From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Aug 4 07:21:38 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 07:21:38 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Post-doctoral Research Position - Washington University Message-ID: <5CE546F9-CDB7-4223-A267-A9A6CD447E08@iris.washington.edu> Washington University in St. Louis is seeking applicants for a post- doctoral research position in seismology to work on current and upcoming field seismology projects in Antarctica and the Western Pacific. The successful applicant will be expected to perform a variety of studies to constrain the three-dimensional seismic structure of the crust and mantle using broadband seismic data. We envision this as a two-year position, but a further continuation is possible. The nominal start date for this position is October 1, 2008, but some flexibility to earlier or later starting dates is possible. Applicants should contact: Douglas Wiens, CB 1169-Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130, email:doug at wustl.edu, phone: (314) 935-6517. EO/AA employer. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Aug 4 07:27:40 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 07:27:40 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] APPLICATION DEADLINE TODAY - LRSPS Workshop, September 18-19 Message-ID: <6CC7A8A0-FBF7-413A-B34F-110398A57BCD@iris.washington.edu> Please be reminded that the deadline to apply for the Long Range Science Plan Workshop is today. The Workshop will take place September 18 & 19 near Denver, CO. 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PhD candidates who will complete his/her study shortly are also invited to apply. The successful candidate will be based in NTU and is expected to work closely with researchers at ERI and TIT. Prior knowledge in microtremor analysis, computational seismology, site response analysis and GIS software, such as ArcGIS, is essential. The successful candidate should have good English writing skill. The appointment will initially be made on a two-year fixed-term basis, with a possibility for extension upon satisfactory completion of the first fixed-term contract. We offer competitive salary, which will commensurate with the candidate?s qualification and experience. Interested applicants are invited to submit a full CV, including academic qualifications and research records, to: Dr. Kusnowidjaja Megawati (kusno at ntu.edu.sg). Selection process will commence immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. From hdeshon at memphis.edu Wed Aug 6 14:48:59 2008 From: hdeshon at memphis.edu (Heather Deshon (hdeshon)) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:48:59 -0500 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session on the central and eastern US Message-ID: Dear Colleagues: We would like to draw your attention to the following special session being convened at the Fall 2008 AGU meeting: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S16: Crust and upper mantle structural models beneath the central and eastern US The 1811-1812 New Madrid series of earthquakes occurred in a relatively unpopulated region of the central United States between Memphis and St. Louis and were felt over most of the central and eastern United States and some parts of Canada, a felt area nearly 20 times larger than the area impacted by the similarly sized 1906 San Francisco earthquake. A better understanding of the temporal and spatial distribution of shaking and damage from St. Louis to Memphis that accompanied the great 1811-1812 earthquakes and other historic events, will reduce uncertainty about potential damage from similar earthquakes as well as provide the public with a provocative view of the potential impact of a recurrence of these events. In order to perform realistic computer simulations of such earthquakes and assess seismic hazard, updated comprehensive and detailed structural models are needed for the region. This session seeks contributions that constrain the lithologic, tectonic, geophysical and geotechnical structure of the Central United States lithosphere. Contributions that address solutions to complications arising from attempts to image within and beneath thick sedimentary basins are particularly encouraged. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- If your work involves studies within the central and eastern US, please consider contributing to this session. The abstract deadline is 10 September. Online submissions can be made at the following URL: http://submissions3.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at AGU. Oliver Boyd Leonardo Ramirez-Guzman Jer-ming Chiu Heather DeShon From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Aug 7 10:28:30 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 10:28:30 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session: The 2008 M 6.0 Wells, NV Earthquake Message-ID: <3381188E-5B9A-4117-B1AB-741BDAE76F3B@iris.washington.edu> Dear Colleagues: We would like to draw your attention to a special session on the M6.0 Wells, NV earthquake being convened at the Fall 2008 AGU meeting (see session description below). If you have worked on this particular event, other normal faulting earthquakes or Basin and Range seismic hazard, we encourage you to submit an abstract. The abstract deadline is 10 September. Online submissions can be made at the following URL: http://submissions3.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp We look forward to seeing you at AGU! Kris Pankow (pankow at seis.utah.edu) Glenn Biasi (glenn at seismo.unr.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- S18: The 2008 M 6.0 Wells, Nevada Earthquake On 21 February 2008, an M 6.0 earthquake struck northeast Nevada, destroying buildings along main street in the town of Wells. This was the first sizable Basin and Range normal faulting event to occur since the 1983 M 7.0 Borah Peak earthquake. In comparison to the Borah Peak earthquake, the Wells event was well recorded, as it occurred in the middle of the 400 instrument EarthScope Transportable Array. Within a day of the mainshock the University of Nevada, Reno, University of Utah Seismograph Stations, and the U. S. Geological Survey began to deploy portable strong and weak-motion stations. Continuously- recording GPS stations were added and post-event InSAR data have been obtained. For perhaps the first time a dataset exists that allows detailed study of a significant normal faulting earthquake in the Basin and Range. We invite contributions that enhance our understanding of the Wells earthquake and take advantage of this unprecedented multi-disciplinary dataset. Papers addressing questions related to the specific details of the Wells earthquake sequence, as well as broader questions related to source properties of normal faults, Basin and Range attenuation, and implications for future Basin and Range earthquakes and seismic hazard assessment are solicited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Aug 7 13:19:24 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:19:24 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session PA02 on geophysics and society Message-ID: <0789870E-7CF7-4093-8A76-C0B78EC802C7@iris.washington.edu> Dear Colleagues, With this message we draw your attention to session PA02, entitled "Increasing the Societal Impact of Geophysics" at the fall AGU meeting. The scope of the session is: "Geophysics is a field that benefits society in numerous ways that include the exploration and production of resources, the prediction and mitigation of natural hazards, the characterization of hydrological systems, and a better quantitative understanding of the way in which our environment works. In this session we present various initiatives that aim at increasing the societal impact of geophysics. There are an impressive number of initiatives within the geoscience community that have the goal to use geophysics for solving environmental, geotechnical and hydrological problems, or that help manage natural hazards and resources in impoverished regions. By presenting such initiatives we hope to engage more geophysicists in humanitarian activities." Because seismologists can play an important role in managing and mitigating seismic hazards, this is a topic where seismologists can help make a difference. We hope you will consider submitting an abstract to this session. Note that an abstract submitted to a public affairs session, such as PA02, does not count towards the limitation of submitting one abstract as first author. Sincerely, Roel Snieder (rsnieder at mines.edu) and Louise Pellerin (pellerin at ak.net ) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From barbara at seismo.berkeley.edu Fri Aug 8 09:53:55 2008 From: barbara at seismo.berkeley.edu (Barbara Romanowicz) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:53:55 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session DI07 on Earth's internal structure and interpretation Message-ID: <200808081653.m78GrtPb006234@inge.geo.berkeley.edu> Dear friends and colleagues, Guy Masters, Goran Ekstrom and I are organizing a special session at AGU, under "SEDI": DI07: "The Future of Imaging and Interpretation of Earth's Internal Structure" the description of which you will find below. This session is cast broadly, to cover studies of the mantle and the core, from a multi-disciplinary perspective. This is an opportunity to mark the progress made since the first paper on deep earth 3D structure by Dziewonski et al., 1977. We already have over 40 anticipated abstract submissions. We would like to encourage you to contribute to the success of this session, by submitting an abstract in the spirit of Adam Dziewonski's broad vision of the subject. