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Passive seismic depth to bedrock data collected along streams of the Farmington River watershed, CT, USA

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2019-11-06
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2020-11-06

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Jackson, K.E., Haynes, A.B., and Briggs, M.A., 2023, Passive seismic depth to bedrock data collected along streams of the Farmington River watershed, CT, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FTZ0DK.

Summary

Using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral-ratio (HVSR) method, we infer regolith thickness (i.e., depth to bedrock) throughout the Farmington River Watershed, CT, USA. Between Nov. 2019 and Nov. 2020, MOHO Tromino Model TEP-3C (MOHO, S.R.L.) three-component seismometers collected passive seismic recordings along the Farmington River and the upstream West Branch of Salmon Brook. From these recordings, we derived resonance frequencies using the GRILLA software (MOHO, S.R.L.), and then inferred potential regolith thicknesses based on likely shear wave velocities, Vs, intrinsic to the underlying sediment. Three potential shear wave velocities (Vs = 300m/s, 337m/s, 362 m/s) were considered for Farmington River watershed sediments, providing [...]

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Point of Contact :
Martin A Briggs
Originator :
Kevin E Jackson, Adam B Haynes, Martin A Briggs
Metadata Contact :
Martin A Briggs
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U.S. Geological Survey
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U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Office of the Chief Operating Officer

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Advances in passive seismic monitoring, such as the Horizontal-to-Vertical Spectral Ratio method (HVSR), allow researchers to efficiently estimate the depth between unconsolidated surficial sediment and its underlying bedrock. And this can be applied towards assessing the influence of depth-to-bedrock on preferential groundwater flow paths. Over the 2019 and 2020 field seasons, we conducted extensive thermal infrared river bankside surveys of groundwater discharge locations throughout the Farmington River Watershed paired with nearby HVSR depth measurements for the express purpose of mapping the spatial distribution of groundwater discharge zones & understanding their physical key drivers. The thermal infrared data release is associated with this page.
One possible interpretation of depth to bedrock.
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