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Posted inScience Updates

Better Utilization of Marine Seismic Data

by James A. Austin Jr., N. Bangs and D. S. Sawyer 20 May 201518 November 2022

Increasing the Access to and the Relevance of Marine Seismic Data; San Francisco, California, 11–13 December 2014

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Scientists Hope to Learn Lessons from Nepal Earthquake

by Randy Showstack 27 April 201510 May 2022

The 25 April earthquake in Nepal has caused thousands of fatalities. Scientists hope it can lead to a better understanding of the region's seismicity and better earthquake resilience.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Modified Technique to Remotely Detect Subsurface Melt

by C. Schultz 5 March 20158 July 2024

Adapting a much-used analytical method to consider anisotropy opens up the approach to new uses.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seismic Stress Modeling Puts Istanbul in the Crosshairs

by C. Schultz 3 March 201518 April 2022

Twenty years of ground motion observations show that seismic strain is accumulating south of Istanbul.

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Pacific Plate's Underbelly Revealed Through Explosive Means

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 11 February 20155 October 2022

Scientists produce their own seismic waves—via explosives—to image the bottom region of the plate subducting under the New Zealand.

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Mapping Seismic Activity in the Pamir Mountains

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 February 20157 October 2021

Researchers plot deformation from 6000 seismic events across the central Asian mountain range to better understand its tectonic history.

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Seismic Wave Modeling Goes Local

by E. Betz 5 February 201513 April 2022

A new technique brings accurate models of traveling seismic waves to a regional scale.

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