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 10th. Regards Barbara Romanowicz Guy Masters Goran Ekstr?m ----------------------------------------- Description of session DI07: >From the development of seismic tomography over the last 25 years, we now have a good understanding of the first-order characteristics of the long-wavelength (~1,000-2,000 km) three-dimensional elastic structure of Earth's interior. It is tempting to interpret the large-scale features imaged throughout the mantle in terms of lateral variations in temperature. It is increasingly clear, however, that seismic images also chart compositional variations that are important for mantle dynamics. With the deployment, starting in the early 1980s, of high quality digital broadband seismic stations around the world, finer-scale imaging has become possible. Characterizing the sharpness of the heterogeneous structures deep inside the planet, and detecting and mapping small-scale heterogeneity, are the next steps. This presents several challenges: (1) extracting more information from seismograms than has traditionally been done. (2) overcoming the limitations of uneven sampling around the globe. New and exciting horizons have recently opened up, however, with increasing capabilities in theory and computation, acquisition of data from dense arrays, and corresponding processing techniques. Anisotropy and anelastic attenuation can now better characterized and provide additional information on flow directions, temperature variations and the presence of partial melting. As the images provided by seismologists become sharper, there is an increasing opportunity to work closely with other geoscientists - geochemists, geodynamicists and mineral physicists - to make the best of complementary constraints for the challenging 'inverse problem' that the interior of our planet represents. We invite contributions addressing any of the present challenges towards the next generation of global mantle tomographic models and their interpretation. -------------- From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Aug 11 07:59:46 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:59:46 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session DI06 on the Earth's core Message-ID: Dear colleagues We are writing to draw your attention to a special session on the Earth's core, being convened at the Fall 2008 AGU Meeting under the name "DI06: The ins and outs of the Earth's core". "Recent observational, experimental, and theoretical studies have revealed new discoveries on the structure and dynamics of the Earth's core, yet its structure, dynamics, and evolution remain unclear and based on precious few direct geophysical observations. Accounting for more than 30% of the mass of the planet, the dynamics of the Earth's core is responsible of our magnetic field, and determining its structure is crucial for understanding the formation and evolution of the planet. We propose a session focusing on the Earth's core, integrating results across disciplines in the Earth sciences. This SEDI session will provide an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of new results on the energetics, structure, and dynamics of the inner- and outer core of the Earth and other planets. We invite submissions drawing from seismology, mineral physics, geodynamics, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, and geochemistry, with a goal of making progress in integrating our understanding of the physical properties of the deepest and most inaccessible region of the Earth." We would like to encourage submissions from seismologists, mineral physicists, geodynamo modelers, and a wide range of scientists whose work is related to the understanding of the Earth's core. Please kindly consider submitting your work to this session and you will contribute to its success. The abstract submission deadline is 10 September. Best wishes Kanani K. M. Lee - Yale University Wendy R. Panero - Ohio State University Arwen Deuss - University of Oxford Hrvoje Tkalcic - The Australian National University From irismail at iris.washington.edu Tue Aug 12 08:13:17 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:13:17 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU special SEDI session DI08 on Mantle structure Message-ID: <1179DDAD-97CF-482C-937D-74A662D77BD4@iris.washington.edu> Dear Colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to a special SEDI session "DI08: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle: Their Roles in the Early Earth Differentiation, Mantle Dynamics and Geochemistry" for the coming fall AGU meeting. This is a multi-disciplinary session. We intend to have discussions from the upper mantle to the lower mantle, from seismology, mineral physics, geodynamics, to geochemistry, and from early-earth to present-day mantle heterogeneities. We would appreciate your participation and very much look forward to seeing you at AGU. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 10th. Our apologies, if your receive this email multiple times. Conveners: Lianxing Wen Stony Brook University Dept. Geosciences Stony Brook, NY, USA 11794 1-631-632-1726 Lianxing.Wen at sunysb.edu Sang-Heon Shim Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA sangshim at mit.edu Trond Torsvik Geological Survey Norway Leiv Eirikssons Vei 39 PB 3006 Lade Trondheim, NOR N-7002 trond.torsvik at ngu.no Takashi Nakagawa Kyushu University Earth & Planetary Sciences 6-10-1, Hakozaki Fukuoka, JPN 812-8581 takashi at geo.kyushu-u.ac.jp Michael Thorne University of Utah Dept. of Geology and Geophysics 135 South 1460 East Salt Lake City, UT, USA 84112 801-513-9351 michael.thorne at utah.edu Jung-Fu Lin University of Texas at Austin USA afu at jsg.utexas.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DI08: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle: Their Roles in the Early Earth Differentiation, Mantle Dynamics and Geochemistry Recent high-resolution seismic studies have suggested the existence of large-scale velocity anomalies in the Earth?s mantle. Until recently, most heterogeneities have been interpreted as variations in temperature and chemical composition (mainly Fe and Si). However, recent discoveries in seismology and mineral physics, such as, sharp edges and large velocity reductions of the seismic anomalies, the large hydrogen storage capacity of transition zone minerals, the spin transition of Fe in silicates and oxides in the mid-mantle, the perovskite to postperovskite transition in the lowermost mantle, and the possible presence of melt atop the transition zone and in the deep mantle, call for new interpretations of mantle heterogeneities. Furthermore, a broad range of exciting proposals has been recently made on the origin, formation and dynamical evolution of these anomalies, as well as possible roles they play in the early Earth differentiation, mantle thermo-chemical plume formation, and explaining relative hotspot motion and the geochemical observations at the Earth?s surface. Therefore, it is timely to discuss seismic evidence and developments in understanding the occurrence, observational consequences, and inter- relationships of the various kinds of mantle heterogeneities, and investigate the integration of new constraints and novel interpretations from the combined perspective of multiple disciplines to better understand the nature and origin of mantle heterogeneities. We invite new results covering heterogeneities from the uppermost to the lowermost mantle from seismology, geodynamics, plate reconstruction, geochemistry, and mineral physics. Attempts to integrate these new results are welcome as well. