Listening to seismic noise reveals slippery sediments beneath Antarctic glaciers
New research uses the ocean’s seismic “background noise” to map interface zones between glaciers and bedrock.
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New research uses the ocean’s seismic “background noise” to map interface zones between glaciers and bedrock.
V-shaped topographic basins radiating from central Antarctica could be remnants of of the continent’s deep geologic history.
Is the Pioneer Fragment really stuck to the Pacific plate beneath a part of North America that’s extremely seismically active?
This June, the ISCO station on Cocos Island was rebuilt, allowing for the first real-time geophysical data for the Cocos Plate since 2020.
NSF NGF data archives help researchers reconstruct one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded.
Seismic data show how Alaska’s Columbia Glacier launches icebergs into the sea.
Quick construction of GPS stations by PBO engineers around Mount St. Helens helped scientists observe the 2004 eruption.
Seismic imaging below the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona provides clues about the history of eruptions there.
Knowing how much the ground will shake requires a good model of seismic velocity.