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Overview of EarthScope 2010 May, 2010

Overview of EarthScope 2010 May, 2010. Slides that may be used and modified for presentations involving instrumentation, data, science results, and education and outreach incorporating the NSF EarthScope Program. www.earthscope.org. Information Slide for Users. Fair Use Policy:

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Overview of EarthScope 2010 May, 2010

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  1. Overview of EarthScope 2010May, 2010 Slides that may be used and modified for presentations involving instrumentation, data, science results, and education and outreach incorporating the NSF EarthScope Program www.earthscope.org

  2. Information Slide for Users Fair Use Policy: • These slides are intended for use by EarthScope research scientists, teachers, outreach specialist, and other members of the public. • Please feel free to edit slides and content for your specific use. • We would appreciate it if you would include the following acknowledgement slide in your presentations.

  3. EarthScopeis funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). EarthScope has been constructed and is being maintained as a collaborative effort with UNAVCO, Inc., the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), and Stanford University, with contributions from the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and several other national and international organizations. Acknowledgements

  4. What is EarthScope? Drillhole across San Andreas Fault 875 GPS Instruments 175 Borehole Strainmeters 5 Long-Baseline Laser Strainmeters 400 Seismometers at 2,000 sites 100 Permanent Seismometers A nationwide effort to ….. • Explore the structure and evolution of the North American continent • Study processes that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions • EarthScope has three main “observatories” …..

  5. 1. USArrayTransportable Array (TA) Observatories IRIS Washington, DC PASSCAL Socorro, NM • Includes 400 Transportable Array (TA) Seismometers • Each station occupies a site for 1½ to 2 years • 10 years to leap-frog across the country

  6. 1. USArrayFlexible Array (FA) Observatories

  7. 2. Plate Boundary Observatory(PBO) Observatories Backbone Network Subduction Cluster Volcanic Cluster Transform Cluster Extension Cluster

  8. 2. Plate Boundary Observatory(PBO) Observatories • GPS Instruments • Strainmeters GSP Station California State University at San Bernardino PBO Field sites in Alaska, California, Utah, and Washington UNAVCO Boulder, CO

  9. 3. SAFOD: San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth Observatories SAFOD Stanford University (now UNAVCO) San Andreas Fault Zone • 4 kilometer (2½ mile) deep hole • Core samples • Geophysical monitoring

  10. More EarthScope Presentations Other PowerPoint and PDF presentations can be downloaded from the EarthScope Workshops Web Page: www.earthscope.org/workshops

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