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glenn at seismo.unr.edu Tue Aug 12 16:07:57 2008 From: glenn at seismo.unr.edu (Glenn Biasi) Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:07:57 +0000 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Special Session on Non-Volcanic Earthquake Swarms Message-ID: <48A217CD.6010402@seismo.unr.edu> Dear Colleagues: We would like to draw your attention to a special session on non-volcanic earthquake swarms being convened for the Fall 2008 AGU Meeting. The recent earthquake swarm west of Reno, Nevada, heightened interest into what is known about this and similar swarms, why they seem different from conventional foreshock-mainshock-aftershock profiles, what other observations, including geodesy, fault modeling, and fault physics, might illuminate their occurrence and phenomenology. The complete session description is given below. If you have worked on the recent swarm or another of potential interest, we encourage you to share your results with the community. Please share this announcement with other colleagues who might find this special session of interest. If you have any questions about the session itself, please contact us. The online abstract deadline is September 10th, at: http://submissions3.agu.org/submission/entrance.asp We look forward to seeing you at AGU! Glenn Biasi (glenn at seismo.unr.edu) Steve Walter (swalter at usgs.gov) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- S17: Observations and Phenomenology of Non-Volcanic Earthquake Swarms Sponsor: Seismology CoSponsor: Geodesy Conveners: Glenn Biasi, University of Nevada Reno, glenn at seismo.unr.edu Steve Walter, U.S. Geological Survey, swalter at usgs.gov Description: In this session we invite presentations developing the observational and physical bases of non-volcanic crustal earthquake swarms. Swarms are recognized as an extended series of small to moderate earthquakes, often with no one principal or controlling event. Earthquake occurrence in volcanic regions is often swarm-like, but swarms are less frequent where regional deformation drives seismicity. A notable swarm of earthquakes began February 28, 2008 in the community of Mogul, just west of Reno, Nevada. Hundreds of events have occurred in the first three months. Activity has been monitored by broadband and strong-motion seismic stations, continuous GPS measurements, infrasound, and geologic investigation. This swarm has raised questions including why swarms occur where they do, what governs their unusual temporal behavior, are the fault physics of swarms somehow different from conventional faults, and what drives them in the first place. We invite multi-disciplinary contributions developing the phenomenology of non-volcanic earthquake swarms. Observational reports could describe the location, duration, and energy release pattern of earthquake swarms. Correlations with other geological observations and with geophysical measurements such as geodetic and infrasound observations are solicited, especially as they bear on the causes and common properties of earthquake swarms. Papers presenting physical and friction models are solicited that could explain why swarms seem to differ in seismicity and energy release from classic mainshock-aftershock behavior. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- From irismail at iris.washington.edu Wed Aug 13 09:01:17 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:01:17 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Session - ED10: Promoting the Use of Cyberinfrastructure in the Classroom Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, We wish to encourage submission of abstracts to the following AGU session at the 2008 Fall Meeting in San Francisco (Dec 15-19). Abstract deadline is September 10. Please be aware that you may submit an Education (ED) abstract in addition to a contributed or invited abstract for a limit of 2 submissions. ED10: Promoting the Use of Cyberinfrastructure in the Classroom: Challenges and Success Stories The development of resources that facilitate digital data acquisition, management and visualization (cyberinfrastructure) has provided new opportunities to enhance scientific inquiry in everyday undergraduate teaching and learning. Egalitarian access to data resources provides a level playing field for educational institutions to engage students in exploration and participation in the scientific process. However, online data resources are often geared toward domain research and present challenges to both non-specialist instructors and students in how to develop teaching modules and reach learning goals, respectively. This session invites papers that provide detailed examples of how online resources are applied in the undergraduate classroom and the range of success attained in the various endeavors. Conveners: Karin A. Block Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY, USA 10964 845-365-8393 kblock at ldeo.columbia.edu Kerstin A. Lehnert Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY, USA 10964 845-365-8506 lehnert at ldeo.columbia.edu Jeffrey G. Ryan University of South Florida 4202 East Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL, USA 33620 813-974-1598 ryan at shell.cas.usf.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Aug 14 09:22:06 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:22:06 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] Fall AGU session IN19 - From Data to Synthesis Message-ID: <355465ED-1F31-4795-91AA-85278BFC9818@iris.washington.edu> Please consider submitting an abstract to Fall AGU session IN19 - From Data to Synthesis: Next-Generation Science Applications. The research community has made great strides in assembling and publicizing a living compilation of scientific data. As we continue to move toward greater interoperability and improved data access and visualization, the final and most difficult challenge is building tools that enable quantitative analyses and lead to new scientific insight. We seek to highlight efforts underway in numerous multi-disciplinary research communities (e.g. Ridge 2000, MARGINS, IODP, EarthScope, OOI, IPY, OCB, GLOBEC) that aim to meet this challenge. As many of these large-scale research initiatives move toward synthesis and integration phases, there is a particular need for tools that are powerful, flexible, and broadly useful across disciplines. We encourage contributions that describe existing tools and science applications, lessons learned, and directions for future development. We expect this to be an exciting session, and hope you can be a part of it! Co-conveners: Vicki Ferrini, LDEO (ferrini at ldeo.columbia.edu) Tim Ahern, IRIS (tim at iris.washington.edu) Stephen Miller, SIO (spmiller at ucsd.edu) Cyndy Chandler, WHOI (cchandler at whoi.edu) Jamus Collier, IODP-MI (jcollier at iodp-mi-sapporo.org) ====================================================================== 2008 Fall Meeting, 15-19 December, San Francisco, CA Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 September 2359 UT From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Aug 14 11:22:55 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:22:55 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Positions available at IFREE, JAMSTEC Message-ID: Position available at the Institute for Research on Earth Evolution (IFREE) of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Available position and research topics: Research Program for Data and Sample Analyses 1. Geodynamics study based on analysis and computation of seismic waves One in Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher position 2. Modeling study using integrated Earth science database through geochemical or geophysical methodology One in Technical Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher position Closing date: Friday 31 October 2008 (Japan Standard Time) Please refer to the following homepages for details. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/recruit/index.html Available position: One or Two in Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher positions at the Research Program for Plate Dynamics Research Topics: 1) Integration of exploration seismic imaging and regional seismic tomography for large-scale, high-resolution crust-mantle structure 2) Exploration seismic imaging of ocean-solid Earth structure for interdisciplinary approach to ocean physics and seismology (no experience needed for exploration seismology) Closing date: Tuesday 30 September 2008 (Japan Standard Time) Please refer to the following homepages for details. