2008 UNAVCO Science Workshop - Agenda

Mini-Workshop: Teaching Geophysics at the College Level

Poster set up (Poster Size: 4' x 4'), Registration and Mini-reception

Optional: Ski day at Eldora
Participants will be emailed with logistics and costs after February 4, 2008.

Registration and Breakfast

Welcome from the Organizing Committee and President
Organizing Committee: Evelyn Roeloffs (Chair), Mark Tamisiea (Co-Chair), Susan Schwartz (Co-Chair)

SCIENCE SESSION I - Polar Studies and Glacier Dynamics
Chair:        Terry Wilson (Ohio State University)

Speaker:    Terry Wilson (Ohio State University)
Title:          Polar Networks for the IPY

Speaker:    Sridhar Anandakrishnan (Pennsylvania State University)
Title:          Slip Slidin' Away -- what we know (and don't know) about glaciers

Speaker:    Gordon Hamilton (University of Maine)
Title:          Rapid Unloading of Glacier Ice: An Unique Glaciological and Geodetic Playground in East                  Greenland

Speaker:    Erin Pettit (Portland State University)
Title:          Girls on Ice: Inspiring Young Scientists, Educators, and Citizens

Break

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Polar Science SIG (Strategic Planning and New Initiatives)
Organizers: Sridhar Anandakrishnan (UNAVCO Board), Terry Wilson (Polar Session Chair), Meghan Miller (UNAVCO)

Teaching Geodesy to Excite Students in Science
Organizers: Susan Eriksson (UNAVCO), Andrew Newman (Georgia Tech)
Global warming, earthquake hazards, sinking coastlines! How do we as geodesists, integrate our science into high profile science topics that have large scale ramifications for society? Bring examples and ideas from your teaching to share and to seed new products from UNAVCO’s education and outreach community. Helping students think analytically, promoting their motivation, and giving them practice in dealing with real world problems are a few of the challenging aspects of teaching college students today.

Tripod LiDAR Scanning - New Equipment and Training Opportunities from UNAVCO
Organizers: David Phillips (UNAVCO), John Oldow (University of Idaho)
Advances in Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS) technology and recent compelling applications of TLS to Earth science research represent new and exciting opportunities for the geoscience community. TLS technology is based on Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and is also referred to as ground-based LiDAR or tripod LiDAR. The primary capability of TLS is the generation of high resolution 3-dimensional maps and images of surfaces and objects over scales of meters to kilometers with centimeter or sub-centimeter precision. This allows for high accuracy mapping as well as the determination of surface changes over time via repeated measurements. TLS support services are currently under development at UNAVCO as part of the INTERFACE project (INTERdisciplinary alliance for digital Field data ACquisition and Exploration), a national facility funded by NSF and managed by UNAVCO to help geoscientists in obtaining high resolution and precision, 3D surface data. UNAVCO also recently acquired an Optech Ilris 3D TLS system as part of a Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) project funded by the NSF Office of Polar Programs. This SIG will include examples of TLS applications of interest to the UNAVCO community, from geologic mapping and fault displacements to volcanic deformation.

GPS High Rate Real-time Data (PBO/Community)
Organizers: Tim Melbourne (Central Washington University), Frank Webb (JPL)
Deployment of high-rate, real-time GPS receivers has increased markedly throughout the US over the last several years. By merging the dynamic and spectral responses of traditional GPS positioning with strong groung motion seismology, these new instruments are useful for a wide variety of hazards mitigation and event response applications. This SIG will discuss strategies for and challenges of processing these high-rate data in real-time, and potential applications for their use in hazards mitigation.

Lunch and Small SIGs (Three tables of ten left)
               GPS Data: RINEX 3.0 - Update and Community Feedback on Emerging RINEX 3.0 Format
               Organizer: Lou Estey (UNAVCO)

SCIENCE SESSION II - Geodetic Monitoring of Natural Hazards
Chair:       Andria Bilich (National Geodetic Survey)

Speaker:   Geoff Blewitt (University of Nevada, Reno)
Title:         Toward Real-Time GPS for Tsunami Warning Systems and Post-Earthquake Damage and                 Emergency Response

Speaker:   Falk Amelung (University of Miami)
Topic:       Hazards-Monitoring Applications of InSAR

Speaker:   John Braun (UCAR)
Title:         Geodetic Monitoring of Natural Hazards: Why Are We Talking About the Atmosphere?

