Report from the Field

Reports from the Field were published in the bi-annual GeoPRISMS Newsletter to inform the community of real-time, exciting GeoPRISMS-related research. This opportunity was open to anyone engaged in GeoPRISMS research, from senior researchers to undergraduate students. Through this report, the authors exposed the excitement, trials, and opportunities to conduct fieldwork, as well as challenges they may have experienced by deploying research activities in unique geological settings.

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HT-RESIST Hikurangi Trench Regional Electromagnetic Survey to Image the Subduction Thrust • Newsletter no. 42, Spring 2019 • What controls the along-strike variation in megathrust behavior at the Hikurangi Margin? Follow the HT RESIST Team geophysical survey of the New Zealand’s convergent margin and learn about the challenges of collecting good data from seafloor!HT-RESIST Hikurangi Trench Regional Electromagnetic Survey to Image the Subduction Thrust • Newsletter no. 42, Spring 2019 • What controls the along-strike variation in megathrust behavior at the Hikurangi Margin? Follow the HT RESIST Team geophysical survey of the New Zealand’s convergent margin and learn about the challenges of collecting good data from seafloor!
Putting the “Community” in the Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment (AACSE): Alaska Peninsula and Western Gulf of Alaska, Summer 2018 • Newsletter no. 41, Fall 2018 • How do you study an 800 km section of a subduction zone that is mostly offshore or only accessible via air or boat? It takes more than PIs and instruments…find that out in this report from the AACSE TeamPutting the “Community” in the Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment (AACSE): Alaska Peninsula and Western Gulf of Alaska, Summer 2018 • Newsletter no. 41, Fall 2018 • How do you study an 800 km section of a subduction zone that is mostly offshore or only accessible via air or boat? It takes more than PIs and instruments…find that out in this report from the AACSE Team
ExTerra Field Institute and Research Endeavor: Western Alps, Summer 2017 • Newsletter No. 39, Fall 2017 • The project? Trace the cycle of rocks and fluids through the subduction process. For this, ExTerra and european collaborators conducted collaborative fieldwork in the Western Alps, Europe to collect materials from the Earth’s premier example of fossil subduction zoneExTerra Field Institute and Research Endeavor: Western Alps, Summer 2017 • Newsletter No. 39, Fall 2017 • The project? Trace the cycle of rocks and fluids through the subduction process. For this, ExTerra and european collaborators conducted collaborative fieldwork in the Western Alps, Europe to collect materials from the Earth’s premier example of fossil subduction zone
HOBITSS: Hikurangi Ocean Bottom Investigation of Tremor and Slow Slip • Newsletter No. 37, Fall 2016 • Multi-national collaborative offshore seismic and geodetic research project, the HOBITSS experiment explores the relationship between slow slip events, tectonic tremor, and seismicity along the Hikurangi Margin in New Zealand. Join Erin as she embarks on her first scientific cruise.HOBITSS: Hikurangi Ocean Bottom Investigation of Tremor and Slow Slip • Newsletter No. 37, Fall 2016 • Multi-national collaborative offshore seismic and geodetic research project, the HOBITSS experiment explores the relationship between slow slip events, tectonic tremor, and seismicity along the Hikurangi Margin in New Zealand. Join Erin as she embarks on her first scientific cruise.
A Field Campaign to the Aleutians • Newsletter No. 36, Spring 2016 • Summer 2015, academic researchers, along with scientists from the USGS and AVO, took part in an unprecedented coordinated research in the Aleutian Islands. Through this report, the scientists who took part in the field campaign expose the excitement, trials, and opportunities, as well as the challenges they experienced deploying research activities in such unique and remote geological settingA Field Campaign to the Aleutians • Newsletter No. 36, Spring 2016 • Summer 2015, academic researchers, along with scientists from the USGS and AVO, took part in an unprecedented coordinated research in the Aleutian Islands. Through this report, the scientists who took part in the field campaign expose the excitement, trials, and opportunities, as well as the challenges they experienced deploying research activities in such unique and remote geological setting
iMUSH: Imaging Magma Under St. Helens • Newsletter No. 34, Spring 2015. The imaging Magma Under St. Helens experiment is a collaborative research project with an aim to illuminate the magmatic system beneath Mount St. Helens, WA, from the slab to the surface. This section describes the passive seismic experiment conducted in Summer 2014.iMUSH: Imaging Magma Under St. Helens • Newsletter No. 34, Spring 2015. The imaging Magma Under St. Helens experiment is a collaborative research project with an aim to illuminate the magmatic system beneath Mount St. Helens, WA, from the slab to the surface. This section describes the passive seismic experiment conducted in Summer 2014.
From the Mudline to the Mantle: Investigating the Eastern North American Margin • Newsletter No. 33, Fall 2014 • In Fall 2014, 94 OBSs were deployed and recovered from the R/V Endeavor. This phase is part of the ENAM Community Experiment that aims to study the formation and evolution of the eastern US continental margin.From the Mudline to the Mantle: Investigating the Eastern North American Margin • Newsletter No. 33, Fall 2014 • In Fall 2014, 94 OBSs were deployed and recovered from the R/V Endeavor. This phase is part of the ENAM Community Experiment that aims to study the formation and evolution of the eastern US continental margin.
