Station Metadata The NRL (Nominal Response Library) Dr. Mary Templeton IRIS Data Management Center Managing Data from Seismic Networks September Hanoi, Vietnam Dr. Mary Templeton IRIS Data Management Center Managing Data from Seismic Networks September Hanoi, Vietnam

What is the NRL? Library of manufacturers’ recommended nominal instrument responses SEED RESP files Help matching an instrument’s configuration with the correct response Notes describing instrument and response differences Library of manufacturers’ recommended nominal instrument responses SEED RESP files Help matching an instrument’s configuration with the correct response Notes describing instrument and response differences

What is the NRL? Includes 66 sensor models (14 manufacturers) 48 datalogger models (11 manufacturers) RESP files (97% are datalogger) Constantly growing Includes 66 sensor models (14 manufacturers) 48 datalogger models (11 manufacturers) RESP files (97% are datalogger) Constantly growing

How is the NRL Constructed? Response information from manufacturer Instruction file links instrument configuration with pole/zero or FIR coefficient files Generate RESP files from instruction file Accuracy checking Response information from manufacturer Instruction file links instrument configuration with pole/zero or FIR coefficient files Generate RESP files from instruction file Accuracy checking

How Can You Use the NRL? Web version ( Follow links for manufacturer and model Notes are at the top Table helps locate the correct RESP file Example: STS-2 sensors ( Web version ( Follow links for manufacturer and model Notes are at the top Table helps locate the correct RESP file Example: STS-2 sensors (

How Can You Use the NRL?

Copy PDCC from a memory stick In PDCC: Select a channel Launch “Select Instrumentation” Download latest version of the Library (but not this week!) PDCC checks the IRIS website for NRL changes Answer questions to find the correct responses Copy PDCC from a memory stick In PDCC: Select a channel Launch “Select Instrumentation” Download latest version of the Library (but not this week!) PDCC checks the IRIS website for NRL changes Answer questions to find the correct responses

How Can You Use the NRL? Update your Nominal Response if: you have calibration info your accelerometer full scale voltage and/or clip level differs you have a passive sensor and your resistors differ you need to take sensor-amplifier impedance into account You’ve set a software gain on your datalogger Update your Nominal Response if: you have calibration info your accelerometer full scale voltage and/or clip level differs you have a passive sensor and your resistors differ you need to take sensor-amplifier impedance into account You’ve set a software gain on your datalogger

Two Things You Need To Know If you change a stage gain, you must recalculate the final (stage 0) gain The final (stage 0) normalization frequency must lie within the passband of the response curve: If you change a stage gain, you must recalculate the final (stage 0) gain The final (stage 0) normalization frequency must lie within the passband of the response curve: passband

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