GPS stations are now part of the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System network
GPS stations augment seismometers, significantly improving the system’s ability to accurately detect the largest earthquakes.
Greenland GPS network measures the ice sheet’s weight loss
In a recent study, researchers treat the entire GNET network as a single instrument weighing the loss of Greenland’s ice.
GPS data capturing eclipse phenomena in ionosphere
The passing shadow of the eclipse creates a natural experiment, suddenly reducing solar energy to an isolated area of the ionosphere.
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.
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.
Ol Doinyo Lengai: Unpacking the Mystery Below
Down at the southern end of the East African Rift in Tanzania lies the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, exceptional in that it is the only active volcano that erupts carbonatites— igneous rocks composed of >50% carbonate minerals.
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.
Clocking a speeding glacier reveals the fate of a disappearing lake
The metaphor of a “slippery slope” is often invoked for things that might quickly get out of control, but in glaciology these words can be applied more literally. In a warming world, we want to know how quickly ice sheets can melt and raise sea level.