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[March 15, 2011] Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, Japan M9.0: Geodetic Information
A devastating earthquake struck northeast Japan March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC. NGL has collaborated with NASA and JPL to develop prototype tsunami warning systems based on GPS. MORE about this event HERE.
[January 16, 2011] NGL in Science Magazine News Focus
See AGU Fall Meeting Highlights news focus on Hammond et al. 2010 presentation on Sierra Nevada Uplift in Science, v. 331, p. 143, January 14, 2011 .
[January 15, 2011] Paper on Northern Walker Lane GPS and Block Modeling published:
A new study has been published in the Journal of Geophyscial Research: "Block Modeling of Crustal Deformation of the Northern Walker Lane and Basin and Range from GPS Velocities". Here we have used geodetic and geologic data to evaluate fault slip rates in this zone of complex crustal deformation. See Hammond et al., 2011 article in press.
[December 1, 2010] Corné Kreemer wins AGU Award:
Group member Corné Kreemer has won the 2010 Geodesy Section Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The Award is given each year to an AGU member under the age of 40 who shows the potential to become an AGU Fellow in the future. The Award is given in recognition of major advances in geodesy, and CornĂ© was particularly honored for his work on the Global Strain Rate Map. A UNR article about CornĂ© and his award can be found here.
[November 10, 2010] National Academies Report on Precise Geodetic Infrastructure published:
A National Academies Report has been published, co-authored by Geoff Blewitt of NGL:
Recognizing the growing reliance of a wide range of scientific and societal endeavors on infrastructure for precise geodesy, and recognizing geodetic infrastructure as a shared national resource, this book provides an independent assessment of the benefits provided by geodetic observations and networks, as well as a plan for the future development and support of the infrastructure needed to meet the demand for increasingly greater precision. Precise Geodetic Infrastructure makes a series of focused recommendations for upgrading and improving specific elements of the infrastructure, for enhancing the role of the United States in international geodetic services, for evaluating the requirements for a geodetic workforce for the coming decades, and for providing national coordination and advocacy for the various agencies and organizations that contribute to the geodetic infrastructure.
Reference: Minster, J.B., Z. Altamimi, G. Blewitt, W.E. Carter, A. Cazenave, H. Dragert, T.A. Herring, K.M. Larson, J.C. Ries, D.T. Sandwell, J.M. Wahr, and J.L. Davis (2010). Precise Geodetic Infrastructure: National Requirements for a Shared Resource, 142 pp. The National Academies Press, ISBN-10:0-309-15811-7, ISBN-13: 978-0-309-15811-4.
