A facilities program for collection and distribution of seismological data for research and education related to:

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A facilities program for collection and
distribution of seismological data for research
and education related to Earthquakes Earth
Structure Earth Dynamics David Simpson,
IRIS CIDER Marconi Conference Center May 19,
2009
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IRIS Mission

• Facilitate and conduct geophysical investigation
  of seismic sources and Earth properties using
  seismic and other geophysical methods.
• Promote exchange of geophysical data and
  knowledge, both through use of standards for
  network operations, data formats and exchange
  protocols, and through pursuing policies of free
  and unrestricted data access.
• Foster cooperation among IRIS Members,
  Affiliates, and other organizations in order to
  advance geophysical research and convey benefits
  from geophysical progress to all of humanity.

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the IRIS Consortium

• a Consortium
• National focus for research in seismology
• Forum for communication
• Setting of community priorities
• Development of community resources
• International cooperation
• a Facility
• Core Programs - GSN, PASSCAL, DMS, and EO
• EarthScope/ USArray
• Under NSF Cooperative Agreements
• a Corporation
• Administrative, fiscal, and legal structure

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IRIS Programs
IRIS Core Programs GSN Global Seismographic
Network PASSCAL Program for Array Seismic
Studies of the Continental Lithosphere DMS
Data Management System
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IRIS Education and Outreach
EO
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EarthScope/ USArray
USArray
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TA Data example
USArray - TA Data example
September 12, 2007 Sumatra Mw 8.4
recorded on gt 450 real-time USArray
stations Figure and movie courtesy of
C. J. Ammon, Penn State
http//eqseis.geosc.psu.edu/cammon/QA/
http//www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_out
reach/visualizations
http//eqseis.geosc.psu.edu/cammon/QA/12Sep2007-S
umatra-3c-divx.mov
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IRIS - Consortium and Facilities(with possible
connections to CIDER)

• Let science lead
• Close links between science and facilities
• No in-house research
• CIDER as intellectual driver
• Engage and renew community involvement
• Respond to community leadership and advice
• Renew through EO
• Links to CIDER education and training
• Build facilities that facilitate
• Carefully speced, designed and tested
  instrumentation
• Data management that works for research community
• 24 bits wide - 70 terabytes deep
• Links to COMPRES and other geophysical and
  geological databases
• Emphasis on quality and service
• Extension into services and products
• Links to CIDER, CIG

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NSF Support for Seismology and Deep
EarthEvidence for OptimismInvitation for
Response

• IRIS and GSN
• 25 years of sustained support for development and
  operation
• Recent 2009 ARRA - Stimulus actions
• NSF and USGS combined support of 10M for GSN
  revitalization
• EarthScope OM support through 10/10
• Cascade Initiative - on-shore - off-shore
• Significant increases in RRA science support -
  FY09 beyond
• Science Planning
• NSF request for Long Range Science Plan for
  Seismology
• IRIS - refreshed GSN Science Plan - early 2010
• EarthScope - ESSC Science Plan - January 2010
• IRIS 2011-2016 Proposal submission - fall 2010
• Dynamic Earth Initiative at GEO level
• Led by Bob Detrick
• 2010 and beyond

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Long Range Science Plan for Seismology

• Background
• From the 2006-2011 IRIS-NSF Cooperative
  Agreement
• The IRIS Consortium will consult broadly with
  the research community to develop a new
  long-range science plan for global seismology
  that will guide potential future improvements and
  enhancements to the IRIS facilities.

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Seismological Grand Challenges

• Prepared by the Seismological Grand Challenges
  Writing Group
• Thorne Lay, Editor
• Richard C. Aster, workshop tri-chair
• Donald W. Forsyth, workshop tri-chair
• Barbara Romanowicz, workshop tri-chair
• Richard M. Allen
• Vernon F. Cormier
• Joan Gomberg
• John A. Hole
• Guy Masters
• Derek Schutt
• Anne Sheehan
• Jeroen Tromp
• Michael E. Wysession
• The long-range plan is based on a workshop held
  in September 2008 and attended by 120 members of
  the seismological and geophysical community.

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Seismological Grand Challenges in Understanding
Earths Dynamic Systems

• Ten Grand Challenges for Seismology
• How do faults slip?
• How does the near-surface environment affect
  natural hazards and resources?
• What is the relationship between stress and
  strain in the lithosphere?
• How do processes in the ocean and atmosphere
  interact with the solid Earth?
• Where are water and hydrocarbons hidden beneath
  the surface?
• How do magmas ascend and erupt?
• What is the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary?
• How do plate boundary systems evolve?
• How do temperature and composition variations
  control mantle and core convection?
• How are Earths internal boundaries affected by
  dynamics?

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Seismological Grand Challenges in Understanding
Earths Dynamic Systems

• Sustaining a Healthy Future for Seismology
• Building and sustaining the professional pipeline
• Enhancing access to high-performance computing
  capabilities
• Sustaining global observatories
• Advancing portable instrumentation
• Providing controlled seismic source support
• Producing advanced seismological data products
• Enhancing free and open access to data
• Enhancing interdisciplinary coordination