Broadband instruments are velocity sensors, which record data over a large range of frequencies (typically tens of Hz to around 0.01 Hz or lower). Early observatories would typically consist of multiple instruments sensitive to various frequency bands to replicate a broadband overall response. Because different Earth processes excite energy at various frequencies, understanding and broadening the response spectrum of instruments allows for observing more phenomena. Topics explored include the follwoing.
This exercise was developed by Rob Porritt at University of Texas at Austin (rporritt@ig.utexas.edu) and used as part of the IRIS Internship Orientation Week.
Students will be able to:
