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Open Seismic datasets

DAS seismic data:  POROTOMO, UTAH FORRE,

IRIS data center (including active-source seismic data): https://ds.iris.edu/mda/#tnetlist

Near-surface seismic refraction data: http://csim.kaust.edu.sa/GeoFieldLab/index.html

Marine seismic raw data: http://www.marine-geo.org/index.php, and http://www-udc.ig.utexas.edu/sdc/

Dense seismic arrays: http://www.iris.edu/hq/initiatives/recording-the-full-seismic-wavefield

SEG Open data (mostly synthetic models and simulated data): http://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Open_data