Seismic equipment
We use seismic equipment to study how the icebergs move. You are probably know that scientists use seismic equipment to study earthquakes. Well, glaciologists use seismometers to study icebergs as well!
While in Antarctica, our team will put out our seismic equipment on icebergs. We will watch as two icebergs collide, and can see how big of a collision they create (how much they “shake”). We are also going to study how the icebergs move with the tides.
The seismic equipment was designed by a person who loved John Deere. Therefore, the equipment is all named after tractor equipment. The seismic equipment has three main parts, the receiver (named Q330), the sensor (named 40T) and a baler.
This first picture has a laptop, the receiver, and two balers. The receiver and balers are both bright orange. The balers are about half the size of the receiver.
This next two pictures show sensors, one from the outside, and one showing with the insides look like.
The sensor (40T) is the seismometer. It recorders the movement in three directions: North/South, East/West, and Up/Down. You’ve seen output from seismometers before- they have the squiggly lines. The sensor is connected to the receiver (Q330). We program the receiver with the computer to collect the data. The baler stores the data.
All of this equipment will be hooked up to solar panels and batteries.
That is our seismic equipment!
While in Antarctica, our team will put out our seismic equipment on icebergs. We will watch as two icebergs collide, and can see how big of a collision they create (how much they “shake”). We are also going to study how the icebergs move with the tides.
The seismic equipment was designed by a person who loved John Deere. Therefore, the equipment is all named after tractor equipment. The seismic equipment has three main parts, the receiver (named Q330), the sensor (named 40T) and a baler.
This first picture has a laptop, the receiver, and two balers. The receiver and balers are both bright orange. The balers are about half the size of the receiver.
This next two pictures show sensors, one from the outside, and one showing with the insides look like.
The sensor (40T) is the seismometer. It recorders the movement in three directions: North/South, East/West, and Up/Down. You’ve seen output from seismometers before- they have the squiggly lines. The sensor is connected to the receiver (Q330). We program the receiver with the computer to collect the data. The baler stores the data.
All of this equipment will be hooked up to solar panels and batteries.
That is our seismic equipment!
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