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seismic array

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noun

  1. a system of linked seismographs arranged in a regular geometric pattern to increase sensitivity to earthquake detection

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It's a very dense seismic array," said Wu.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

Since 2015, a new seismic array has been established in the region to listen to Nyiragongo’s magmatic music.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

The Durham sensors are within the area covered by the GFZ seismic array, so the teams will pool their field data.

From Nature • Apr. 24, 2016

They are arranged in 21 smaller circles, each 41 miles in diameter and each as sensitive as the best seismic array the U.S. has built to date.

From Time Magazine Archive

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