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Network CH
Station Code DIX
Station Description Grande Dixence, VS
Latitude (WGS84) 46.08105
Longitude (WGS84) 7.408391
Station altitude (CH1903) 2371.0
running from 1976-12-14
...until now
Waveform Access open
Sensor Types Accelerometer Velocimeter
Geological Unit Gneiss and Mica-schists
Site Morphology Class T2
T1: flat; T2: slope; T3: ridge and T4: steep ridge;
following Pessina and Fiorini (2014) A GIS procedure for fast topographic characterization of seismic recording stations, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 63, p248-258
Site Morphology Description Rock slope
Ground type EC8
Ground type SIA
Basin Information not in a sedimentary basin with possible 2D/3D effects
Reference
Resonance Frequency (Hz) -
Uncertainty Factor -
Vs 30 (m/s) -
Location Map


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Sensor locations

Location Code AH
Opening Date 26-08-1982
End Date 2002-01-02
Housing Class Tunnel
Housing Description Sensor in tunnel 7m directly below free surface, 11.7m from nearest entrance. The distance from the sensor to the eastern top end of the dam (nearest point) is 124m. The tunnel length (width: 2m, height: 3m) is several hundred meters and leads to other tunnels, probably for accessing water-collection infrastructure (rarely used).Sensor placed on concrete basement on rock in rock niche. Rock niche on right hand side in tunnel facing towards inside, 1m above tunnel ground.
sensor depth below station 0.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code FH
Opening Date 14-12-1976
End Date 1992-09-30
Housing Class Tunnel
Housing Description Sensor in tunnel 7m directly below free surface, 11.7m from nearest entrance. The distance from the sensor to the eastern top end of the dam (nearest point) is 124m. The tunnel length (width: 2m, height: 3m) is several hundred meters and leads to other tunnels, probably for accessing water-collection infrastructure (rarely used).Sensor placed on concrete basement on rock in rock niche. Rock niche on right hand side in tunnel facing towards inside, 1m above tunnel ground.
sensor depth below station 0.0 m
Distance to Building (m) -
Location Code (none)
Opening Date 19-01-1999
End Date -
Housing Class Tunnel
Housing Description Sensor in tunnel 7m directly below free surface, 11.7m from nearest entrance. The distance from the sensor to the eastern top end of the dam (nearest point) is 124m. The tunnel length (width: 2m, height: 3m) is several hundred meters and leads to other tunnels, probably for accessing water-collection infrastructure (rarely used).Sensor placed on concrete basement on rock in rock niche. Rock niche on right hand side in tunnel facing towards inside, 1m above tunnel ground.
sensor depth below station 0.8 m
Distance to Building (m) -

Current Instrumentation

Location code (none)
On date 03-11-2016 17:20:00
Off date -
Sensor model EpiSensor ES-T
Sensor manufacturer Kinemetrics
Digitizer model Q330HRS
Digitizer manufacturer Quanterra
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Stream Noise (last week) HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code (none)
On date 31-08-2017 10:00:00
Off date -
Sensor model STS2.5
Sensor manufacturer Streckeisen
Digitizer model Q330HRS
Digitizer manufacturer Quanterra
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Stream Noise (last week) BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code AH
On date 04-07-1986 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 HP
Channels SHZ
Location code AH
On date 26-08-1982 00:00:00
Off date 1986-07-04 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer Willmore
Digitizer model AHP
Digitizer manufacturer HP
Channels SHZ
Location code FH
On date 04-07-1986 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 HP
Channels SHZ
Location code FH
On date 26-08-1982 00:00:00
Off date 1986-07-04 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer Willmore
Digitizer model FHP
Digitizer manufacturer HP
Channels SHZ
Location code FH
On date 03-10-1980 00:00:00
Off date 1982-08-26 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model Mk IIIA
Sensor manufacturer Willmore
Digitizer model FHP
Digitizer manufacturer HP
Channels SHZ
Location code FH
On date 14-12-1976 00:00:00
Off date 1980-10-03 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model L-4C
Sensor manufacturer Sercel
Digitizer model FHP
Digitizer manufacturer HP
Channels SHZ
Location code (none)
On date 03-11-2016 17:20:00
Off date 2017-08-31 10:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model STS2_gen3
Sensor manufacturer Streckeisen
Digitizer model Q330HRS
Digitizer manufacturer Quanterra
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 24-06-2010 00:00:00
Off date 2016-11-03 17:20:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model EpiSensor ES-T
Sensor manufacturer Kinemetrics
Digitizer model HRD24
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code (none)
On date 24-06-2010 00:00:00
Off date 2016-11-03 17:20:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model STS2_gen3
Sensor manufacturer Streckeisen
Digitizer model HRD24
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 04-08-1999 00:00:00
Off date 2010-06-24 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model EpiSensor ES-T
Sensor manufacturer Kinemetrics
Digitizer model HRD24
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels HGE , HGN , HGZ
Location code (none)
On date 04-08-1999 00:00:00
Off date 2010-06-24 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model STS2_gen3
Sensor manufacturer Streckeisen
Digitizer model HRD24
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ
Location code (none)
On date 19-01-1999 00:00:00
Off date 1999-08-04 00:00:00
Waveform Access open
Sensor model STS2_gen3
Sensor manufacturer Streckeisen
Digitizer model HRD24
Digitizer manufacturer Nanometrics
Channels BHE , BHN , BHZ , HHE , HHN , HHZ

Site Characterization

channel group
 Empirical Amplification
CH.DIX..HH not available
CH.DIX..HG not available

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.

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