Board of Directors election results
This year’s Board of Directors election is complete and the votes from consortium member representatives have been tallied. We have some incoming Board members to welcome, and others to thank!
Cloud data operations: an update on our progress
As the new cloud architecture for our data systems is taking shape, it’s time to start sharing information about the new capabilities that will become available.
Corner reflectors installed at NOTA stations for NASA JPL Project
To facilitate calibration of InSAR ground displacement measurements, NASA JPL corner reflectors have been deployed next to NOTA stations along the San Andreas Fault. Check out this video to learn more!
Fast and Slow: Chile’s subduction zone moves in distinct ways
Though Chile is known for several major earthquakes, the Atacama seismic gap features slow movement that scientists seek to unravel.
Thorium spikes in Colorado streams could be caused by bedrock fractures
Changes in trace amounts of the element thorium in two Colorado catchments appear to be explained by subsurface fracturing. The cause of fracturing might be attributable to distant earthquakes.
Former intern finds curious signal in geyser eruption data
Seismic monitoring of Yellowstone’s Steamboat Geyser showed that signals appeared weaker in winter—because of snow cover.
EarthScope Board of Directors selects CEO
The EarthScope Consortium Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Rebecca Bendick as the first CEO of EarthScope Consortium.
Many Hands Make Light Work at Distributed Acoustic Sensing Field Experience
The hands-on Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Field Experience was held at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, gathering participants for intensive work exploring this exciting technology and the observations it enables.
Fluids flowing beneath Cascadia
Subduction zones play a crucial role in recycling old oceanic crust, while also carrying water into Earth’s interior. Magnetotelluric imaging can help scientists better see where fluids have accumulated in the crust.
From crust to core: how subduction relates to ultralow velocity zones
Ultralow velocity zones are among the strangest structures inside Earth and their origins have been debated for decades—including a new paper in Science Advances.