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By Tim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS

An Overview IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. By Tim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS. Overview: What is IRIS?. Consortium of 113 US Universities National Science Foundation Funded $12.5 - $14.5 million per year $14.4 million EarthScope Funding Four Programs GSN

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By Tim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS

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  1. An Overview IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology By Tim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS

  2. Overview: What is IRIS? • Consortium of 113 US Universities • National Science Foundation Funded • $12.5 - $14.5 million per year • $14.4 million EarthScope Funding • Four Programs • GSN • ~160 permanent stations • PASSCAL • 5000 portable channels • E&O • Workshops, posters, museum displays • DMS • >14,000 stations over 40 years • Archives 20 terabytes per year • Distributes 80 terabytes per year • Services 800,000 data requests per year

  3. IRIS facilitates seismological research • Installs and operates the infrastructure needed by earth scientists to understand the complex Earth. • Supports facilities in permanent networks, portable networks and data management services.

  4. The IRIS Membership113 Full Member Institutions

  5. Types of IRIS Membership • Full IRIS Members • 113 US-Based Research Universities • Educational Affiliates • 20 US-Based Colleges • US Affiliates • 2 US-Based, non degree granting • Foreign Affiliate Members • 107 non-US based institutions http://www.iris.edu/about/howto.htm

  6. IRISIncorporated Research Institutions for Seismology IRIS HQ E&O PM Washington DC Data Generating Info Distribution Seattle Albuquerque San Diego GSN GSN PM, UofH DMS DMS PM Research Community San Diego Albuquerque PASSCAL PASSCAL PM E&O K-12 Public Socorro

  7. EarthScope • San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) • Seismic • Strain • Cores, etc. • Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) • GPS • Strain • Borehole Seismic • US Seismic Array (USArray) • Reference Network • Flexible Array • Transportable Array • Magnetotelluric Arrays

  8. EarthScope

  9. IRIS and USArray - (2,134 stations)

  10. IRIS • Facilities are open to seismologists worldwide • Free of charge • Open Data Policy • Talk to IRIS Staff if you have specific questions

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