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Seismograph name codes

-----JMA-----

EMT: Short-period electromagnetic seismograph with three components
EMT76: Short-period electromagnetic seismograph with two components
OBS: Ocean-bottom seismograph
E93: Short-period seismograph with digital ground velocity output
D93: Acceleration seismograph with digital ground displacement output based on double record integration
E97: Short-period seismograph with digital ground velocity output (appropriate frequency: 3 Hz)
I95: Seismic intensity meter with digital ground displacement output based on numerical integration (filter application to simulate mechanical strong-motion seismograms)
WV: Broad-band seismograph (STS-2)
MK: Broad-band seismograph (VSE-311MK)
VD: Electromagnetic seismograph with visible recorder model 61*
V: Short-period vertical seismograph*
MS: Short-period seismograph similar to the Benioff type*
S: Strong-motion seismograph*
ES: Electromagnetic strong-motion seismograph*
I: IRIS-2 system*(Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology). LP, SP and HI indicate response curves for IRIS system analog output obtained from digital filtering.
MSAS: Matsushiro Seismic Array System*. AM and AP indicate velocity output and low pass-filtered output of an array-system long-period seismograph, respectively. VBB indicates velocity output of a broad-band seismograph (STS-II) with 1 Hz LPF.

*: Installed at Matsushiro only.

-----Other Organization-----

SV: Short-period seismograph with velocity output
SV-V: Short-period seismograph with horizontal-tunnel installation and velocity output
SV-B: Short-period seismograph with bore-hole installation and velocity output
LV-V: Long-period seismograph with horizontal-tunnel installation and velocity output
BV: Broad-band seismograph with velocity output
BV-V: Broad-band seismograph with horizontal-tunnel installation and velocity output
KV-V: Strong motion seismograph with horizontal-tunnel installation and velocity output
OBS: Ocean-bottom seismograph
A-OBS: Ocean-bottom acceleration seismograph