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Dear OBSIPtec subscribers,<br>
<br>
Please see the following Dear Colleague letter from the National
Science Foundation about an opportunity to submit proposals for an
offshore deployment complementing the <a
href="http://www.usarray.org/Alaska">EarthScope Transportable
Array in Alaska</a>. This would leverage the capabilities of the
Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (<a
href="http://www.obsip.org/">OBSIP</a>) and take advantage of the
deployment of many new land stations in Alaska, expected to be fully
deployed by 2017. <br>
<br>
The Dear Colleague letter is also available <a
href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16061/nsf16061.pdf">here</a>
on the NSF website.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Kasey<br>
<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16061/nsf16061.jsp?org=NSF"></a>
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Dear Colleague:</p>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">There is gathering momentum and
interest in the community in developing new activities that span
the traditional Earth-Ocean Science boundaries. This is especially
relevant at subduction zones where active processes span the
coastline. Subduction zones are among the most dynamic features on
Earth, producing large and powerful earthquakes that can cause
major damage in the near-field, the local, the regional, and
far-field (tsunamis). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has
long supported basic research to understand the seismogenic zone
in these regions. We believe that spatially and temporally
coincident onshore-offshore seismic studies provide a much more
comprehensive picture of the structures and seismic activity that
characterize subduction zones than either land- or marine-based
studies alone. The<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://cascadia.uoregon.edu"
style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138); text-decoration: underline;
border: 0px; outline: none; position: relative;">Cascadia
Initiative</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a
recent example of a successful experiment at a subducting margin
that utilized a network of onshore-offshore seismic stations. That
effort has recently concluded after a five-year term.</p>
<p style="color: rgb(50, 70, 116); font-family: Verdana; font-size:
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Recent reports and community
workshops have highlighted the Aleutian Arc as another priority
study region for understanding the active processes at subduction
zones and their associated geohazards:</p>
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<li><strong>Amphibious Array Facilities Workshop (October 22-24,
2014) and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.earthscope.org/assets/uploads/misc/AAFW_Report_FINAL.pdf"
style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138); text-decoration: underline;
border: 0px; outline: none; position: relative;"><strong>Report</strong></a><strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(February 2015)</strong></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://geoprisms.org/research/science-plan/"
style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138); text-decoration: underline;
border: 0px; outline: none; position: relative;"><strong>GeoPRISMS
Science Plan</strong></a></li>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">NSF recognizes the unique
opportunity offered by the upcoming deployment of the EarthScope
Transportable Array (TA) in Alaska to conduct an onshore-offshore
seismic experiment along the Aleutian subduction zone. The TA will
be fully deployed in Alaska in 2017, and is planned to operate for
two years (subject to the availability of funding). This
opportunity also takes advantage of NSF's investment in the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="https://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/goodbye?http://www.obsip.org/"
style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138); text-decoration: underline;
border: 0px; outline: none; position: relative;">Ocean Bottom
Seismometer Instrument Pool (OBSIP)</a>, which includes
instruments capable of deployment in shallow water. The timing is
right for focus on the Aleutian Arc.</p>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">NSF will entertain proposals for
cross-coastal field campaigns that leverage the TA with
deployments of seismic instrumentation offshore and perhaps
additional deployments of land seismometers. Given the far greater
coverage of TA instruments on the Alaskan mainland, we expect that
proposals would focus on areas along or to the east of the Alaskan
Peninsula (one such area is highlighted in the workshop report
referenced above).</p>
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PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION</h2>
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<li>Proposals should reflect broad community engagement and
participation. Results from funded projects must be made
available to the public (via appropriate public repositories
including the Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of
Geosciences and EarthScope (SAGE) Data Management System)
immediately after standard quality control and processing steps.
Proposals should not include significant data analysis. Follow
on work would be considered separately in future proposals to
the relevant programs.</li>
<li>Proposers should submit inquiries to the Ocean Bottom
Seismometer Management Office (OMO), managed through IRIS, to
estimate total costs associated with deployments. Forms supplied
by IRIS should be included in the proposal submission as
supplementary documents. Proposers should request the number of
instruments appropriate for the targeted geographic area and
resolution.</li>
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WHAT PROGRAM SHOULD I SUBMIT MY PROPOSAL?</h2>
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Divisions cooperatively manage an inherently cross-coastal effort
in the Geodynamic Processes at Rifting and Subducting Margins
(GeoPRISMS) program. The Aleutians Arc was identified as a top
priority study area in the GeoPRISMS Science Plan, and the
GeoPRISMS program has already funded a number of field efforts in
the Aleutian Arc that would benefit from understanding the broader
geophysical framework of this region. While additional funds may
be provided by other programs as appropriate, interested parties
should plan to submit all proposals for seismic instrument
deployments such as those described here to the upcoming GeoPRISMS
deadline (July 15, 2016). The GeoPRISMS budget will not increase
to accommodate these proposals, though GeoPRISMS funds will be
leveraged with funds from other programs within the Directorate of
Geosciences. Please note that NSF anticipates revising the
GeoPRISMS solicitation prior to April, and the revised version
will reflect the content of this letter and other related areas of
program interest.</p>
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REVIEW AND FUNDING</h2>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Proposals for onshore-offshore
projects complementing the TA will be reviewed with and compete
for funding with other proposals submitted to the participating
programs. As such, the total monetary request (including ocean
bottom seismometer costs included in the proposal budget, and ship
costs estimated as part of the UNOLS ship time request) should be
commensurate with the proposed scope of activities, and should be
consistent with prior award sizes within those programs.</p>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">PIs are<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><strong>strongly</strong><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>encouraged to contact one
of the program officers listed below early in the proposal
development process:</p>
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<li>Maurice Tivey (Marine Geology and Geophysics,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:mtivey@nsf.gov" style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138);
text-decoration: underline; border: 0px; outline: none;
position: relative;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mtivey@nsf.gov">mtivey@nsf.gov</a></a>)</li>
<li>Deborah Smith (Marine Geology and Geophysics,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:dksmith@nsf.gov" style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138);
text-decoration: underline; border: 0px; outline: none;
position: relative;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dksmith@nsf.gov">dksmith@nsf.gov</a></a>)</li>
<li>Jennifer Wade (GeoPRISMS,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:jwade@nsf.gov" style="color: rgb(127, 76, 138);
text-decoration: underline; border: 0px; outline: none;
position: relative;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jwade@nsf.gov">jwade@nsf.gov</a></a>)</li>
<li>Gregory Anderson (EarthScope,<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="mailto:greander@nsf.gov" style="color: rgb(127, 76,
138); text-decoration: underline; border: 0px; outline: none;
position: relative;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:greander@nsf.gov">greander@nsf.gov</a></a>)</li>
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Division Director<br>
Ocean Sciences Division</p>
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Division Director<br>
Earth Sciences Division<br>
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Kasey Aderhold
Project Associate | IRIS OBSIP Management Office
202-682-2220 x163 | <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kasey@iris.edu">kasey@iris.edu</a></pre>
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