CTEMPs Hands-on Workshop on Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic and Temperature Sensing for Interdisciplinary Earth Scientists August 13-17, 2024
Adrian Harpold
Distributed fiber optic sensing offers two exciting ways to measure the environment: temperature (DTS) and acoustic sensing (DAS). The temperature of fiber optic cables can be read each 0.3 m for up to 30 km every second. The dynamic strain of fiber optic cables can be measured each meter up to 50 km (or more depending on the system) tens of thousands of times per second. While DTS is relatively established for high precision temperature measurements, DAS offers new opportunities for seismic monitoring, geophysical characterization, hydrology, and other applications. The Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs (CTEMPs, https://ctemps.org) will host a 3.5 day workshop introducing the breadth of issues surrounding the use of these techniques, including fiber/instrument selection, fiber placement, fiber repair, continuous calibration, data acquisition, and data analysis. Participants will take part in design, installation, and data analysis to measure subsurface properties, surface water-groundwater interactions, and micrometeorological processes. The workshop targets early career scientists (graduate students welcome!) who wish to assess and prepare for the use of fiber optic sensing in their research.
Participation: We encourage early career researchers to apply, particularly graduate students, postdocs and faculty that plan to use fiber optic sensing in their research. There are a limited number of participant spots, so register early.
Location: Sagehen UC Reserve and USFS Research Watershed
Registration: To reserve a space, using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/x9U9kwHZ9j6eQKdd8). Point of contact for questions about the registration can go to Ann Gaidos-Morgan . Registration is not binding until payment is received. Please notify of dietary restrictions.
Cost: $500 per person including all meals, housing, and materials, with an additional $200 discount for students. (scholarships available – contact Mark Hausner). Travel will be paid by participants.