SED Stations

Station Overview

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legend	Overview at SVIS1

Field	Value
Overview Location
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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	SVIS1
Station Description	Visp, Lonza, VS
Latitude (WGS84)	46.30025
Longitude (WGS84)	7.8775
Station altitude (CH1903)	645.0
running from	2023-11-14
...until	now
Waveform Access	open

Field	Value
Sensor Types

Sensor Types	Accelerometer

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	06
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	5.3 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	09
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	7.2 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	12
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	9.3 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	15
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	11.2 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	18
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	12.7 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	21
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 25m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: open; wet
sensor depth below station	14.6 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	BT
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Borehole
Housing Description	casing: plastic; casing length: 102m; inner diameter: 101.6cm; locking mechanism: glass bead; wet
sensor depth below station	102.0 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	M1
Opening Date	14-11-2023
End Date	-
Housing Class	-
Housing Description	-
sensor depth below station	58.0 m
Distance to Building (m)	-

Location Code	SF
Opening Date	23-01-2024
End Date	-
Housing Class	Building
Housing Description	Sensor on ground floor in entrance area of 6 story building with building footprint 90m x 130m. Building type: concrete/steel/brick. Building density: dense urban town. Building usage: industry. Sensor coupling information Sensor screwed onto the general floor
sensor depth below station	0.5 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)

Location code	06
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	09
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	12
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	15
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	18
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	21
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	PA-10-5
Sensor manufacturer	Gloetzl
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HDH
Stream Noise (last week)	HDH

Location code	BT
On date	10-06-2025 11:43:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	HypoSensor
Sensor manufacturer	Kinemetrics
Digitizer model	Trident
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ
Stream Noise (last week)	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ

Location code	M1
On date	14-11-2023 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	HypoSensor
Sensor manufacturer	Kinemetrics
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ
Stream Noise (last week)	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ

Location code	SF
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	-
Sensor model	EpiSensor ES-T
Sensor manufacturer	Kinemetrics
Digitizer model	Taurus
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HGE , HGN , HGZ
Stream Noise (last week)	HGE , HGN , HGZ

Instrumentation History

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

Location code	BT
On date	18-06-2024 11:00:00
Off date	2025-06-10 11:43:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	HypoSensor
Sensor manufacturer	Kinemetrics
Digitizer model	Trident
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ

Location code	BT
On date	23-01-2024 00:00:00
Off date	2024-06-18 11:00:00
Waveform Access	open
Sensor model	HypoSensor
Sensor manufacturer	Kinemetrics
Digitizer model	Trident
Digitizer manufacturer	Nanometrics
Channels	HG1 , HG2 , HGZ

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.SVIS1.BT.HG
CH.SVIS1.SF.HG
CH.SVIS1.M1.HG

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
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Authoritative Site Characterization Analysis

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Authoritative Site Characterization Analysis	-

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