SED Stations

Station Overview

Field	Value
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Field	Value
Overview Location
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Overview Location	not available
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Field	Value
Network
Station Code
Station Description
Latitude (WGS84)
Longitude (WGS84)
Station altitude (CH1903)
running from
...until
Waveform Access

Network	CH
Station Code	BAL
Station Description	Balsthal, SO
Latitude (WGS84)	47.28164
Longitude (WGS84)	7.6435
Station altitude (CH1903)	1200.0
running from	1975-06-13
...until	2002-01-02
Waveform Access	open

Field	Value
Sensor Types

Sensor Types	Velocimeter

Geological Unit
Site Morphology Class
Site Morphology Description
Ground type EC8
Ground type SIA
Basin Information	no information available
Reference

Field	Value
Resonance Frequency (Hz)
Uncertainty Factor

Resonance Frequency (Hz)	-
Uncertainty Factor	-

Field	Value
Vs 30 (m/s)

Vs 30 (m/s)	-

Field	Value
Location Map
Topography Map
Geology Map

Location Map

Federal Office of Topograpy: National Map 1:25‘000

Topography Map

Federal Office of Topograpy: DHM25: Digital Height Model 1:25000

Geology Map

Federal Office of Topograpy: Geological map of Switzerland 1:500‘000

Sensor locations

Field	Value
Location Code
Opening Date
End Date
Housing Class
Housing Description
sensor depth below station
Distance to Building (m)

Location Code	AH
Opening Date	02-09-1983
End Date	2002-01-02
Housing Class	-
Housing Description	-
sensor depth below station	0.0 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	FH
Opening Date	13-06-1975
End Date	1992-09-30
Housing Class	-
Housing Description	-
sensor depth below station	0.0 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Current Instrumentation

Field	Value
Location code
On date
Off date
Sensor model
Sensor manufacturer
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels
Stream Noise (last week)

No open epochs

Instrumentation History

Field	Value
Location code
On date
Off date
Waveform Access
Sensor model
Sensor manufacturer
Digitizer model
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels

Location code	AH
On date	30-09-1992 00:00:00
Off date	2002-01-02 14:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	AHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	AH
On date	30-06-1992 00:00:00
Off date	1992-09-30 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	AHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	AH
On date	08-04-1986 00:00:00
Off date	1992-06-30 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	AHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	AH
On date	02-09-1983 00:00:00
Off date	1986-04-08 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	AHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	30-06-1992 00:00:00
Off date	1992-09-30 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	08-04-1986 00:00:00
Off date	1992-06-30 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	02-09-1983 00:00:00
Off date	1986-04-08 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	13-11-1978 00:00:00
Off date	1983-09-02 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	09-11-1978 00:00:00
Off date	1978-11-13 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer	Willmore
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	18-11-1977 00:00:00
Off date	1978-11-09 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	L-4C
Sensor manufacturer	Sercel
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	24-06-1977 00:00:00
Off date	1977-11-18 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	L-4C
Sensor manufacturer	Sercel
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ , SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	13-06-1975 00:00:00
Off date	1977-06-24 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	L-4C
Sensor manufacturer	Sercel
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer
Channels	SLZ

Location code	FH
On date	13-06-1975 00:00:00
Off date	1977-06-24 00:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	L-4C
Sensor manufacturer	Sercel
Digitizer model	FHP
Digitizer manufacturer	HP
Channels	SHE , SHN , SHZ

Site Characterization

channel group Filter dialog for field: channel group and Options for empty fields: only empty fields no empty fields include empty fields	Empirical Amplification Filter dialog for field: Empirical Amplification and Options for empty fields: only empty fields no empty fields include empty fields
CH.BAL.AH.SL
CH.BAL.FH.SL

Obtained from spectral modeling of small earthquakes with constant update.

Top: Fourier amplification with elastic (dashed line) and anelastic (solid line) amplification functions;
Centre: 5% damped response spectra amplification (anelastic);
Bottom: Number of recordings used.

See Edwards et al. (2013), Determination of Site Amplification from Regional Seismicity: Application to the Swiss National Seismic Networks. Seismological Research Letters, 84(4), 611–621.

Field	Value
H/V pick image:
Authoritative Site Characterization Analysis

H/V pick image:	not available
Authoritative Site Characterization Analysis	-

Field	Value
measurements nearby

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