U.S. Geological Survey
Central Region Energy Resources Team
National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska
Legacy Data Archive

Searching the Seismic Database

The NPRA Legacy Seismic Data Archive is searched by selecting a single seismic line, or a collection of seismic lines, and selecting a data type.

Seismic lines are selected by seismic line identifer, a latitude/longitude window, or both.

Seismic line identifiers have the following format:

{line id}-{2 digit year designation}{optional descriptive charaters}

where:


Eamples of seismic line identifers are:

Searching by Seismic Line identifier

To search using a seismic line identifier, the user must check the SEARCH BY LINE ID check box and enter a line identifer value for which to search. A seismic line identifier may be entered exactly as needed, or by using the "%" (percent) character as a wild card which may represent one or more unspecified characters. Examples of seismic line identifier search strings are:

Searching by Latitude/Longitude Window

To search using a latitude/longitude window, the user must check the SEARCH BY LAT/LON WINDOW check box and enter the north latitude, south latitude, east longitude, and west longitude as decimal degrees in the appropriate box. Latitudes south of the equator and longitudes west of the prime meridian are entered as negative numbers.

Searching by Seismic Line Identifier and a Latitude/Longitude Window

The user may use both a seismic line identifier search string and a latitude/longitude window by checking both boxes and entering the appropriate information.

Data Types

The data type desired is selected by clicking the appropriate radio button next to the data type description.

Running the Search

Once the user has entered the appropriate information, the search is performed by clicking on the SUBMIT button. Values in the search text boxes may be cleared by pressing the RESET button.

Returning a List of All Seismic Lines

A list of all seismic lines will be returned by pressing the SUBMIT button without having either the SEARCH BY LINE ID or the SEARCH BY LAT/LON WINDOW boxes checked.

Dept. of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Central Region Energy Resources Team
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Denver, CO 80225-0046
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