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H2O - Mid-Pacific Ocean (photos)

  INFORMATION for H2O as of January 2002
Station: Hawaii-2 Observatory
Directors: IRIS (Rhett Butler)
University of Hawaii (Fred Duennebier)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Alan Chave)
Network Affiliation: IRIS

Address:
Dept. of Geology and Geophysics
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI 96822

Network Contact:
IRIS GSN
1200 New York Ave NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Technical Contact:
James Jolly, David Harris
Telephone: (808) 956 2488 Open Station: Yes
Fax: Parent Organization:
IRIS
Email: fred@soest.hawaii.edu
Coordinates:
Latitude: 27.88191 N
Longitude: 141.991736W
Elevation to Sensor (M): -4947
Depth to Seismic Sensors (M): 0.4
Depth to Hydrophone(M): -0.1
Depth to current meter (M): -0.9
Geology: Central Pacific Ocean floor. Sediment thickness ~ 50 m
Vault Conditions: Seismic sensors buried in cylindrical pressure vessel with sensors about 0.4 m below ocean floor. Sensor package inside 0.3 m diameter cylinder. Hydrophone and current meter located about 5 m to the side in Ti frame.
Site Description: The Hawaii-2 Observatory is roughly half way between Hawaii and California attached to the Hawaii-2 decommissioned coaxial telephone cable. more info: http://www.whoi.edu/science/GG/DSO/H2O/index.html

Address from which to obtain data:
IRIS Data Management Center
1408 NE 45 St, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98105 (206) 547-0393

Station Instrumentation
1. Hawaii-2 Observatory (H2) Oct 1, 1999 to Present.

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