The documentation below offers instructions for archiving data from EPIC instrumentation in miniSEED format with metadata to be submitted as stationXML. To archive data from a EPIC experiment, select the appropriate documentation for your instrument for instructions for preparing the data before transferring it to EPIC. For the metadata, EPIC offers software for generating stationXML for your experiment. Please see the documentation for metadata generation using Nexus.

For EPIC PIs who previously archived data using Antelope, our documentation has been reworked to generate metadata in stationXML format via the EPIC program Nexus rather than using an Antelope database to create a dataless SEED. The documentation for archiving data with Antelope is still available on this page.

Here are frequently asked questions regarding data requests from PH5 data sets archived at the EarthScope DMC.  The answers are based upon the perspective the user is at the Data Request Form, which is available for each PH5 data set via its "Request" link found on the PH5 data set web page of the EarthScope DMC website.

1. How do I select the length of the record?

The Power Box is a combination of enclosure, solar charge controller, and connectors which ensure the battery is charged and the instrumentation is powered. Below are some pictures of the EPIC power box (and below that is the old standard EPIC power box) . All the power boxes have a 12-15 amp load capacity and a Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD) to prevent damage to the battery. These boxes are designed to work with any nominal 12 volt solar panel and any deep cycle gel-cell lead acid battery.

Introduction

“Huddle”-testing sensors before field deployment is a key part of any seismic experiment.  Huddle-testing involves testing almost all components of the field station, for many stations, in parallel.  The number of stations that can be tested at one time is limited only by availability of personnel and lab space.

Huddle-testing potentially reduces crew time spent in the field, cost of the experiment, and the need to revisit sites.  Huddle-testing improves crew consistency and most importantly, the likelihood of successful station deployments and survival.