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Seismic data for study of shallow mountain bedrock limits seepage-based headwater climate refugia, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

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2015-09-15
Time Period
2015-12-03
Release Date
2017
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Citation

M.A. Briggs, J.W. Lane, Jr., C.D. Snyder, E.A. White, Z.C. Johnson, D.L. Nelms, and N.P. Hitt, 2017, Seismic data for study of shallow mountain bedrock limits seepage-based headwater climate refugia, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7JW8C04.

Summary

A combination of long-term daily temperature records and depth to bedrock measurements were used to parametrize one-dimensional models of shallow aquifer vertical heat transport in Shenandoah National Park, VA, USA. Depth to bedrock can directly influence shallow aquifer flow and thermal sensitivity, but is typically ill-defined along the stream corridor in steep mountain catchments. We employed rapid, cost-effective passive seismic measurements to evaluate the variable thickness of the shallow colluvial and alluvial aquifer sediments along a headwater stream supporting coldwater-dependent brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Shenandoah National Park. The methods are fully documented in the associated journal article, Briggs, M.A., [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Martin A Briggs, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
M.A. Briggs, J.W. Lane, Jr., C.D. Snyder, E.A. White, Z.C. Johnson, D.L. Nelms, N.P. Hitt
Metadata Contact :
Martin A Briggs, U.S. Geological Survey, Hydrogeophysics Branch
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources
SDC Data Owner :
Office of Planning and Programming

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briggs2017_Limnologica_seismic_data.xml
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HVSR.zip 27.02 MB application/zip
REFRACTION.zip 2.61 MB application/zip
Briggs2017_Limnologica_seismic_data.jpg thumbnail 145.53 KB image/jpeg
README.txt 5.04 KB text/plain

Purpose

In September and December 2015, horizontal -to-vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) measurements were acquired at over 50 stations within Whiteoak Canyon using MOHO Tromino Model TEP-3C three-component seismometers to assess depth to bedrock. The HVSR method requires a measurement or estimate of shear wave velocity, which depends on sediment composition and density, for the conversion of measured resonance frequency to a depth to bedrock. Here we measured shear wave velocity directly using an active seismic technique with multiple horizontal shear-wave seismic sources recorded by a linear 24-channel seismic geophone array. This estimated shear-wave velocity was validated at an HVSR mearsurement site collocated with a riparian well with known depth to bedrock along the upper section of Whiteoak Canyon.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/F7JW8C04

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