Instrumental waveform distortion on ocean bottom seismometers |
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| Authors: | Brian T R Lewis Jonathan D Tuthill |
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| Institution: | (1) Geophysics Program, University of Washington, 98195 Seattle, Washington, USA;(2) Dept. of Oceanography, University of Washington, 98195 Seattle, Washington, USA;(3) Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, University of Hawaii, 2525 Correa Road, 96822 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
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| Abstract: | Data from the 1978 Lopez Island OBS Intercomparison Experiment and deep sea data from University of Washington OBSs show that there is a considerable amount of waveform distortion resulting from the conversion of horizontal motion into vertical motion, here called cross-coupling distortion. This distortion, which substancially reduces the significance of waveform matching with synthetic seismograms, appears to result from rotation imparted to the OBS package by near-vertically traveling shear energy. The degree of this rotation seems to depend on the instrument surface area above the seafloor and the geometry and surface area of the  feet connecting the package to the seafloor. The sensitivity and response of the seismometers within the package to this rotation depends on the precise location of the seismometers with respect to the axis of rotation. The results suggest how to modify OBS designs to minimize these effects.University of Washington Contribution No. 1225. |
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