Polarization anomalies at various stations


The table below shows the results from polarization analysis of long-period surface waves using the method described by Ekstrom and Busby (SRL, 2008). The horizontal components have been rotated to maximize the correlation between the observed and predicted seismograms for moderate and large earthquakes. The table shows the median (aqua blue) of the rotation angle (the anomaly), as well as the range (navy blue) for the second and third quartiles of the distribution of angles.

The table below gives the channel names and station orientation for the horizontal components, the wave type (Surface-wave or Mantle-wave), a response epoch identifier, the times of the first and last observations used, the total number of observations, and the number of polarization measurements used in the estimate of the sensor orientation. Estimates based on fewer than 5 measurements are less reliable. The orientation anomaly is measured against the reported orientation (Az-1, Az-2). A positive value for the anomaly reflects a counter-clockwise rotation of the sensor compared to the reported value.

Ranked by polarization anomaly

Ascii file with the data

Arrival-angle anomalies
Station Channels T Epoch min time max time Az-1 Az-2 # obs. # used -90- -26 -25- -21 -20- -16 -15- -11 -10- -8 -7- -5 -4- -2 -1- 1 2- 4 5- 7 8- 10 11- 15 16- 20 21- 25 26- 90
ANMO-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0003 2008.169 2008.169 328.0 58.0 1 1 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0005 2008.222 2011.046 328.0 58.0 772 293 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0006 2011.051 2012.072 328.0 58.0 384 149 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0007 2012.074 2014.351 328.0 58.0 811 252 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0008 2014.354 2015.365 18.0 108.0 289 96 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0013 2008.169 2008.169 64.0 154.0 1 1 x x x x x -6 x x x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0015 2008.222 2011.046 64.0 154.0 771 226 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0016 2011.051 2011.287 64.0 154.0 279 85 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0017 2011.291 2012.072 243.0 333.0 105 25 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0018 2012.074 2014.222 243.0 333.0 729 167 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
ANMO-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0019 2014.230 2015.365 71.0 161.0 371 112 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
CCM-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2011.279 2012.163 0.0 90.0 201 20 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
CCM-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2012.167 2015.365 0.0 90.0 994 140 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
CCM-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2011.279 2012.163 0.0 90.0 201 19 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
CCM-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2012.167 2015.365 0.0 90.0 994 138 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
CCM-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0001 2008.241 2011.144 0.0 90.0 138 21 x x x x x x x x 3 x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2009.273 2011.013 1.0 91.0 413 78 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2011.015 2012.067 1.0 91.0 415 61 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0003 2012.068 2012.184 1.0 91.0 102 18 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0004 2012.185 2014.171 1.0 91.0 582 81 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0005 2014.174 2014.187 1.0 91.0 23 4 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0006 2014.188 2015.082 1.0 91.0 154 25 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0007 2015.087 2015.365 1.0 91.0 234 46 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2009.273 2011.013 0.0 90.0 413 78 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2011.015 2012.067 0.0 90.0 415 63 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0003 2012.068 2015.082 0.0 90.0 861 139 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0004 2015.087 2015.365 0.0 90.0 234 47 x x x x x x -3 x x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-60 LH2-60 S 0001 2015.087 2015.090 180.0 270.0 11 0 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
COR-IU LH1-60 LH2-60 S 0002 2015.092 2015.365 0.0 90.0 223 46 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
COR-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2008.169 2009.267 1.0 91.0 301 65 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2008.169 2009.109 30.0 120.0 203 32 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2009.111 2010.199 30.0 120.0 381 3 x x x x x -6 x x x x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0003 2010.200 2010.265 129.0 219.0 49 5 x x x x x x x x 3 x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0004 2010.272 2010.309 129.0 219.0 31 6 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0005 2010.314 2011.091 129.0 219.0 166 17 x x x x x x x x x 6 x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0006 2011.092 2015.365 311.0 41.0 1349 232 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2010.272 2012.176 0.0 90.0 585 18 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
DWPF-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2012.179 2015.365 357.0 87.0 960 60 x x x x x x -3 x x x x x x x x
HKT-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2011.279 2013.042 358.0 89.0 288 8 x x x x x -5 x x x x x x x x x
HKT-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2013.045 2015.365 358.0 89.0 751 17 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
HKT-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2011.277 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1056 36 x x x x x x -3 x x x x x x x x
HKT-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0001 2008.169 2008.255 0.0 90.0 21 1 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
HKT-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2008.268 2011.165 0.0 90.0 779 46 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2011.207 2013.351 0.0 90.0 687 154 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0003 2014.020 2015.365 0.0 90.0 569 129 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LH1-00 LHZ-00 S 0008 2013.357 2014.013 0.0 90.0 12 3 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2011.207 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1268 306 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0001 2008.283 2010.046 0.0 90.0 379 92 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2010.048 2010.119 0.0 90.0 80 8 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0003 2010.120 2011.201 0.0 90.0 419 100 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0004 2011.202 2011.206 0.0 90.0 7 0 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-10 LHE-10 S 0001 2008.283 2009.348 0.0 90.0 327 79 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
HRV-IU LHN-10 LHE-10 S 0002 2009.351 2011.206 0.0 90.0 558 133 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0004 2008.169 2009.251 126.0 216.0 307 89 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0005 2009.255 2011.208 126.0 216.0 659 189 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0006 2011.210 2015.365 126.0 216.0 1287 336 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2009.260 2011.208 0.0 90.0 658 68 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2011.210 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1287 159 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
RSSD-IU LHN-10 LHE-10 S 0001 2008.169 2009.251 0.0 90.0 306 39 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2010.279 2015.365 170.0 260.0 1556 230 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2010.279 2012.243 0.0 90.0 629 16 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2012.244 2015.365 0.0 90.0 926 41 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0001 2008.169 2008.169 0.0 90.0 1 0 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2008.222 2010.265 350.0 80.0 551 82 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
SSPA-IU LHN-10 LHE-10 S 0002 2008.222 2010.265 356.0 86.0 547 6 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2009.149 2010.354 1.0 91.0 464 74 x x x x x x x -1 x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2010.355 2011.177 1.0 91.0 216 44 x x x x x -5 x x x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0003 2011.181 2015.365 1.0 91.0 1316 260 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2009.149 2010.354 359.0 89.0 464 94 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0002 2010.355 2014.322 359.0 89.0 1221 290 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0003 2014.324 2015.365 0.0 90.0 311 70 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-60 LH2-60 S 0001 2012.312 2015.264 0.0 90.0 835 180 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LH1-60 LH2-60 S 0002 2015.265 2015.365 90.0 0.0 76 12 x x x x x x -4 x x x x x x x x
TUC-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2007.078 2009.148 1.0 91.0 651 121 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
WCI-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2010.246 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1614 162 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x
WCI-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0001 2008.169 2008.257 0.0 90.0 24 0 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
WCI-IU LHN-00 LHE-00 S 0002 2008.268 2010.233 0.0 90.0 573 11 x x x x x -7 x x x x x x x x x
WVT-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0001 2011.035 2012.168 0.0 90.0 486 25 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
WVT-IU LH1-00 LH2-00 S 0002 2012.169 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1011 88 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
WVT-IU LH1-10 LH2-10 S 0001 2011.035 2015.365 0.0 90.0 1496 102 x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x
WVT-IU LHN LHE S 0002 2008.169 2008.260 0.0 90.0 26 3 x x x x x x x 1 x x x x x x x
WVT-IU LHN LHE S 0003 2008.262 2011.022 0.0 90.0 627 41 x x x x x x -2 x x x x x x x x