Continuous seismic waveform data from the United Downs Geothermal Project, Cornwall, UK, b

Cornwall, UK, hosts continuous seismic waveforms recorded by a temporary network of 10 broadband seismometers deployed around the United Downs Geothermal Project between 2019 and 2021. The data were collected as part of the NERC-funded GWATT project, recorded at 200 Hz, and are stored in miniSEED format with metadata in StationXML. The British Geological Survey (BGS) provides this data via the European Integrated Data Archive.

Use Cases

• Detecting and locating microseismic events based on continuous waveform data.
• Analyzing background seismic noise for site characterization based on broadband recordings.
• Modeling subsurface structures and geothermal reservoir behavior based on seismic signals.
• Developing or testing seismic signal processing algorithms based on high-frequency (200 Hz) data.

Strengths

• Data recorded at a high sample rate of 200 Hz, suitable for detailed waveform analysis.
• Covers a specific, focused time range of 2019 to 2021 for a geothermal project.
• Includes metadata in StationXML format, which allows conversion of raw data to ground motions.
• Data is accessible via standard FDSN webservices from an authoritative archive (EIDA).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single geothermal site in Cornwall.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS) via the UK node of the European Integrated Data Archive.

Collection Method

Recorded on Guralp CMG3-ESP broadband seismometers deployed as a temporary network.

Time Range

2019 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:34:29.494298; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Downs Geothermal Project, Cornwall, United Kingdom.