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October 29, 2018

Stories from the desert: Servicing the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment

Geoscience field trips can be grueling and – without the right preparation – hazardous. Research sites are often miles away from civilization, accessible only by foot or helicopter. For many, however, being surrounded by nothing but untouched nature is reward in itself. The trip to service the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment began on October 10… Continue Reading Stories from the desert: Servicing the Mojave Broadband Seismic Experiment

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Kelly Olsen, Rob Porritt, seismometers, Simone Puel

October 25, 2018

From the field: Revealing the deep structure of the Mojave Desert

In May 2018 UTIG postdoc Rob Porritt and a team of students spent six days deploying nineteen seismic sensors in the Mojave Desert. On October 11, Porritt and a second student team returned to the desert to download data and check on the sensor stations. Early data analysis shows surprising results and bodes well for… Continue Reading From the field: Revealing the deep structure of the Mojave Desert

Filed Under: Geophysics Blog, homepage-news, News Tagged With: Kelly Olsen, Rob Porritt, seismometers, Simone Puel

October 8, 2015

Dispatch from the Solomon Islands

Research Associate Jake Walter writes home about his field work. Continue Reading Dispatch from the Solomon Islands

Filed Under: News, tectonophysics-slideshow Tagged With: field work, GPS, seismometers, Solomon Islands, subduction zones, Tectonics

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