Tab. 1.3 - The parameters of BEECD WF compared to GSHAP.



 
 
 
 


N

BEECD WF parameters


Code

Type

Size
 
GSHAP parameters


Size

 

Management parameters

1
BEECD preference code P
B
1
   
2
BEECD determination type Dt
B
2
Record type
1
3
Family numerator Fn
B
6
   
4
Dataset source Ds
B
6
   
5
Source entry number  Sen
C
5
   
6
Source entry type Set
C
3
Event type
1

 
 

Root parameters

7
Year Ye 
C
5
Year
5
8
Month Mo 
C
2
Month
2
9
Day Da 
C
2
Day
2
10
Hour Ho 
C
2
Hour
2
11
Minute Mi 
C
2
Minute
2
12
Second Se 
C
4
Second
3
13
Comment to time Ct
C
2
   
14
Area of largest effects Ax
C
30
   
15
Amount of references Ar
B
2
   
16
Root R
C
6
Epicenter source ref. number
4
17
Root class Rc
B
4
   
18
Numb. of macroseismic observations Nmo
B
4
   
19
Comment to n. of macroseismic obs. Co
B
1
   
20
Maximum observed intensity  Ix
B
3
   

 
 

Earthquake parameters

21
Macroseismic scale Sc
G
1
Intensity scale
1
22
Epicentral intensity Io
C
3
Epicentral/maximum intensity
3
23
Comment to Io or Ix CI
C
2
   
24
Latitude Lat
C
6
Latitude
6
25
Longitude Lon
C
7
Longitude
7
26
Comment to epicentre location Ce
C
2
Epicenter descriptor
1
27
Hypocentral depth H
C
3
Hypocentral depth
3
28
Comment to hypocentral depth Ch
C
2
Depth descriptor
1
          Depth source reference number
4
29
Surface waves magnitude Ms
C
2
   
30
Comment to surface waves mag. Cs
B
2
   
31
Num. of instrumental observations Os
B
3
   
32
Standard deviation Sd
B
2
   
33
Agency Ag
C
6
   
34
Local magnitude ML
C
2
   
35
Body waves magnitude Mb
C
2
   
36
Macroseismic magnitude Mm
C
2
   
37
Comment to Mm Cm
B
2
   
38
Magnitude (unidentified type) M
C
2
   
39
BEECD entry number Ben
B
6