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Subject: Earth Modes from 7.7 quake
From: "Dave Nelson" davefnelson@.......
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:18:15 -0000


If you look at  my force balance  instrument traces on the PSN current =
seismicity web site you will see long period signals in the few hours =
after the event. Theses are the whole earth or earth normal modes which =
were excited by the event.

The instrument long period corner is 50 seconds and the motion is at =
significantly longer periods but the motion is so  large the instrument =
response is sufficient to provide a nice display.  My Trillium Compact =
with its 120 second corner is much better but it is not an amateur class =
instrument.=20

I have made a spectrum in Winquake and the individual modes are quite =
apparent and individually identifiable.






If you look at  my force = balance =20 instrument traces on the PSN current seismicity web site you will see = long=20 period signals in the few hours after the event. Theses are the whole = earth or=20 earth normal modes which were excited by the event.
 
The instrument long period corner is 50 = seconds and=20 the motion is at significantly longer periods but the motion is so=20  large the instrument response is sufficient to provide a nice=20 display.  My Trillium Compact with its 120 second corner is much = better but=20 it is not an amateur class instrument.
 
I have made a spectrum in Winquake and = the=20 individual modes are quite apparent and individually = identifiable.
 
Interesting stuff=20 !!   

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