Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms, 1933-1994

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
The Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms is a database of over 15,000 digitized and processed accelerograph records from 1933 to 1994. Data were obtained from a variety of structural and geologic environments. Most of the data are available in three levels of processed files. The first type of file contains raw (uncorrected) time, history data points digitized from the analog accelerogram. The second is a filtered, instrument corrected version of the time, history data. This file also contains calculated velocities and displacements obtained by the integration and double integration of the corrected accelerations. The third type of file includes the calculated Fourier and response spectra data. The data are from the United States, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, El Salvador, Fiji, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. This database is static and is no longer being updated.
Citation
Title Strong Motion Earthquake Data Values of Digitized Strong-Motion Accelerograms, 1933-1994
publication  Date   1996-04-13
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - pointOfContact
individual Name Paula Dunbar
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-6084
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/GC4, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address Paula.Dunbar@noaa.gov
electronic Mail Address haz.info@noaa.gov
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
Earth Science > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Dynamics
Earth Science > Solid Earth > Seismology > Earthquake Occurrences
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Title NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
Theme keywords (theme):
Accelerographs
Accelerometers
Digitizer
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Instrument Keywords
project Keywords
ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
revision  Date   2016-12-12
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
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Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
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organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Location keywords:
Global
thesaurus name >
Title NASA/GCMD Location Keywords
dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2016-12-01
publication  Date   1995-04-24
Edition 8.4.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA
position Name GCMD User Support Office
Contact information
Address
electronic Mail Address gcmduso@gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD Feedback Form
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/MailComments.jsf?rcpt=gcmduso
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Description Have a Comment for the GCMD?
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organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCMD's Science Keywords and Associated Directory Keywords
URL: http://gcmd.nasa.gov/learn/keyword_list.html
link function information
Description This page describes the NASA GCMD Keywords, how to reference those keywords and provides download instructions.
Theme keywords (theme):
Earthquake
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Geologic Processes
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Geophysics
Earth Science
Seismology
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Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
NOAA
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Japan
Mexico
Papua New Guinea
Dynamics
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Level With
Velocity
Displacement
Acceleration
Centered
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Instrument
Accelerometer
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-14
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Fri Dec 14 21:11:43 UTC 2018
purpose:
Provide strong motion earthquake data for engineering research
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: jpg
thumbnail file description:  Accelerograph image of the Imperival Valley Aftershock May 19, 1940 at El Centro, California.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Produced by the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -178.
eastBoundLongitude  178.
northBoundLatitude  62.
southBoundLatitude  -45.
Temporal Extent
1933-03-11 1994-01-17
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Paula Dunbar
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (303) 497-6084
Fax (303) 497-6513
Address
325 Broadway, Mail Code E/GC4, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address Paula.Dunbar@noaa.gov
electronic Mail Address haz.info@noaa.gov
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Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI> National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Hazards Data Manager
Contact information
Address
325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address haz.info@noaa.gov
Standard ordering process
fees Free on the web
Format
Format name ASCII
Format version 
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 187.3
Linkage for online resource
name Strong Motion Data Catalog Inventory Search
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/smcat.shtml
protocol http
link function search
Description Use this form to search the inventory of record descriptions from NGDC's Strong Motion Earthquake database. The record desriptions include the date, time, location, magnitude of the earthquake; the name, location, structure type, floor number, site geology, and epicentral distance of the station; and the peak accelerograph record parameters.
Linkage for online resource
name Earthquake Strong Motion Data
URL: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/strong.shtml
protocol http
link function download
Description The National Geophysical Data Center and World Data Service for Geophysics Boulder, disseminates a collection of over 15,000 digitized and processed accelerograph records. The data represent a broad range of structural and geologic recording environments. Three types of processed records are included in the archive: uncorrected (raw), corrected (filtered), and response spectra (includes Fourier spectra). The database is static and is no longer being updated.

Metadata data stamp:  2015-10-01
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  unknown
notes: This record was automatically modified on 2015-10-01 to include references to NCEI where applicable.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI> National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Hazards Data Manager
Contact information
Address
325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328 Country USA
electronic Mail Address haz.info@noaa.gov
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G01145

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)