Open AccessIRIS Seismology Program marks 20 years of discovery
Author(s) -
Aster R.,
Beaudoin B.,
Hole J.,
Fouch M.,
Fowler J.,
James D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2005eo170002
Subject(s) - outreach , iris (biosensor) , instrumentation (computer programming) , research program , geology , library science , seismology , geography , engineering , computer science , political science , artificial intelligence , physics , law , quantum mechanics , biometrics , operating system
The year 2004 marked the twentieth anniversary of the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Consortium and its four core programs: the Program for Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL), the Global Seismic Network (GSN), Education and Outreach (E&O),and the Data Management System (DMS). IRIS activities (www.iris.edu) are supported principally through the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Earth Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Program, and through the community efforts of IRIS's more than 150 member institutions in the United States and abroad. The consortium provides fundamental capabilities for the exploration of the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. PASSCAL is the IRIS facility program dedicated to seismographic data collection associated with temporary deployments using highly portable instrumentation.