OpenTopography Receives Funding Renewal from the National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has renewed funding for OpenTopography, a science gateway that provides online access to Earth science oriented high resolution topography data and processing tools.
Common Sensor Platform team releases engineering design for community feedback
Following two years of planning and developmental work, the Common Sensor Platform (CSP) team has released an initial design of instrumentation components and engineering practices.
Upcoming changes in the operation of the NSF-funded Global Seismographic Network stations
Operational aspects of a portion of NSF-funded Global Seismographic Network (GSN) stations will be transitioned to EarthScope Consortium.
NSF-funded GeoCode project demonstrates educational impact of coding and using large, real-world datasets
Students gain an authentic scientific experience by exploring large, real-world datasets and building coding skills with GeoCode’s educational modules.
EarthScope congratulates community winners of 2023 AGU awards
EarthScope Consortium would like to congratulate a number of community members—including former staff members, collaborative projects, and individuals who have volunteered considerable time as Board of Directors members or short course instructors—on receiving 2023 AGU awards.
International Undergraduate Interns Gain Skills and Mentorship in Seismology and Geodesy
This summer, EarthScope hosted seven students as part of the International Undergraduate Internship for Seismology and Geodesy Skills Building. Interns from six different countries spent the summer working virtually on a seismology or geodesy research project.
EarthScope Consortium to support new NSF-funded Cascadia earthquake research center
EarthScope Consortium will be one of 16 institutions participating in the new NSF-funded Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT), which will study the Cascadia subduction zone and improve earthquake resiliency and preparedness across the Pacific Northwest.
EarthScope student internships kick off with orientation weeks in Boulder and Socorro
This summer, 32 students from colleges and universities across the country are participating in EarthScope’s four summer internship programs, which kicked off with orientation weeks in Boulder and Socorro.
2023 GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry Short Course Concludes
The 2023 GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry Short Course, co-sponsored by EarthScope Consortium and the the Collaborative Research Center 1502 DETECT, University of Bonn, was held last week. GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry (GNSS-IR) uses data from GNSS sites to measure changing conditions such as snow depth, soil moisture, and water levels around a GNSS antenna.
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai’s blast felt ‘round the world
On Jan. 15, 2022, one of the past century’s most violent eruptions occurred, providing scientists the opportunity to explore aspects of relatively rare, but terribly violent, volcanic blasts that occur under the ocean.