EarthScope Consortium Newsletter - April 2024

[Scott Johnson]

Connecting with science teachers EarthScope staff attended the National Science Teachers Association conference in Denver in late March and were able to meet several hundred teachers and introduce them to our resources. We also met some teachers who already use our resources in the classroom! In addition to conversations at an exhibit booth, we hosted four small-group sessions highlighting classroom demos, interactive web tools, topics in geophysics, and an introduction to TikTok as a learning tool. The conference is always a great opportunity to talk to teachers, both to connect them with our resources and to hear about what they're most interested in. Gillian Haberli speaks with visitors at the booth (Photo: Emily Zawacki/EarthScope) Shelley Olds leads a professional development session (Photo: DeeDee Okamoto/EarthScope) Jobs Email List If you didn't know, we have an email list for community job announcements. Please visit our mailing lists page for instructions to submit job announcements for distribution. Eclipse Science The passing shadow of the eclipse creates a natural experiment, suddenly reducing solar energy to an isolated area of the ionosphere. One tool that was used to study this on April 8 was GPS instrumentation. READ MORE Cloud On-Ramp The project so nice we email about it twice... Don't miss any updates on the new cloud computing resources we're building—head to the cloud data systems page to find it all. CHECK IT OUT Water waves to seismic waves Wind-driven ocean waves beat on Earth’s seafloor, creating a continuous signal for which seismic stations around the world listen—a signal that is increasing. READ MORE Through the ups and downs If you want to measure a climate trend, one thing you certainly have to account for is the seasons. The same is true for measuring ground deformation, including in Yellowstone National Park. READ MORE Data Services Recent announcements included updates on deprecation of the version 1 Nominal Response Library (NRL) and Portable Data Collection Center (PDCC), as well as the retirement of the email-based BREQ_FAST service. READ MORE https://www.earthscope.org/