Three-dimensional seismic structure beneath Australia

This data set composes of recordings made for the SKIPPY project for which the objective was to map the three-dimensional structure beneath the Australian continent. The recordings were made between 1993 and 1996 using groups of portable broad band seismographs deployed across regions of Australia to record the seismic energy from distant earthquakes. It was not possible to cover the whole continent at one time with the available hardware so the data was collected in stages, with the instruments moving between regions for each deployment. Each station includes a deployment mnemonic (SA, SB, SC, etc.) and a station number.
Type
Collection
Title
Three-dimensional seismic structure beneath Australia
Brief Title
SKIPPY
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Seismology Group
Website Address
http://www.iris.edu/mda/7B; https://auspass.edu.au/networks/skippy.html
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Significance Statement
This collection was the first continental scale of seismological data collection in Australia.
Brief Description
This collection was the first continental scale of seismological data collection in Australia.
Full Description
This data set composes of recordings made for the SKIPPY project for which the objective was to map the three-dimensional structure beneath the Australian continent. The recordings were made between 1993 and 1996 using groups of portable broad band seismographs deployed across regions of Australia to record the seismic energy from distant earthquakes. It was not possible to cover the whole continent at one time with the available hardware so the data was collected in stages, with the instruments moving between regions for each deployment. Each station includes a deployment mnemonic (SA, SB, SC, etc.) and a station number.
Contact Email
hrvoje.tkalcic@anu.edu.au
Contact Address
Jaeger Building 61A Mills Road Acton Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia
Contact Phone Number
+61 2 6125-3213
Contact Fax Number
+61 2 6257-2737
Fields of Research
040407 - Seismology and Seismic Exploration
Keywords
Earthquake Seismology; Earth Structure; Geophysics
Type of Research Activity
Strategic basic research
Date Coverage
1996
1993
Geospatial Location
AU
iso31661
Year of data publication
2013
Publisher for Citation
The Australian National University Data Commons
Publications
10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00774.x
Clitheroe, G, Gudmundsson, O & Kennett, B 2000, 'Sedimentary and upper crustal structure of Australia from receiver functions', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 209-216
doi
10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.01000.x
Kennett, B, Reading, A & Dentith, M 2003, 'Seismic structure of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia', Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, vol. 50, pp. 427-438
doi
Access Rights
No restrictions
Access Rights Type
Open
Rights held in and over the data
There are no restrictions as to the use of the data however the data should be cited as per the following link. http://www.wdsn.org/citation.htm
Data Location
https://auspass.edu.au/networks/skippy.html
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Data Management Plan
No
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service