Daniel McNamara

Publications Talks, Seminars and Posters

http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/mcnamara/Share

ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/mcnamara

Software Downloads

          PQLX: A Software Tool to Evaluate Seismic Station Performance
                      USGS page
                          IRIS page

             PDFSA: Sesimic Noise Power Spectral Density Probability Density Function Stand Alone Software

ANSS/GSN Operations

ANSS and GSN Data and Meta-data

          Noise PSD PDFs for all channels in NEIC real-time system: ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/mcnamara/NEIC/PDFs

          Noise PSD PDFs for all GSN channels and predecessor networks: ftp://aslftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/users/McNamara/PDFs/

          Staton Models (10th, 50th, 90th percentiles) for NEIC channels: ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/web/mcnamara/NEIC/StaMod

ANSS Internal Operations (internal USGS only)
ANSS Backbone DCC Noise PDFs (internal USGS only)
ANSS/NEIC station code search

ANSS/USNSN Dataless SEED ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/ANSS/dataless
ANSS/USNSN SEED RESP files ftp://hazards.cr.usgs.gov/ANSS/responses

USNSN Data Archiving Project at the IRIS DMC (view DMC holdings for the US network)

ASL DCC LISS
ASL GSN Heli Pages

USGS Caribbean Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring Network
Project Webpage

Live Data Heli Pages for operating stations:
      ANWB (Antigua/Barbuda, Willy Bob)
        BBGH (Gun Hill, Barbados)
        BCIP (Isla Barro Colorado, Panama)
        GRGR (Grenville, Grenada)
        GRTK (Grand Turks, Turks and Caicos)
    GTBY (Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba)
        MTDJ (Mt. Denham, Jamiaca)
        SDDR (Presa de Sabaneta, Dominican Republic)
        TGUH (Tegucigalpa, Honduras)

R&D Projects

Data QC and Network Maintenence Software Projects

Spectral PDF analysis software locations

ANSS NOC
IRIS DMC Networks (US, IU, II, UW, NM,,,)
Earthscope USarray
UC Berkeley Seismological Lab.
University of Utah Seismograph Network
ORFEUS
Taiwan National Seismograph Network
IRIS PASSCAL

PDF Methods and Examples

Seismic Earth Noise Research

ANSS Noise PDF Research Page
    Seasonal Noise Variations
      Diurnal Noise Variations

ANSS NOC PDF Noise Monitor
        ANSS/GSN Noise Baselines
        PDF animations
        National and Global Noise maps

Global Noise Models

ANSS Continental US Earthquake Monitoring model from McNamara and Buland, 2004

PDF Mode minimum (MLNM)

ANSS/GSN Global Noise Levels from McNamara et al, 2004

Global PDF minimum
Global PDF mode
Global PDF maximum
Global PDF median

Peterson, J., Observation and modeling of seismic background noise, U.S. Geol. Surv. Tech. Rept., 93-322, 1-95, 1993.

New Low Noise Model (NLNM Peterson, 1993)
New High Noise Model (NHNM Peterson, 1993)

ANSS Detection Threshold and Network Design Research

ANSS Backbone Detection Modeling (powerpoint download)
J. McMillan, Methods of installing United States National Seismographic Network (USNSN) stations; a construction manual, Open-File Report, No.OF 02-0144, 23.

US Regional Moment Tensor System

Zhu, L. and D.V. Helmberger, 1996,
Advancements in source estimation techniques using broadband regional seismograms, BSSA 86, 1634-1641.

Regional US Focal Mechanisms at SLU

Seismic Velocity and Attenuation Structure

Lg Attenuation/Q

US Regional Results (see Pubs)
Seismic Velocity Tomography Models and Methods (see Pubs)

Other Projects

Tectonics

The Denali Volcanic Gap (see Pubs)
Tibetan Plateau tectonics (also see Pubs)
Tectonics of the middle east, North Africa and the Mediterranean (see Pubs)
Seismicity and upper mantle structure of Eastern Siberia (see Pubs)

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Detection and Discrimination (see Pubs)

Columbia Glacier Seismic Experiment

USGS, NEIC - Links of Interest

NEIC current earthquakes
NEIC Earthquake Catalog Search
Rapid Accurate Tectonic Summaries, NEIC

November 3, 2002, Denali earthquake M7.9 press release
US National Seismic Hazard Mapping Project
Geologic Hazard Photos
Shakemaps
Report an Earthquake - Did You Feel It?