Stations in XB97 (6 stations)

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Network Description Owner Dates
XB97 - Seismic Experiment in Patagonia and Antarctica 5 stations were installed in Chilean Patagonia and 5 stations in the Antarctic Peninsula region. 3 of the Antarctic stations are located at Chilean bases. The goals of the experiment are to determine whether current subduction is occurring at the S. Shetland trench; study the upper mantle structure of the Bransfield Strait backarc region; determine whether anisotropy indicates mantle flow around South America 1997-01-06 / 1999-12-31
Network Station Name Lat/Lon Elevation Est. Thick StdDev Est. Vp/Vs StdDev Assumed Vp Vs Poissons Ratio Num EQ Complexity
XB97 ELEF Elephant Island South Shetland Is. 61.22 S/55.14 W 30 m 11 km 7.7 km 1.62 0.11 4.73 km/s 2.92 km/s 0.19 6 0.92
XB97 FREI Base Frei South Shetland Is. 62.19 S/58.98 W 37 m 27 km 14 km 2.10 0.13 6.183 km/s 2.944 km/s 0.35 4 0.74
XB97 HAMB Puerto del Hambre Patagonia 53.61 S/70.93 W 20 m 32 km 1.8 km 1.73 0.06 6.079 km/s 3.514 km/s 0.25 4 0.44
XB97 OHIG Base OHiggins Antarctica 63.32 S/57.90 W 10 m 33 km 7.3 km 1.79 0.10 6.183 km/s 3.454 km/s 0.27 3 0.78
XB97 SALM Salmon Farm Seno Skyring Patagonia 52.55 S/72.03 W 15 m 32 km 0.6 km 1.76 0.02 6.566 km/s 3.731 km/s 0.26 2 0.41
XB97 VTDF Estancia Vicunna Tierra del Fuego 54.14 S/68.71 W 115 m 35 km 3.5 km 1.60 0.02 6.472 km/s 4.045 km/s 0.18 6 0.58