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“Akbulak” seismic array 

Akbulak seismic array is located in Aytikebi district of Aktyubinsk area near Taldyk settlement. The site is situated in the south part of Akbulaksayskiy granite massif of upper Paleozoic age (ɣ PZ3).

Akbulak seismic array consists of 10 observation points, located in two concentric circles with one central site. Radius of the inner circle is ~500 m, outer circle ~2000 m. Nine one-component vertical GS-21 (Geotech Instruments) seismometers are installed at 9 sites. In addition, there is a broadband three-component station with KS54000 seismometer (Geotech Instruments). Recording instruments are 24-bit ADC AIM24S (Science Horizons). Sample rate: 40 samples/sec/channel. Seismic data are digitized according to GPS. Coordinates and parameters of the boreholes, where the seismometers are installed, are listed in the Table 1.

Response and phase characteristics of the installed seismometers are here.

Table 1
Coordinates and depth of “Akbulak” (ABKAR) seismic array boreholes

Site №Seismometer, typeBorehole
depth, m
LatitudeLongitudeElevation above
sea level, m
Notes
AB31KS 5400080N49.2556E59.9431233three-component
AB01GS 2180N49.2556E59.9431233vertical
AB02GS 2140N49.2591E59.9466230vertical
AB03GS 2140N49.2511E59.9431234vertical
AB04GS 2140N49.2578E59.9371236vertical
AB05GS 2140N49.2736E59.9431239vertical
AB06GS 2140N49.2611E59.9693231vertical
AB07GS 2140N49.2410E59.9593230vertical
AB08GS 2140N49.2387E59.9280234vertical
AB09GS 2140N49.2614E59.9181237vertical

Communication system of “Akbulak” seismic array

Information from remote sites of “Akbulak” seismic array, AB01 – AB31 is transferred via radiotelemetric channels to the Central Recording Facility where three incoming data streams are merged into one outgoing which is forwarded to the Data Center in Almaty via satellite channels. The system is operated remotely from the Central Recording Facility and from the Data Center. From Almaty the data of “Akbulak” seismic array are transmitted to American National Data Center (USNDC) in Florida (USA).
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