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2012 UNAVCO Science Workshop

December 21, 2011

The 2012 UNAVCO Science Workshop will be held at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder, Colorado, beginning on Wednesday, February 28 and ending in the late afternoon on Thursday, March 1. This 3 day Workshop will include science sessions, poster presentations, breakout discussions and informal meetings. Don't miss out on the field trip led by Dr. Jonathan Caine of the USGS on Wednesday Feb 29th, and an informal ski day on Monday Feb 27th. Please register by January 25th to join us! Learn More

Quantifying fluvial erosion rates on Cascade Volcanoes

December 14, 2011

TLS measurements were taken at selected localities near rivers draining two Cascade volcanoes, Mt. Rainier and Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Data sets developed from these measurements can track changes in valley-floor topography and develop models of erosion and sediment transport. More

Measurements of Crustal Deformation in the Rio Grande Rift Region

January 26, 2012

The Rio Grande Rift GPS Experiment, funded by the National Science Foundation's EarthScope program, provides a regional enhancement to the broader Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) network. Its purpose is to measure relative motions at the Earth's surface and determine how the Rio Grande Rift region in Colorado and New Mexico is deforming. As the results published in the journal Geology show, the Rio Grande Rift GPS network has answered the fundamental question in the affirmative: "Is the rift still active?" More

Capturing a Mega-tracksite with Terrestrial Lidar for science, education and preservation

January 26, 2012

Over two weeks in August, 2011 a team of scientists from three countries and four institutions collaborated on a field expedition to map, collect samples and identify dinosaur footprints and other trace fossils within a Late Cretaceous age outcrop located in Denali National Park. UNAVCO provided, equipment, logistical, and technical support for collecting a terrestrial lidar data set of the exposed dinosaur "dance floor". The site is located on a high relief ridge near Cabin Peak in Denali National Park. More

PLUTONS GPS Installations, Part 3

January 26, 2012

PLUTONS is an integrative geophysical, geochemical, and geomorphological study involving researchers from many US, Canadian, South American, and British institutions. The project aims to uncover evidence for active mid-crustal intrusion and crustal formation at Uturuncu and Lazufre volcanoes, located in the central Andes. This region is significant due to its history of large, caldera-forming eruptions. More

WHAT'S HOT AND WHAT'S NEWS

• Community Workshop: Real-Time GPS Position Data Products
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• Autonomous Polar Observing Systems Workshop Report
• RESESS Internship application now open; deadline Feb. 10
• Earthquake potential in Colorado and New Mexico
• Semi-annual UNAVCO member equipment purchase Jan.-Mar. 2012 for volume discounts on GPS equipment
• Attend our 2012 UNAVCO Science Workshop
• NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Plans for SAFOD Component of the EarthScope Program
• UNAVCO Program Director - Geodetic Infrastructure - Position Announcement
• Employment Opportunities