Eastern Turkey Seismic Experiment: Lithospheric Structure in an Active Continental Collision Zone

Most stations were powered by solar panels, though six stations located on the Anatolian plataeu and subject to rough winters were supplied with continuous AC power. To ensure proper operation, we visited each station two to three weeks after installation in November 1999. Most were working well, though we did encounter a few problems with solar panel power at the easternmost end of the array.

Using Linux laptops, we were able to perform all quality control in the field. Earthquakes in and around the region as well as at teleseismic distances were recorded. To ensure maximum data recovery of local, regional and teleseismic waveforms, we recorded 24 bit broadband data continuously at 40 sps (samples per second).

Using PASSCAL's 4.1 GByte field disks and the REFTEK 72A's data compression algorithm, we visited the stations every 3 to 4 months. The last data were collected August 9, 2001. The data from this experiment is being jointly analyzed by the two institutions.