Geophysical Information at the Spanish Geophysical Data National Archive

Session: Back to the Future: Innovative New Research with Legacy Seismic Data [Poster]
Type: Poster
Date: 4/28/2020
Time: 08:00 AM
Room: Ballroom
Description: 

The Spanish Geophysical Data National Archive (Toledo Geophysical Observatory) is a centre created by Instituto Geográfico Nacional to preserve all the geophysical documentation produced in all of the observatories IGN has had in operation throughout its history.

Since 1909 geophysical data (seismological and geomagnetic) has been produced in 11 observatories that IGN has operated in Spain along the twentieth century. All this historical information is transferred to the Geophysical Data National Archive where it is reviewed, classified and catalogued in a database, to be eventually filed in the records repository of the Archive, with the appropriate conditions for their future preservation. Its contents are digitized as backup and to meet the data requests received in this Archive.

For the study of earthquakes throughout the twentieth century, this Archive has a large volume of information. The documents most consulted by researchers are the seismic records from the IGN Geophysical Observatories, but also the Archive houses an important collection of complementary information.

This research has been partially supported by Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación grant no. CGL2017-88864-R.

Presenting Author: Marina López Muga

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