Speaker:   Matt d'Alessio (El Cerrito High School)
Title:        An Urban “Geodesy”: Earthquake Science and Teaching in the Urban Setting

Break

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Hazards/Science SIG (Strategic Planning and New Initiatives)
Organizers: Mike Bevis (UNAVCO Board), Andria Bilich (Hazards Session Chair), Meghan Miller (UNAVCO)

Polar Technologies - e.g. MRI Remote System Development, Power, New Communications such as Iridium, TLS, etc.
Organizers: Bjorn Johns (UNAVCO)
We will provide an update and discussion on remote, autonomous power and communications systems for Polar extreme environment applications, including examples and network performance from the POLENET project. Current state-of-the-art systems are light aircraft deployable, solar and wind powered, set up in a few hours, and telemeter GPS and weather data via Iridium. UNAVCO is making these systems available to the community as kits deveped with MRI funding.

PBO Borehole Strainmeter and Seismic Networks
Organizers: Kathleen Hodgkinson UNAVCO, Dave Mencin (UNAVCO)
UNAVCO is installing the largest borehole strainmeter and seismic network in the North America as part of the Earthscope Plate Boundary Observatory. This SIG will provide an update on installation progress with a view to the completion of the network by October 2008. We will also discuss the availability and nature of PBO strainmeter and seismic data products.

InSAR Services and Strategic Planning
Organizers: Falk Amelung (University of Miami), Shimon Wdowinski (UNAVCO Board), Fran Boler (UNAVCO), Chuck Meertens (UNAVCO)
With WinSAR well established at Unavco and GeoEarthscope-InSAR in full swing, the objective of this Special Interest Group (SIG) is to sense what the community envisions for WinSAR after GeoEarthscope is completed. Is WinSAR in its current form capable to acquire and archive scientific data of the currently orbiting seven SARs operated by 5 different flight agencies with different objectives and policies? Shall WinSAR focus on its core region in Western North America or assume a proactive position to develop a worldwide SAR data sharing system such as ESA’s supersite initiative? Is the current organization structure adequate to master the challenges of the next decade or is a closer integration of WinSAR into Unavco Facilities desirable? The principal purpose of this SIG is to obtain a community consensus about WinSARs future and to produce a strategic planning document as basis for future funding requests. Another purpose is to discuss the current InSAR services provided by Unavco.
***This session will resume at lunch on Wednesday and into the afternoon, if needed.

Poster Viewing Reception

Arrive at Stadium Club

Dinner with Guest Speaker Carolyn Porco
Topic: TBD

Departure back to Millennium Hotel

7:00 – 8:00 am

8:00 – 10:00 am

SCIENCE SESSION III – Seismic-Cycle Geodesy
Chair:       Mark Simons (Caltech)

Speaker:   Joan Gomberg (USGS)
Title:         Aseismic Slip and Non-Volcanic Tremor - Earthquake Hazard Implications and Opportuntities to                 Educate

Speaker:   John Beaven (GNS Science, New Zealand)
Title:         Recent Advances in Plate Boundary Geodesy in New Zealand

Speaker:   Kaj Johnson (Indiana University)
Title:         3D Viscoelastic Earthquake Cycle Models for Two Settings: San Francisco Bay Area and the                 Taiwan Collision Zone

Speaker:   Mark Simons (Caltech)
Title:         Deformation tomography of the Central Andean Subduction Zone Constrained by InSAR, GPS,                 and Seismology

Break

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Seismic-Cycle Geodesy Science SIG (Strategic Planning and New Initiatives)
Organizers: Susan Schwartz (UNAVCO Board), Mark Simons (Seismic-Cycle Geodesy Session Chair), Meghan Miller (UNAVCO)

Community Input into Fall 2008 RESESS Proposal
(Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students)
Organizers: Susan Eriksson (UNAVCO)
UNAVCO provided leadership for the RESESS program from 2005-2008. We are now planning an NSF proposal to fund this project during 2009-2013. Several UNAVCO community members have included support for RESESS interns in their research grants or have been science mentors to the summer interns. Please come to find our more about RESESS, but also help us plan a sustainable program that helps our community broaden participation in our science.

