august 11, 2009
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Using the Data of the EarthScope in Education Susan Eriksson, UNAVCO Director of Education and Outreach. August 11, 2009. Approach for today. Purpose What types of data for EarthScope components What will you use it for? Resources for data Resources for educational framework - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
August 11, 2009August 11, 2009
Using the Data of the EarthScope in Education
Susan Eriksson, UNAVCO Director of Education and Outreach
Approach for todayApproach for today
• PurposePurpose• What types of data for EarthScope componentsWhat types of data for EarthScope components• What will What will youyou use it for? use it for?• Resources for dataResources for data• Resources for educational frameworkResources for educational framework• Plan for after the workshopPlan for after the workshop
Why EarthScope?Why EarthScope?
Scientific discoveries - the ‘content’Scientific discoveries - the ‘content’ things we knowthings we know things we don’t knowthings we don’t know How we go about ‘finding out’How we go about ‘finding out’
Skills of science -?Skills of science -? Exploration - inquiryExploration - inquiry
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Drillhole across San Andreas Fault875 GPS Instruments175 Borehole Strainmeters5 Long-Baseline Laser Strainmeters400 Seismometers at 2,000 sites100 Permanent Seismometers
SAFODSAFOD
A borehole laboratory on the San Andreas fault studying the physics of earthquake nucleation at the depths where earthquakes begin
US Transportable US Transportable ArrayArray
• Includes 400 Transportable Seismometers• Station occupies a site for 1½ - 2 years• 10 years to leap-frog array across the US
1.1.7 Special Events1.1.7 Special Events
• 2008 Wells, Nevada 2008 Wells, Nevada EarthquakeEarthquake• Web fact sheetWeb fact sheet• Teachable moment Powerpoint for Teachable moment Powerpoint for
faculty usefaculty use• Ground motion visualization:Ground motion visualization:
Blue down Blue down Red up Red up
Charles Ammon, Penn State
Special Events
Community ProductsCommunity Products
• TA visualization TA visualization from Chuck Ammonfrom Chuck Ammon
• UsesUses• WorkshopsWorkshops• PresentationsPresentations• WebWeb•Automatically Automatically generated generated version available version available from IRIS DMCfrom IRIS DMC
• PlansPlans• Matlab versionMatlab version• Special events Special events
version for public and version for public and mediamedia
Community Products
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Transient motion associated with Transient motion associated with faultsfaults
Parkfield Earthquake
Episodic Tremor and Slip
We can see what’s on the surface.
Cascadia Subduction Zone
How does the surface change as a response
to subduction?
How does EarthScope help us appreciate earthquakes, tsunamis,
and volcanic eruptions?
Cascadia Interpretive Workshop
AnimationsAnimations
•Developing series to explain EarthScope-related concepts•Episodic tremor and slip
Animations
AnimationsAnimationsAnimations
• Developing series to explain EarthScope-related concepts– Episodic tremor and slip
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ETS Progression over ETS Progression over daysdays
http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/DEEPTREM/fall2006.htmlhttp://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/DEEPTREM/fall2006.html Trem_movie_2008eq_time.mov
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Propagation of Sumatra Propagation of Sumatra EarthquakeEarthquake
http://www.seismology.http://www.seismology.harvardharvard..edu/~ishii/sumatra/indexedu/~ishii/sumatra/index.html.html Ishii 2005 Ishii 2005
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Volcanic DeformationVolcanic Deformation
VolcanicVolcanicSignalsSignals
Sierra Negra, Sierra Negra, GalapagosGalapagos
Time
Dennis Geist, U. Idaho