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From San Francisco to Tōhoku – 111 yr of continuous earthquake recording in Göttingen |
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H. Steffen, W. Brunk, M. Leven, U. Wedeken |
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Englisch
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2190-5010
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In: History of Geo- and Space Sciences ; 5, no. 1 ; Nr. 5, no. 1 (2014-01-07), S.1-10 |
| Datensatznummer |
250115305
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hgss-5-1-2014.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
In 1902, the so-called Erdbebenhaus (earthquake house) was built
in the garden of the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Göttingen
to host and protect the very sensitive and fragile seismographs designed by Emil Wiechert.
These instruments were the standard at their time, and they are still in operation
today, documenting 111 yr of almost continuous seismological observations. Since 2005,
the observatory is owned by the Wiechert'sche Erdbebenwarte Göttingen e.V.
(Wiechert's earthquake observatory in Göttingen, registered society). This society aims
at extending the observational record and protecting the observatory as a cultural heritage.
In this paper we review the history of the observatory in the last 111 yr. Special attention
is given to the developments in the last decade, when the observatory and further historic
buildings and instruments changed ownership. Due to the efforts by the society, the observatory
is still running now and open to the public. In addition, it is a part of the German Regional
Seismic Network and, thus, observations can be used for scientific investigations. |
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