Seismic node data from the Askja Caldera, Iceland, July/August 2023 and July/August 2024.
This dataset comprises seismic node data from the Askja Caldera, Iceland, which consists of one month of continuous recording in each of July/August 2023 and July/August 2024. A total of 14 nodes were deployed within the ~8km diameter caldera; each unit consists of a 3-component Smartsolo sensor (IGU-16HR 3C) recording at 250sps. The units were buried such that their tops were ~10cm below the surface. The nodes were distributed irregularly in the caldera due to access issues; namely, only portions of the caldera are walkable. The dataset provided is in standard miniseed format, and has accompanying dataless files in xml format. The miniseed data is archived in day files under the directories "2023" and "2024", while the xml files are located in the root directory of the distribution. The data is of good quality, with both local earthquakes and teleseisms easily detected. The data were collected for the purposes of tracking microseismic activity associated with the recent reinflation event at Aska, and to help facilitate seismic imaging beneath the caldera using both body and surface wave tomography. The data may be of use to other scientists with an interest in earthquake seismology, imaging, and characterisation of geothermal areas near active volcanoes. The data were collected by the University of Iceland and University of Cambridge, both of who are responsible for interpretation of the data. The archive is complete as it currently stands.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2025-03-10
Originator
University of Cambridge
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Nicholas Rawlinson
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Professor of Earth Sciences
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Department of Earth Sciences
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Cambridge
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CB3 0EZ
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- notApplicable notApplicable
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- Melts
- NGDC Deposited Data
- Seismic data
- dataCentre
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- NERC_DDC
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- restricted
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
- Other constraints
- Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
- Spatial representation type
- vector Vector
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Geographic identifier
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ICELAND [id=903000]
- Date (Creation)
- 1979
- Geographic identifier
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IS
- Date (Revision)
- 2009
- Geographic identifier
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ISL
- Date (Revision)
- 2009
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- Begin date
- 2023-06-21
- End date
- 2024-08-28
- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)
- Distribution format
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miniseed
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miniseed
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- OnLine resource
- Data
- OnLine resource
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Other
- dataset
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2011
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Pass
- No
Conformance result
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
- See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
- Pass
- No
- Statement
- The nodes were deployed by foot and helicopter in the caldera, with holes dug to ensure complete burial, and large 100Amp hour batteries and 100W solar panels used to supply power. Handheld GPS units were used for location and orienting the equipment. Snow was present during recovery in 2024. Data was downloaded onto Laptops and then stored on flash drives in the field.
- File identifier
- 302166ee-aab2-fbc2-e063-3050940a148d XML
- Metadata language
- EnglishEnglish
- Hierarchy level
- dataset Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
Point of contact
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
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NOTTINGHAM
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
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NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100
- Dataset URI
- http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608388
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NERC Data Catalogue Service