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/recruit/index.html Available Position: Two in Technical Scientist Positions at the Research Program for Mantle Core Dynamics Research Topic: Development of long-term borehole observatory sensors and systems for earthquakes and crustal deformation monitoring installed by Deep Sea Drilling Vessel CHIKYU Closing date: Tuesday 30 September 2008 (Japan Standard Time) Please refer to the following homepages for details. http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/recruit/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Aug 18 09:13:13 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:13:13 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] 2009 IASPEI General Assembly - Abstract Deadline Message-ID: <60C3483A-CC2B-4B72-860C-AEC33846FD6A@iris.washington.edu> 2009 IASPEI General Assembly Cape Town, South Africa January 10-16, 2009 September is a busy time for submitting abstracts. I wanted to bring the following announcement to the IRIS Community ? one more opportunity/deadline in this busy time. The 2009 IASPEI General Assembly will be held January 10-16, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. Please go to www.iaspei.org for links to the General Assembly information (www.iaspei2009sa.com). There are numerous symposia, workshops, and working groups at the General Assembly that should be of interest to the IRIS community. ABSTRACT DEADLINE is September 30, 2008 (as is the deadline for reduced registration and financial support). 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Despite an initially random appearance, the broadband seismic noise field reveals information on Earth's internal structure, human activity (?cultural? noise?), and processes related to the oceans, cryosphere, and atmosphere. Recently renewed recognition of the richness of seismic background signals and previously undetected long-period transients have resulted in novel and significant observations relevant to climate related processes. These include long term and real-time ocean wave and storm intensity ?microseism? patterns, glacier retreat and ice shelf breakup in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska, interactions between storms, ocean swell, and the cryosphere, and seismicity caused by elastic rebound due to glacier retreat. The focus of this Mendenhall research will be the critical examination of seismic signals arising from climate processes and the evaluation of possible changes through time. Working with experts in seismology, instrumentation and oceanography, the Mendenhall Fellow will focus on those aspects of the seismic ?noise? wavefield most sensitive to climate related processes. We seek candidates to develop innovative techniques for investigating the source phenomenology and history of global microseisms in unprecedented detail and at new levels of spatial and temporal resolution. Research may include the unique aspects of microseisms in Arctic and Antarctic regions, and additional seismic signals related to glaciological processes and sea ice variability. Results will be analyzed and interpreted in climatological, oceanographic, and meteorological context. Data to be analyzed will include the accruing continuous record of the Global Seismographic Network (GSN) in conjunction with earlier data stretching back to the 1960?s and before, currently being digitized using USGS resources. Other data sets of opportunity may include those of the U.S. Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) and EarthScope USArray. Climate change is the subject of intensive worldwide multidisciplinary research. The long recording history of the GSN and related networks provides a unique window into climate studies that potentially extends back to the early 20th century. Research conducted during this postdoctoral opportunity is expected to contribute new results to ongoing projects in the USGS Program in Global Change (http://www.usgs.gov/global_change/ ), with the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (http://www.climatescience.gov/ ), and with results from studies conducted during the International Polar Year (http://www.ipy.org/) For full details please see: http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc/2010/opps/opp12.html Please note that the application deadline is November 12. The most critical component of the application will be a research proposal on which the proposed advisors are strongly encouraged to coordinate closely with the applicant. We strongly invite interested researchers to contact us. Best Regards (for the advisor group), Rick Aster Advisors: Richard Aster (New Mexico Tech), (575) 835-5924, aster at ees.nmt.edu Daniel McNamara, (303) 273-8550, mcnamara at usgs.gov Charles Hutt, (505) 846-5649, bhutt at usgs.gov Lind Gee, (505) 853-8887, lgee at usgs.gov Shad O?Neel, (907) 786-7088, soneel at usgs.gov Peter Bromirski (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego), (858) 822-0552, pbromirski at ucsd.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From A.Ferreira at uea.ac.uk Tue Aug 19 12:22:00 2008 From: A.Ferreira at uea.ac.uk (Ana Ferreira) Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:22:00 +0100 (BST) Subject: [iris-bulk] Fall AGU Special Session S08 on Rotational Motions in Seismology and Engineering Message-ID: <17024.139.222.98.230.1219173720.squirrel@webmail.uea.ac.uk> Dear colleagues, Please find below the description of a special session at AGU entitled: S08: Rotational Motions in Seismology and Engineering: Progress in Instruments, Theory, Observations, and Applications This session aims at highlighting recent progress in all aspects of rotational ground motions in seismology, earthquake engineering, and related fields. We would like to encourage you to submit an abstract to this session and contribute to an exciting discussion on the advances in rotational seismology and engineering. The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 10th. Kind regards, Heiner Igel, LMU Munich, Germany Ana Ferreira, University of East Anglia, UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rotational Motions in Seismology and Engineering: Progress in Instruments, Theory, Observations, and Applications There is growing interest in understanding the potential of observing six degrees of freedom of ground motions (three translations and three rotations) and their relevance for seismic source and structural imaging, wavefield separation, strong ground motion, and shaking hazard. This session invites contributions on all aspects of rotational ground motions in seismology, earthquake engineering, and related fields, e.g.: (1) observations using high and low-resolution sensors; (2) point versus area-rotations; (3) the seismic inverse problem with rotations; (4) sensitivity of translational inertial sensors to ground rotations; (5) applications in reservoir seismology, strong motion seismology, earthquake source studies, and earthquake engineering. From Allen.McNamara at asu.edu Tue Aug 19 13:55:30 2008 From: Allen.McNamara at asu.edu (Allen McNamara) Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:55:30 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] SEDI sessions at AGU In-Reply-To: <06B4D505B64147408DBC3F1EC00B015204A2FED1@EX02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Message-ID: <06B4D505B64147408DBC3F1EC00B015204A2FEDB@EX02.asurite.ad.asu.edu> Dear Colleagues, As the AGU abstract deadline approaches (September 10), we hope that you will consider submitting to one of the following SEDI (Studies of Earth's Deep Interior) sessions. These are listed as DI at the meeting. DI02: Seismic Anisotropy and Mantle Dynamics - Observations and Modeling DI03: Understanding the Nature of Earth's Ultralow-Velocity Zones DI04: Technical Advances in Geodynamical Modeling DI05: The Deep Earth's Mantle Above the CMB: Structure, Composition Dynamics and Evolution DI06: The Ins and Outs of the Earth's Core DI07: The Future of Imaging and Interpretation of Earth's Internal Structure DI08: Chemical Heterogeneities in the Earth's Mantle: Their Roles in the Early Earth Differentiation, Mantle Dynamics and Geochemistry DI09: Models of the Mantle: Reconciling Mineral Physics, Geodynamics, Geochemistry and Seismology DI10: Multi-Disciplinary Insights Into the Earth's Transition Zone DI11: Interdisciplinary Implications of Recent Deep Earth Discoveries: From Mineral Physics to Seismology and Geodynamics DI12: Linking Earth's Deep Interior to the Surface: Earth Evolution DI13: Linking Earth's Deep Interior to the Surface: The Present Mantle Cheers, Allen McNamara Mark Panning SEDI: http://www.agu.org/focus_group/SEDI/main/members.