EarthScope Consortium Newsletter - July 2024

[Scott Johnson]

GPS and ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning If you missed it, we recently announced that GNSS stations (including Network of the Americas stations) are now contributing to the ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning System—a big milestone for a long-term effort. The NSF GAGE Facility operated by EarthScope is responsible for the flow of this GNSS data into the ShakeAlert system. This garnered considerable press coverage on the West Coast, including the LA Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and a host of local news outlets. You can find our announcement here, including videos and educational resources.   Summer internship programs We are well into the summer internship season for Geo-Launchpad, RESESS, and our Student Career Internship Program. Each got rolling in late May with an orientation week in New Mexico for the Geo-Launchpad and RESESS interns. We have 16 participants in RESESS, 6 in Geo-Launchpad, and 8 Career interns. Beginning this year, we have combined two similar legacy student internship programs (RESESS from UNAVCO, URISE from IRIS) into a single program that will continue under the RESESS name. Of this year's RESESS interns, 7 are placed in cohorts in Boulder & Socorro, while 9 are placed at institutions across the US. If you'd like to learn about a few of the interns and their projects, check out some of the interviews being published by our two Science Communication Career Interns. Additionally, RESESS and Geo-Launchpad interns will be presenting lightning talks over Zoom at the end of their projects and the community is invited to attend. Registration is required but open until the end of each session. Thursday, August 8 1:00-2:30p MDT (register for session #1) Friday, August 9 & Thursday, August 15 10:00-11:30a MDT (register for #2 and #3) Group photo at the UNM geology building. (Photo: Scott Johnson/EarthScope) Dianna King shows August Puckett the finer points of connecting your instrument. (Photo: Scott Johnson/EarthScope)   Cloud case study A recent paper helpfully documents a basic cloud computing project, including a practical introduction to the key concepts you need to know. Check out our interview with one of the authors! SEE MORE DAS primer One recent addition to our "What is geophysics?" pages is a primer on Distributed Acoustic Sensing! READ MORE ✅ MTArray On June 10, the Magnetotelluric Array completed its last deployment, successfully filling in the last blank spot in the contiguous US after 18 years. READ MORE Caldera Chronicles Our latest contribution to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory's Caldera Chronicles looks at the ionospheric observations made by GPS stations in the park during the May solar storm. READ MORE Deep earthquakes video Why is it that the majority of earthquakes occur at less than 100 km depth, while deeper earthquakes occur in few locations worldwide? Find out in our new video. CHECK IT OUT Cracking ice In Western Antarctica, the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf cracks and calves. One of these rifting events was observed via seismic sensors, demonstrating that while the tear was slower than expected, it’s still the fastest through-cutting fracture in a floating ice shelf ever recorded. READ MORE https://www.earthscope.org/