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seismic array

British  

noun

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

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Under the new rules, operators will be required to have access to a seismic array that gives real-time information on earthquakes.

From Reuters

Under the new rules, operators will be required to have access to a seismic array that gives real-time information on earthquakes.

From Reuters

With Sunday’s large North Korean blast, Norsar, short for the Norwegian Seismic Array, a research group based in Kjeller, noted that global shock waves alone provide insufficient information to determine if the detonation was a true hydrogen bomb, as the North declared.

From New York Times

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

From Nature

Location of points of HF radiation estimated using back-projection methods with data from the European Union seismic array and the USArray are indicated by squares and circles, respectively, with color intensity indicating time of the activity relative to the beginning of the event and with symbol size proportional to amplitude of the HF radiation normalized to the peak value.

From Science Magazine