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen K. 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Sincerely yours, Greg Anderson, Sergio Barrientos, Gerald Bawden, and Mike Jackson --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Session G13 Ever Faster: Low-Latency Data Collection and Applications Across the Earth Sciences Rapid access to data from a variety of geophysical instruments is increasingly important for a wide range of Earth science applications. These include earthquake early warning and rapid finite-fault earthquake source models; tsunami and volcano warning; flood warning and hydrologic modeling; improved short-term weather models; landslides, debris flows, and other problems in geomorphology; global environmental change monitoring; and space and atmospheric physics. As a result, it is increasingly common for terrestrial networks, and now even Earth observing satellite missions, to provide low-latency data products, despite significant technical challenges and restricted funding environments. We intend this session to bring together network and data managers, technologists, and researchers with an interest in low-latency data across the Earth sciences. We particularly welcome those presentations that define scientific needs or new solutions that can foster further growth in this exciting area. Conveners Greg Anderson Swiss Seismological Service ETH-Zurich Tel: +41 (0)44 633 24 80 E-mail: greg.anderson at sed.ethz.ch Sergio Barrientos University of Chile Tel: +56 2 696 65 63 E-mail: sbarrien at dgf.uchile.cl Gerald Bawden US Geological Survey Tel: +1 916 278 3131 E-mail: gbawden at usgs.gov Michael Jackson UNAVCO Tel: +1 303 381 7554 E-mail: jackson at unavco.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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S06: Monitoring Temporal Changes of Earth's Properties with Seismic Waves Sponsor: Seismology CoSponsor: Geodesy; Mineral and Rock Physics; Tectonophysics; Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Description: Traditionally, seismic waves were used to investigate the 3D velocity and attenuation structure of the Earth. The detection of temporal changes in the structure was out of reach. Recently, technical and methodological developments led to a number of observations of such temporal changes. The main targets are volcanoes, fault zones, and hydrocarbon reservoirs. In most cases changes of the seismic velocities are monitored. Techniques range from repeated structural studies like tomography or seismic surveys to interferometric approaches that are specifically designed for the detections of temporal changes. The latter group uses repeating earthquakes, repeatable active sources like vibrators or ambient noise. The observed velocity changes are attributed to migrating fluids, to seismicity induced stress changes or to structural changes like damage in a near surface layer. To this session we invite contributions on temporal Earth-monitoring with seismic waves. We want to focus on observations and their interpretations. But we also want to discuss theoretical contributions and technical issues of the different approaches with the goal to advance on the way to 4D Seismology. 06: Monitoring Temporal Changes of Earth's Properties with Seismic Waves Sponsor: Seismology CoSponsor: Geodesy Mineral and Rock Physics Tectonophysics Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Convener: Christoph Sens-schoenfelder University of Leipzig DEU sens-schoenfelder at uni-leipzig.de Florent Brenguier Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris FRA fbrengui at ipgp.jussieu.fr Tom Daley Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory USA tmdaley at lbl.gov Zhigang Peng Georgia Institute of Technology 311 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA, USA 30338 404-894-0231 zpeng at gatech.edu ---------------------------------------------------- Dear Colleagues: We would like to draw your attention to a special session S15 at the Fall AGU meeting on ?Seismological Investigations of the 2008/05/12 Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake?. This disastrous event was felt throughout the Eastern Asia, and was responsible for killing at least 70 thousand people, and leaving around 5 million homeless. We invite contributions that take advantage of dense seismic observations to study the mainshock slip distributions, aftershock locations, local fault zone structures, regional-scale seismic tomography, near- field and remote triggering, future seismic hazard in the surrounding region, and more. The deadline for abstract submission is September 10th, 2008. Please feel free to forward to your colleagues that would be interested in studying this earthquake. Thank you very much. Description: The 2008/05/12 Ms8.0 Wenchuan earthquake occurred in Eastern Sichuan, China. It ruptured more than 300 km along the Longmenshan fold-and-thrust belt that bounds the Tibetan plateau and the Sichuan basin. This disastrous event was felt throughout the Eastern Asia, and was responsible for killing at least 70 thousand people, and leaving around 5 million homeless. The mainshock and its rigorous aftershock sequences were recorded by many permanent and temporary seismic stations deployed by Chinese Earthquake Administration and other institutions at local and regional distances, and the Global Seismic Network and USArray at teleseismic distances. This session invites contributions that take advantage of the dense seismic observations to study the mainshock slip distributions, aftershock locations, local fault zone structures, regional-scale seismic tomography, near-field and remote triggering, future seismic hazard in the surrounding region, and more. S15: Seismological Investigations of the 2008/05/12 Ms8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake Sponsor: Seismology CoSponsor: Geodesy, Tectonophysics Convener: Zhigang Peng Georgia Institute of Technology 311 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA, USA 30332 404-894-0231 zpeng at gatech.edu Qiyuan Liu Chinese Earthquake Administration CHN qyliu at ies.ac.cn Chen Ji UC Santa Barbara, Dept. of Earth Sciences Santa Barbara, CA, USA ji at geol.ucsb.edu -- Zhigang Peng Assistant Professor School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences The Georgia Institute of Technology ES&T Building, Rm. 2256 311 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA, 30332-0340 Phone: 404-894-0231 Fax: 404-894-5638 Email: zhigang.peng at eas.gatech.edu ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Zhigang Peng Assistant Professor School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences The Georgia Institute of Technology ES&T Building, Rm. 2256 311 Ferst Drive Atlanta, GA, 30332-0340 Phone: 404-894-0231 Fax: 404-894-5638 Email: zhigang.peng at eas.gatech.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tseng1 at illinois.edu Wed Aug 20 10:39:12 2008 From: tseng1 at illinois.edu (Tai-Lin Ellen Tseng) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:39:12 -0500 Subject: [iris-bulk] Fall AGU Session T25 on H2O Recycling in the Earth Message-ID: <200808201739.m7KHdKQj006995@expredir5.cites.uiuc.edu> Dear Colleagues: Joe Smyth, Wang-Ping Chen and I are convening Special Session T25 at the Fall AGU in which we ask the question whether H2O is being subducted into the mantle transition zone or deeper. If you have direct observational evidence bearing on this question or experimental evidence that can be connected to current or future evidence within Earth, we urge you to consider submitting to our session. The session description follows. Fall AGU Session T25 Title: "Is Water Being Recycled into the Deep Mantle? If so, how?" Convenors: Harry W. Green, II, University of California, Riverside Joseph R. Smyth, University of Colorado Wang-Ping Chen, University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana Description: It is clear that, experimentally, large amounts of H2O can be dissolved as hydroxyl into nominally anhydrous olivine and its high-pressure polymorphs and even more can be incorporated into the Dense Hydrous Magnesium Silicates (DHMS). There is therefore a possibility of cycling large amounts of H2O into the deep mantle, to depths of the transition zone or below. This session will examine the evidence for and against such recycling in the earth and the possible mechanisms by which the H2O is (or is not) being transported from the surface. Experimental and observational contributions from diverse disciplines (including but not limited to mineral/rock physics, seismology, tectonics, petrology) are welcomed but in all cases it is requested that participants address verifiable evidence and testable hypotheses under realistic conditions in Earth. -- ******************************************************************* Dr. Harry W. Green, II Distinguished Professor of Geology and Geophysics Director, Central Facility for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis (CFAMM) Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California Riverside, CA 92521 Tel: (951) 827-4505 Fax: (951) 827-4324 email: harry.green at ucr.