GPS Data: GNSS Data Search and Access Tools at the UNAVCO Data Center
Organizers: Fran Boler (UNAVCO)
This SIG is aimed at data users and will walk through our soon-to-be-released integrated permanent station and campaign GNSS data search and delivery tool. Webservices clients for non-GUI-based search and access will also be demonstrated.

GPS Equipment - What's Available and How to Purchase or Borrow
Organizers: Jim Normandeau (UNAVCO), Steve Fisher (UNAVCO)
An overview of equipment loan and purchase programs available to UNAVCO members will be presented. UNAVCO staff members will be present to answer equipment related questions.

Lunch and Small SIGs (Four tables of ten available)

Option 1 - Front Range Geology (Led by Freddie Blume)
Option 2 – Visit to UNAVCO Headquarters
Option 3 - Afternoon On Own
Option 4 - PBO Standing Committee Meeting
Option 5 - InSAR Services and Strategic Planning meeting continuation (if necessary)

Poster Viewing Reception

Dinner at Hotel

Breakfast

SCIENCE SESSION IV – Magmatic Systems
Chair:       Freysteinn Sigmundsson (Nordic Volcanological Center)

Speaker:   Bob Smith (University of Utah)
Title:         Geodynamics and GPS/Seismic Imaging of the Yellowstone Hotspot

Speaker:   Freysteinn Sigmundsson (Nordic Volcanological Center)
Topic:       The Variable Style of Volcano Deformation and Rifting at Divergent Plate Boundaries

Speaker:   Tim Masterlark (University of Alabama)
Title:         Volcano Deformation Models: Exploring Problem Domain Configurations Via FEMs

Speaker:   Bob Lillie (EarthScope National Office)
Title:         EarthScope Outreach to Interpretive Professionals in Parks, Museums, and other Informal                 Education Settings

Break

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Magmatic Systems Science SIG (Stragetic Planning and New Initiatives)
Organizers: Susan Owen (UNAVCO Board), Freysteinn Sigmundsson (Chair of Active Magmatic Systems), Meghan Miller (UNAVCO)

GeoEarthScope Airborne LiDAR Data Holding/Ordering/Aquisitions
Organizers: David Phillips (UNAVCO), Ramon Arrowsmith (Arizona State University)
UNAVCO is acquiring high resolution airborne LiDAR imagery as part of GeoEarthScope, a component o the EarthScope Facility project. Completed projects to date include imagery of the San Andreas and other fault systems in northern California as well as the Death Valley-Fish Valley fault system. Additional datasets scheduled for acquisition this year include targets in 1) southern and eastern California, 2) Yellowstone, Tetons and Wasatch, 3) the Yakima fold and thrust belt, and 4) the southeastern Denali fault. The northern California dataset covers nearly 2000 square kilometers and complements the B4 LiDAR dataset acquired previously in southern California. Between GeoEarthScope and B4, the entire San Andreas fault system from Bombay Beach in the south to Shelter Cove in the north has now been imaged with high resolution airborne LiDAR. Access to these rich datasets is currently provided through a variety of means, including online tools developed as part of the GEON LiDAR Workflow. This SIG will include overviews of GeoEarthScope airborne LiDAR acquisitions to date and those planned for the future, demonstrations of data access and analysis methods, and examples of preliminary geoscience applications.

PBO Data Software Products and Tutorials
Organizers: Adrian Borsa (UNAVCO)
The PBO network consists of a wide variety of instrumentation: GPS, strainmeters, tiltmeters, seismometers, pore pressure monitors and meteorological instrumentation. This SIG will introduce the user to the range of data products that are produced by PBO and show users how to access data products and retrieve associated metadata. We will also demonstrate software tools developed to handle the various data sets.

9th SNARF Working Group Workshop
Organizer: Geoff Blewitt (U. of Nevada, Reno)
This workshop will present to the community the final report of the Stable North American Reference Frame (SNARF) Working Group. Topics covered will include the input GPS solutions, GIA modeling, and the resulting combination into a new release, SNARF 2.0. We will also detail both how the product should be used and its the inclusion into the PBO data products.

Lunch

Conclusion of Workshop and Poster Tear Down