Report from the Field – Katmai, Alaska By Taryn Lopez • Newsletter No. 32, Spring 2014 • Taryn and her colleagues conducted a two-week field campaign in the Katmai Volcanic Cluster in Summer 2013 to measure volcanic gas composition and seismicity. In her report, Taryn exposes the challenges of fieldwork in Alaska and how quick it goes from successful to life-threatening, so be prepared!Report from the Field – Katmai, Alaska By Taryn Lopez • Newsletter No. 32, Spring 2014 • Taryn and her colleagues conducted a two-week field campaign in the Katmai Volcanic Cluster in Summer 2013 to measure volcanic gas composition and seismicity. In her report, Taryn exposes the challenges of fieldwork in Alaska and how quick it goes from successful to life-threatening, so be prepared!
Student Seagoing Experiences: The 2013 Cascadia Initiative Expedition Team’s Apply to Sail Program By Emily Hooft • Newsletter No. 31, Fall 2013 • During the summer of 2013 the CIET led 6 expeditions to recover and redeploy OBSs across the Cascadia subduction zone and Juan de Fuca plate. The Apply-to-Sail Participants share their experience…Student Seagoing Experiences: The 2013 Cascadia Initiative Expedition Team’s Apply to Sail Program By Emily Hooft • Newsletter No. 31, Fall 2013 • During the summer of 2013 the CIET led 6 expeditions to recover and redeploy OBSs across the Cascadia subduction zone and Juan de Fuca plate. The Apply-to-Sail Participants share their experience…
Welcome to a Field Season at Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia! By Erin DiMaggio • Newsletter No. 30, Spring 2013 • The 2013 Ledi-Geraru Research Project brought together geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to study the environmental context of human evolution in the Afar Depression, Ethiopia. Erin organized her field notes to provide a preview into the daily life and culture at the Camp.Welcome to a Field Season at Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia! By Erin DiMaggio • Newsletter No. 30, Spring 2013 • The 2013 Ledi-Geraru Research Project brought together geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to study the environmental context of human evolution in the Afar Depression, Ethiopia. Erin organized her field notes to provide a preview into the daily life and culture at the Camp.
R/V M. Langseth Cruise to the Mariana Trench: Feb 2-29, 2012 Large Scale Active/Passive Source Seismic Experiment By John Lundquist • Newsletter No. 29, Fall 2012 • What is it like to go to sea on a seismic cruise for the first time? Follow John on the R/V Marcus G. Langseth seismic vessel!R/V M. Langseth Cruise to the Mariana Trench: Feb 2-29, 2012 Large Scale Active/Passive Source Seismic Experiment By John Lundquist • Newsletter No. 29, Fall 2012 • What is it like to go to sea on a seismic cruise for the first time? Follow John on the R/V Marcus G. Langseth seismic vessel!
Vignettes from the Salton Seismic Imaging Project: Student Field Work Experiences By Kathy Davenport and members of the SSIP field crew • Newsletter No. 28, Spring 2012 • What do sand dunes, bombing ranges, golf courses, windmills, snakes and the Salton Trough have in common? Check it out! (photo credit Google Earth)Vignettes from the Salton Seismic Imaging Project: Student Field Work Experiences By Kathy Davenport and members of the SSIP field crew • Newsletter No. 28, Spring 2012 • What do sand dunes, bombing ranges, golf courses, windmills, snakes and the Salton Trough have in common? Check it out! (photo credit Google Earth)
Deep Mapping of the Megathrust on Land and at Sea around the Alaska Peninsula By Donna Shillington • Newsletter No. 27, Fall 2011 • 55 days on and around Alaska Peninsula to constrain the Alaskan megathrust. From land to sea, follow Donna’s journey made up of seismic stations installations, OBS deployments and bear watching!Deep Mapping of the Megathrust on Land and at Sea around the Alaska Peninsula By Donna Shillington • Newsletter No. 27, Fall 2011 • 55 days on and around Alaska Peninsula to constrain the Alaskan megathrust. From land to sea, follow Donna’s journey made up of seismic stations installations, OBS deployments and bear watching!
Piedras de Fuego and the Trembling Serpent of Nicoya: On the hunt for ancient shorelines and megathrust earthquakes By Jeff Marshall and Jim Spotila • Newsletter No. 26, Spring 2011 • Greetings from Nicoya Peninsula seismogenic zone, Costa Rica! Jeff and Jim report their joint fieldwork examining the neotectonics and paleoseismology of the Northern Costa Rica fore arc. Follow the guides.Piedras de Fuego and the Trembling Serpent of Nicoya: On the hunt for ancient shorelines and megathrust earthquakes By Jeff Marshall and Jim Spotila • Newsletter No. 26, Spring 2011 • Greetings from Nicoya Peninsula seismogenic zone, Costa Rica! Jeff and Jim report their joint fieldwork examining the neotectonics and paleoseismology of the Northern Costa Rica fore arc. Follow the guides.