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From thorne at pmc.ucsc.edu Wed Aug 20 14:35:47 2008 From: thorne at pmc.ucsc.edu (Thorne Lay) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:35:47 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU SEDI Session DI 11: Interdisciplinary Implications of Recent Deep Earth Discoveries Message-ID: <48AC8E33.5000201@pmc.ucsc.edu> Dear Colleagues: We would like to draw your attention to SEDI special session DI 11 at the Fall AGU. We encourage you to submit an abstract focusing on observations, interpretations, theoretical contributions and technical issues associated with recent deep Earth discoveries and their interdisciplinary implications. The deadline for abstract submission is September 10th, 2008. Please feel free to forward to your colleagues that would be interested in this topic. Thank you very much. DI 11: Interdisciplinary Implications of Recent Deep Earth Discoveries: From Mineral Physics to Seismology and Geodynamics The last few years have witnessed great progress in experimental and theoretical mineral physics methods, advances in high resolution seismic imaging of the mantle and core, and 3-D thermo-chemical geodynamics calculations that are revolutionizing our understanding of physics and chemistry of the Earth's deep interior. Mineral physics discoveries include the post-perovskite phases of MgSiO3, Fe2O3, Al2O3 and other compounds; high-spin to low-spin transitions for Fe3+ and Fe2+ in ferropericlase and perovskite; bcc and fcc phases of iron that may exist in the inner core, and many others. Seismological discoveries include detection of multiple reflectors in the deep mantle, anti-correlation of P-wave and S-wave velocity structure, mapping of deep shear-wave splitting, and analysis of scattering and large-scale structure in the inner core. Geodynamical models are revealing behavior of chemical heterogeneities in the deep mantle, multiple styles of plume instabilities, and thermal budget constraints on mantle evolution models. Topics impacted by these discoveries include (i) the nature of deep mantle and core seismic boundaries, (ii) evolution and dynamics of the Earth's interior, (iii) style of mantle convection, (iv) heat flux and cooling rate of the Earth, (v) nature of seismic anisotropy of the D" layer and inner core, (vi) transport properties of the mantle, (vii) geochemical behavior of the elements. In this interdisciplinary session we plan to cover exciting recent advances in mineral physics, seismology, and geodynamics, emphasizing geophysical and geochemical implications of these discoveries. Sponsor: Study of Earth's Deep Interior CoSponsors: Mineral and Rock Physics Seismology Tectonophysics Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology Conveners: Artem R. Oganov /ETH Zurich and Moscow State University/ Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 Zurich, CHE 8093 a.oganov at mat.ethz.ch Thorne Lay /UC Santa Cruz/ USA tlay at es.ucsc.edu Kei Hirose /Tokyo Inst. of Technology/ JPN kei at geo.titech.ac.jp Bruce Buffett /University of California, Berkeley/ USA bbuffett at berkeley.edu From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Aug 21 14:57:03 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:57:03 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Session: T10 - The Base of the Crustal Seismogenic Zone Message-ID: AGU Fall Meeting, Special Session December 15-19, San Francisco T10 - The Base of the Crustal Seismogenic Zone Sessions - Tectonophysics, Seismology The critical transition from seismic to aseismic deformation at the base of the crustal seismogenic zone is inferred to be a region of time-dependent rheology where mixed continuous and discontinuous shearing occurs at varying strain-rates in response to the cycling of shear stress and, possibly, pore-fluid pressure. Seismologists, geodesists, structural geologists, practitioners of experimental rock mechanics, and rheological modelers are invited to address: (1) the relationship between the microseismic zone and mainshock-aftershock sequences, particularly the extent to which large ruptures may propagate to depths greater than the background microseismic zone; (2) physical factors and lithological controls affecting the depth of the seismogenic zone; (3) the structure, localization, and internal deformation mechanisms of crustal fault zones across this rheological transition; (4) stress/fluid-pressure conditions associated with the base of the seismogenic zone; (5) the rela! tionship of fault interseismic locking depths to the seismogenic zone; (6) relationships between aftershock activity and the rheological transition at the base of the seismogenic zone. Nick Beeler, Roland Burgman, Egill Hauksson, Rick Sibson, (Conveners) From roger at giseis.alaska.edu Thu Aug 21 17:47:56 2008 From: roger at giseis.alaska.edu (Dr. Roger Hansen (St. Seismologist)) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:47:56 -0800 (AKDT) Subject: [iris-bulk] (job) Research Technician - University of AK-Geophysical Institute Message-ID: <200808220045.m7M0j20m026790@kiska.giseis.alaska.edu> LOCATION: Geophysical Institute, Seismology JOB TITLE: Research Technician-Data Specialist POSTING NO: 0055485 QUICKLINK: www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=63336 GRADE: 76 - 78 Depending On Experience EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, Non-Exempt This job is crucial to the functioning of the Alaska Earthquake Information Center, in so far as the daily earthquakes occurring in Alaska must be recorded, analyzed and catalogued accurately and reliably. Without a qualified, competent analysis staff the observatory and the researchers who rely on its data cannot operate. This position will have a strong emphasis on field work throughout Alaska for installing and maintaining seismic instrumentation. Typical Duties Process seismic data - pick arrivals of seismic waves and take amplitude frequency measurements. Run earthquake location program and evaluate accuracy and stability of calculated solution. * Participate in fieldwork at seismic stations. * Obtain data from non-routine sources in order to enhance data quality and completeness, and integrate it into the archives. * Document Data errors, circuit, channel telemetry problems as they appear in the data - notify supervisor or engineers. * Manage file space in order to maintain functioning of automatic acquisition software - more data when necessary or alert supervisor when archiving is necessary. * Be able to respond to earthquake or volcano alarms and take the appropriate action if necessary. * Prepare weekly seismicity report, present at weekly data meeting. * Help provide tours of the seismology lab to visiting groups. * Field telephone calls to the seismology lab and to the appropriate individual, answer questions regarding earthquakes and tsunamis. * In a volcano crisis, be able to assist in keeping analysis of volcanic data up-to-date so better decisions regarding eruption likelihood can be made. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in earth or physical science needed, as the basic understanding of physics, mechanics and mathematical results of location algorithm requires this minimum education/or equivalent experience. * Understand mechanics of wave propagation, earth structure, and multiple arrivals. * Understand normal patterns of seismicity, earthquake, and tsunami behavior in Alaska. * Mathematical skills adequate to interpret errors and results in analysis calculations. * Familiarity with UNIX operating system, SUN workstations, tape drives, disk drives, Internet connections. * Strong communication skills both verbal and written. **The successful candidate of this position will be placed at a level appropriate for their education and experience. This position is part of a career development plan and that will provide an avenue for increasing the position's scope, complexity, and degree of independence as the incumbent's experience and skills increase. For a complete job description and applicant instructions, please apply online at www.uakjobs.com. