0.07917769 |
| Local Maxima 1 | 36 km | 1.77 | 6.291 km/s | 3.544 km/s | 0.27 | amp=0.04565497 |
| Local Maxima 2 | 52 km | 1.74 | 6.291 km/s | 3.61 km/s | 0.25 | amp=0.01577017 |
| Local Maxima 3 | 26 km | 2.01 | 6.291 km/s | 3.13 km/s | 0.34 | amp=0.014381639 |
| Local Maxima 4 | 36 km | 2.08 | 6.291 km/s | 3.025 km/s | 0.35 | amp=0.011695845 |
| Predicted Arrivals for vertical incidence (zero ray parameter) | |
| Ps | 4.23 SECOND |
| PpPs | 15.12 SECOND |
| PsPs/PpSs | 19.35 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 |
| 97.524666 | 80.4 deg | 233.368 deg | South Of Fiji Islands | 1997/10/14 09:53:18 GMT | (-22.1, -176.8) | 167 km | 6.7 MB, 7.7 UNKNOWN, 7.4 ME |
| 92.60808 | 85.6 deg | 229.334 deg | Kermadec Islands Region | 1997/09/20 16:11:32 GMT | (-28.7, -177.6) | 30 km | 6.1 MB, 7.0 MS, 7.2 UNKNOWN, 6.7 ME |
| 92.055176 | 50.8 deg | 119.623 deg | Colombia | 1997/09/02 12:13:22 GMT | (3.8, -75.7) | 199 km | 6.5 MB, 6.8 UNKNOWN, 6.4 ME |
| 85.0289 | 45.1 deg | 309.151 deg | Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Is. | 1997/06/17 21:03:40 GMT | (51.3, -179.3) | 33 km | 6.4 MB, 6.3 MS, 6.4 UNKNOWN, 6.6 ML |
Losers
(6 events)| Radial Match | Distance | Baz | FERegion | Time | Lat/Lon | Depth | Magnitude | Reason |
| 76.02271 | 76.9 deg | 131.851 deg | Jujuy Province, Argentina | 1997/07/20 10:14:22 GMT | (-23.0, -66.3) | 256 km | 5.7 MB, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.7 ME | |
| 64.14721 | 78.8 deg | 139.721 deg | Near Coast Of Central Chile | 1997/07/19 12:22:57 GMT | (-29.3, -71.7) | 26 km | 5.8 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW | |
| 55.650394 | 85.9 deg | 234.129 deg | South Of Fiji Islands | 1997/08/26 15:22:09 GMT | (-25.5, 178.3) | 610 km | 5.5 MB, 5.7 UNKNOWN | |
| 54.896423 | 91.4 deg | 263.601 deg | Solomon Islands | 1997/09/07 12:57:06 GMT | (-6.0, 154.5) | 421 km | 5.6 MB, 5.8 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW | |
| 49.759052 | 83.0 deg | 294.319 deg | Volcano Islands, Japan Region | 1997/07/08 02:24:07 GMT | (23.8, 142.7) | 33 km | 5.8 MB, 5.6 MS, 5.9 UNKNOWN, 5.8 MW | |
| 34.341743 | 69.5 deg | 309.057 deg | Kuril Islands | 1997/07/14 16:09:35 GMT | (43.2, 146.4) | 33 km | 5.9 MB, 5.8 MS, 6.1 UNKNOWN, 5.8 ME |
