Please find attached a document on marine seismology data/metadata standards, based on the work of WG5’s Action Committee on Marine seismology data
from 2023-2025, and discussed with WGs 2 and 5 during the 2025 Lisbon FDSN Meeting.
Section 2 contains specific requests for changes to FDSN standards or documentation:
- Section 2.1: Additions to “Source Identifiers” documentation, for Seismometer channel subsource codes
- Section 2.2: New StationXML elements:
- 2.2.1: <ClockDrift>
- 2.2.2: <Leveler>
- Section 2.3: Additions to “miniSEED” documentation, for clock drift correction, unmeasured clock drift where significant drift is expected, and leap-second corrections.
We hope that you find these requested changes pertinent and implementable. If you judge any of them to be inappropriate for official standards or documentation, please tell us.
Best regards
The FDSN Working Group 5 Action Group on marine seismology standards