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Yancey, HR Consultant, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (907) 474-7791 or e-mail: lisa.yancey at gi.alaska.edu. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. From roger at giseis.alaska.edu Thu Aug 21 18:23:58 2008 From: roger at giseis.alaska.edu (Dr. Roger Hansen (St. Seismologist)) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:23:58 -0800 (AKDT) Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Staff Seismologist University of Alaska Fairbanks Message-ID: <200808220121.m7M1L45q027178@kiska.giseis.alaska.edu> GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE - UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS LOCATION: Geophysical Institute, Seismology JOB TITLE: Research Professional 3 POSTING NO: 0054343 QUICKLINK: www.uakjobs.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=61054 GRADE: 80 - 82 DOE EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time, Exempt CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled Applications are invited for a Staff Research position in seismology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. We are looking to hire a seismologist who will complement our existing strengths in seismology, with expertise in one or more of the following fields: seismotectonics, earthquake source mechanics, or wave propagation and earth structure, with components of observational seismology in his/her area of interest. The successful candidate must be capable of participating in the near-real-time operation of the AEIC activities, and collaborative research efforts focussing on Alaska's tectonics, seismicity, structure, and related topics. Typical Duties -Organize and maintain data-flow, files and algorithms for ShakeMap operations within AEIC real-time data processing system. -Contribute to maintenance of the real-time data processing system, including trouble shooting data flow problems. -Code development on Sun/Solaris computer systems for real-time and off-line earthquake data processing. -Coordinate with other staff seismologists daily lab operations pertaining to processing, analysis, and archiving of earthquake data. -Contributions required for the development, organization, and regular publication of Alaska earthquake reports and catalogs. This includes quality control, finalizing and archiving of current data. -Strong understanding of digital seismograph systems as necessary for proposing and integrating new seismic stations into the existing systems. -Conduct research on selected seismological topics, both descriptive and analytical. Publish papers and articles on this research in scientific periodicals and refereed journals. It will include both independent and cooperative studies focusing on Alaska's tectonics, seismicity, structure, and related topics. -Responsible for immediate action in the event of a seismic crisis, coordinating 24 hour seismic monitoring with fast, accurate analysis of data so that hazard assessment and decisions regarding public safety may be made by emergency agencies. -Interact with the public, news media, and/or public safety agencies as a spokesperson for the Geophysical Institute seismology lab as requested by the State Seismologist. This will include writing and distributing information releases as needed, radio and TV interviews regarding ongoing, recent, or past seismic and volcanic behavior. Minimum Qualifications -Requires at least a Masters Degree in Geophysics/Seismology with extensive experience (Ph.D. preferred) or equivalent. -Must possess a strong seismological background as well as strong seismology training, both theoretical and observational. -Relational database management experience preferably with Datascope. -Experience operating and developing near-real-time seismic data processing systems using the Antelope Environmental Monitoring system. -Experience with moment tensor inversion techniques, and seismic array processing techniques is highly desirable. -Experience in regional earthquake seismology preferably in Alaska. -Must be familiar with SOLARIS/UNIX operating systems on Sun computers and multi-threaded programming and languages including C, Fortran, Perl, Tel/Tk, and Java. -Strong written and oral communication skills. -Ability to think calmly and clearly in a crisis situation. -Physically capable of performing fieldwork studies at remote locations, to include; walking, lifting, and outdoor survival in possibly unfavorable conditions. **The successful candidate of this position will be placed at a level appropriate for their education and experience. This position is part of a career development plan and that will provide an avenue for increasing the position's scope, complexity, and degree of independence as the incumbent's experience and skills increase. For a complete job description and applicant instructions, please apply online at www.uakjobs.com. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Yancey, HR Consultant, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, (907) 474-7791 or e-mail: lisa.yancey at gi.alaska.edu. The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We hope to meet you there! Frederic Deschamps, Eric Debayle and Nicolas Coltice DI05: The Deep Earth?s Mantle Above the CMB: Structure, Composition Dynamics and Evolution Our knowledge of the deep (2000 km to CMB) Earth?s mantle has made tremendous progresses during the past decade. New discoveries and models have challenged the usual picture of a nearly homogeneous structure. Instead, seismological models observe strong lateral variations in seismic velocities that may result from both thermal and chemical anomalies. The nature and origin of these anomalies is still uncertain, but ingredients like the post-perovskite phase and reservoir(s) of dense material formed early in the Earth history and buried since then might play a significant role. Our view of this part of the Earth remains thus unclear. In this multidisciplinary session, we aim to discuss the latest experimental results, models and observations related to the properties of the deep mantle. A non-exhaustive list of the topics we would like to discuss includes: the newest results on the thermo-elastic, transport, and electrical properties of the lower mantle materials and their consequences on various observables (anisotropy, magnetic field); the formation, composition and evolution of reservoir(s) of dense materials; the most recent tomographic images of the deep mantle, and the way to interpret them; the existence and distribution of post-perovskite at the bottom of the mantle; the most recent progress in numerical modeling of thermo-chemical convection. We welcome contributions in geodynamics, geochemistry, mineral physics, seismology, and geomagnetism that incorporate new constraints and apply new techniques in order to push the frontiers of our understanding of the deep Earth?s mantle structure, composition, dynamics and evolution. Convener: Frederic Deschamps Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich ETH Honggerberg, HPP L8.1 Zurich, CHE 8093 410446336806 deschamps at erdw.ethz.ch Eric Debayle Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre Strasbourg, FRA Eric.Debayle at eost.u-strasbg.fr Nicolas Coltice Universite de Lyon 1 Lyon, FRA coltice at univ-lyon1.fr Sponsor: Study of Earth's Deep Interior CoSponsor: Mineral and Rock Physics, Seismology From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Aug 25 13:18:17 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:18:17 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU session of interest on plates and plate boundary zones Message-ID: <327BFAFE-D57D-4356-8B20-38A5803EDB32@iris.washington.edu> As the Fall AGU abstract deadline approaches, please consider submitting to our session. We are interested in presentations using all types of data to constrain plate motions and deforming zones, not only geodetic data. G02: Plate Motion and Its Relation to Deforming Zones Sponsor: Geodesy Donald F. Argus Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA, USA 91109 (818) 354 3380 Donald.F.Argus at jpl.nasa.gov Jeffrey T. Freymueller University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK, USA 99775-7320 (907) 474-7286 jeff.freymueller at gi.alaska.edu Description: We seek geodetic and geologic studies on plate motion, microplate motion, and their relation to elements in the deforming zones between the plates?faults, slip, great earthquakes, and mountains and rifts generated by active deformation. Important questions relevant to this session include: What fraction of plate motion is being taken up by elastic strain that will be released in earthquakes? What fraction is being taken up by permanent strain that is becoming part of the geologic record? Are deforming belts better described by microplates or by a homogeneous medium? 