Project Title

EarthScope SAGE seismic support

Summary

Event Number:
T-299-M
NSF Agreement

Program Director:
Dr. Michael Jackson

ASC POC/Implementer:
Paul Sullivan / Jenny Cunningham

Principal Investigator(s)

Mr. Joseph R Pettit
joe.pettit@earthscope.org
EarthScope Consortium
Longmont, Colorado

Project Web Site:
https://www.earthscope.org/

Location

Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: Continent-wide, McMurdo-based

Description

EarthScope SAGE is the new name for the restructured and consolidated IRIS/PASSCAL and UNAVCO activities. The organization continues to provide support to the U.S. National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs-funded projects requiring seismic detection and monitoring equipment and expertise. Support provided specific to Antarctic requirements include: 1) Equipment testing and availability in cold regions; 2) Training to researchers; 3) On-continent instrument troubleshooting, performance evaluation, and data QC; 4) Assistance to researchers with data backup and archiving; and 5) Field support, including installation and maintenance as required. The organization develops cold-station deployment strategies, collaborates with vendors to develop and test equipment rated to -55°C (-67°F), builds and maintains an equipment pool, and sustains a cold-station techniques repository.

Field Season Overview

The EarthScope SAGE team will provide equipment and personnel support to several deep field and McMurdo Station area science events, including T-312-M Erebus Backbone Network, G-298-MS Shen, G-079-E Wilson POLENET, I-186-MS COLDEX, and possibly others. The team will also conduct equipment testing near Castle Rock and on Observation Hill (local to McMurdo Station), and will install new magnetotelluric systems for testing. They will also manage and maintain seismic equipment (nodes) at Crary Lab.

Deploying Team Members