The WACRATON array was designed to explore the changes in the crustal structure of Western Australian cratons. The deployment of broadband instruments in 2000 - 2004 provides an improved coverage of the western part of the continent, where few geophysical investigations are carried out. The deployments were made in a number of stages with a broad-scale deployment across the West Australian Cratons (WR stations) and then a set of targetted lines across major structures (WS, WT, WV) in 2000-2002. These were followed by two further deployments across the central Yilgarn Craton in 2002-2004 (WP stations). Surface wave paths were used to compensate for equipment problems encountered in the later stages of the SKIPPY project. Instruments included Guralp 40T and 3ESP sensors, a STS2 sensor, and Orion and Reftek digitisers. Data was sampled at 25 samples/sec. .

Funding sources: Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU

• Reading, A. M., Kennett, B. L. N. and Dentith, M. C. (2003). Seismic structure of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 50(3), 427-438. Doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.01000.x
• Reading, A. M. and Kennett, B. L. N. (2003). Lithospheric structure of the Pilbara Craton, Capricorn Orogen and northern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, from teleseismic receiver functions. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 50(3), 439-445. Doi: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.01003.x