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"We are delighted that Bob Detrick will be joining NSF in this important national leadership role," said Tim Killeen, NSF assistant director of Geosciences. "This appointment augurs well for the earth sciences, and the geosciences in general. I'm looking forward to working closely with him." Detrick is a geophysicist and seismologist. His research has focused primarily on the structure and evolution of oceanic crust, the size, depth and physical properties of ridge crest magma chambers, and the effect of hotspots on the thermal evolution of the lithosphere. Detrick is a former member and chair of NSF's Advisory Committee for Geosciences. He is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and a former president of its Tectonophysics Section. Detrick has authored or co-authored more than 100 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, including 14 papers in Nature and Science. During his tenure at WHOI, he oversaw several large projects, including the development of the institution's successful proposal to be the implementing organization for the coastal and global components of the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative, and the institution's effort to design and build a replacement human occupied vehicle. Detrick joined the WHOI staff in 1991 as a senior scientist after 13 years as a professor at the University of Rhode Island. He received a bachelor's degree in geology and physics from Lehigh University in 1971 and a master's degree from the University of California, San Diego in marine geology in 1974. After a brief stint as an exploration geophysicist for Standard Oil Company of California, he earned his doctorate from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography in 1978. NSF's Division of Earth Sciences supports basic research and education into the structure, composition, and evolution of the Earth, and the life it supports. The Division has programs in geobiology and low- temperature geochemistry, geomorphology, sedimentary geology and paleobiology, hydrology, geophysics, tectonics, and petrology and geochemistry. The results of this research are leading to a better understanding of the Earth's dynamic history, and the distribution of its natural resources, as well as providing the basic knowledge needed to predict and mitigate the effects of geologic hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods and landslides. From htobin at wisc.edu Mon Aug 25 19:54:05 2008 From: htobin at wisc.edu (HAROLD J TOBIN) Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:54:05 -0500 Subject: [iris-bulk] AGU Session T22: Plate Boundary Processes at the Nankai Trough Subduction Zone Message-ID: We'd like to call your attention to the following special session at the AGU 2008 Fall Meeting, organized as a forum for all research related to interplate seismogenic and tsunamigenic processes of the Nankai Trough subduction system. Please consider contributing an abstract on any related topic, and feel free to contact either of us with inquiries. thank you, Harold Tobin and Masa Kinoshita htobin at wisc.edu masa at jamstec.go.jp SESSION T22: Plate Boundary Processes in the Nankai Trough Subduction Zone Conveners: Harold J. Tobin (Un. of Wisconsin, USA) and Masataka Kinoshita (JAMSTEC-IFREE, Japan) Co-sponsored by Seismology The Nankai Trough has become an iconic subduction zone for the investigation of forearc tectonic processes and great subduction earthquakes. It is perhaps the most intensively-studied convergent plate boundary in the world. Recent work here ranges from the discovery of deep, non-volcanic tremor and VLF earthquakes, through detailed seismic tomography of subducting plate and forearc wedge structure, high resolution 3D seismic reflection surveys and, most recently, direct sampling through scientific drilling. This multi-disciplinary session will highlight the results of the just-completed first stage of IODP drilling in the NanTroSEIZE project, as well as recent 3D seismic reflection imaging, novel seismological observations, and geodetic studies. Contributions are welcomed on any topic related to the Nankai forearc and plate boundary processes, including accretionary wedge architecture, state of stress, fault zone structure, fluid-fault interaction, megathrust earthquakes, tsunamigenesis, and tremor and VLF seismic events. From irismail at iris.washington.edu Tue Aug 26 08:28:49 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:28:49 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Seismologist/Analyst at ISC Message-ID: <2E60BAE3-2075-41B3-8A14-C7A65AD3DD0E@iris.washington.edu> The International Seismological Centre (ISC) is planning to fill a full-time position of Seismologist / Analyst from Jan 1, 2009. Initially this post is for 2 years with 6 months probation period and the possibility of extension. The ISC values its experienced personnel and always happy to retain qualified and dedicated staff. The successful candidate will be expected to continue on a daily basis with one of the most important ISC duties ? analysing the contents of the ISC Bulletin. Fulfilling these duties would involve review of automatic hypocentre solutions, reported source parameters and station picks for approximately 40 thousand earthquakes and explosions per year recorded by a network of more than 4 thousand seismic stations worldwide. Occasional communication with seismologists from about 120 institutions contributing data to the ISC is also part of the job. This is clearly not a research position although occasionally the ISC analysts are involved in investigating ways to improve the ISC operations and services to global seismological community. A suitable candidate should have ? a degree in Geophysics or related fields ? experience in regional and global observational seismology, including waveform analysis ? dedicated meticulous attitude to data ? working knowledge of English and ? ability to work as part of a friendly international team. Familiarity with LINUX and knowledge of other widely spoken languages would be an advantage. A successful candidate will be given an appropriate training and guidance that often lasts in excess of 6 months. The starting salary will be approximately ?25K per annum, consistent with UK Academic scales, with 6 weeks paid holiday. Overseas employees will be provided with assistance in initial travelling, establishing accommodation and obtaining a UK Work Permit if required. To apply, please send your CV with an accent on the above requirements and the names and e-mail addresses of two referees to the ISC Administration Officer, Mrs Maureen Aspinwall, at admin at isc.ac.uk before September 29, 2008. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Fri Aug 29 13:58:42 2008 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:58:42 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) EarthScope Program Director search extended Message-ID: NSF would like to call your attention to the extension of the application window for GEO/EAR Vacancy number E20080122, a Full-Time, Permanent position as EarthScope Program Director, due to changes underway in GEO and EAR management and the end-of-fiscal year workloads in NSF. The new permanent EarthScope Director will have one of the most exciting jobs in solid Earth science ? supporting cutting edge advances in science, innovative education, and unprecedented outreach efforts as they come to fruition. Plus (s)he will be working with a wide range of exceptionally talented and dedicated folks: Earth scientists and educators, the EarthScope National Office staff, the EarthScope facilities staffs, other NSF Program Officers, and GEO&EAR management. It is a great opportunity, an exciting position, and fun a great deal of the time. The position is open until September 22, 2008. The direct link to the job announcement is: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=74076440&AVSDM=2008%2D07%2D22+00%3A03%3A01
 ; EarthScope has already enabled real advances in the way we do science and there are many, many more surprises and great results to come. Taking EarthScope into the future and keeping it healthy, growing, and evolving with our community will be challenging, rewarding, and often times fun. Be part of it! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: