Categories

• Data Systems
• Regional Observatories

Data Types

• Continuous GNSS Data
• Passive Seismological Data

Disciplinary Keywords

• Geodesy and Gravity
• Geology
• Geophysics
• Magnetotellurics
• Seismology

Instrumentation

The backbone of IPOC’s monitoring capabilities is a network of currently 22 multi-sensor sites, where seismic (strong- and weak-motion), continuous GNSS (at twelve sites), magnetotellurics (at some sites), and climate data are registered at co-located sites. IPOC maintains a number of additional strong-motion and weak-motion seismographs, continuous GNSS receivers, Creepmeters, and volcano monitoring networks.

Instruments

• Broadband Seismometers

  Devices: 22 broadband seismometers at multi-parameter sites (STS-2) on QT330 (HR) digitizers; 1 Trillium Compact on EDL co-located with CAR3 creepmeter. Network code CX. Daten available under: doi:10.14470/PK615318 Access: Open

  Data Access via

  • GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences; Institut des SciencIPOC Seismic Network. Integrated Plate boundary Observatory Chile - IPOC

• Cont. GNSS (Topcon T) at 12 multi-parameter sites

  Devices: Cont. GNSS (Topcon T) at 12 multi-parameter sites. Plus 5 new GNSS (Septentrio Polarx) sites: 2 built, and 3 more to be built. Data available under: https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.1.1.2017.001 | https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.4.1.2017.003 Access: Variable

  Data Access via

  • IPOC cGPS - Continuous Mode GPS data in the IPOC Region, Northern Chile
  • Survey Mode GPS data in the IPOC Region, Central Andes, Chile

• Creepmeters

  Devices: 11 Creepmeters along 4 active fault segments, 3 seismometers collocated, 4 weather stations Data available under: doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.4.1.2017.002 Access: open, available on request

  Data Access via

  • IPOC Creep

• Magnetotelluric Stations

  Devices: 11 magnetotelluric stations (fluxgate magnetometers and telluric electrodes on Earth Data Loggers). Recording at 10 multi-parameter sites and 1 additional site. To get access to data, please contact: oritter@gfz.de Access: open, available on request

• Short-period (Mark L4-3D) on EDL offline seismic stations

  Devices: 20 short-period (Mark L4-3D) on EDL offline seismic stations (Iquique local network and Pica array). Network code IQ. Data available under: doi:10.14470/VD070092 Access: Open

  Data Access via

  • The Iquique Local Network and PicArray

• Strong-motion Seismometers

  Devices: 24 strong-motion seismometers at 18 multi-parameter sites (Kinemetrics EPI Sensors) and 5 additional sites (Kinemetrics Etna). Network code CX. Daten available under: doi:10.14470/PK615318 Access: Open

  Data Access via

  • IPOC Seismic Network. Integrated Plate boundary Observatory Chile - IPOC

• Volcano fluid monitoring equipment

  Devices: Volcano fluid monitoring equipment (permanent temperature sensors, time-lapse cameras, multigas sensors, and temporal experiments) Data avaible under: doi.org/10.14470/3R7569753098 │ doi.org/10.14470/7T7561754109 │ doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.2.1.2016.002 Access: on request, since 2020 the stations are maintained by Universidad Católica del Norte Antofagasta (Prof. F. Aguilera and Team)

  Data Access via

  • Lastarria volcano experiment
  • Seismic monitoring at Lascar volcano after 2014 Iquique earthquake.
  • Terrestrial laser scanner data covering the summit craters of Láscar Volcano, Chile

Links

Data Access via

• Climate data, temperature, air pressure and humidity (measured inside multi-parameter station caverns)
• GFZ Data Services / DOI
• GFZ Data Services/ DOI

Project Webpage

• IPOC Website

Scientific Publications

• Publications | Integrated Plate Boundary Observatory Chile | IPOC

Relationships

• is part of
• Earth System Observatories (Regional Observatories)
• is related to
• GNSS Station Network

Additional information

Seismology; Geodesy; Geophysics; Geology; Natural Hazards