Answers to some frequently asked questions about active tectonics, EarthScope, SLAM, and related matters

1. Where can I find information related to the AEG Annual Meeting presentation by Cronin and others, and the AEGNews article by the same authors?
   • Information related to the AEGNews article by Cronin and others is accessible via this page, so read on…
   • The PowerPoint file of the Cronin and others presentation at the AEG meeting in South Lake Tahoe (2009) is available at http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/tahoe/CroninEtAl_AEG09.ppt
   • Other links to data related to current research on the Tahoe area and the active deformation of the western US are compiled at http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/tahoe/DataResources.html and http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/tahoe/
   • Where can I find more information about EarthScope, SAFOD, the Plate Boundary Observatory, the USArray, UNAVCO, IRIS, and GEON?
     • A list of links is available at http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/ESLinks.html
2. Where can I find data on the locations of earthquake foci in a particular area?
   • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/EQFocLocSources.html
3. Where can I find focal mechanism solutions for earthquakes in a given area?
   • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/EQFocMechSources.html
4. Where can I find out about the seismograph stations hosted by Baylor University?
   • Information about the USArray reference seismograph stations hosted by Baylor is available via http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/WHTX_ABTX.html
5. Where can I find some good visualizations of earthquakes?
   • Visualization of the deployment of the Transportable Array: http://anf.ucsd.edu/stations/deployment_history.php
   • Active Earth computer kiosk display: http://www.iris.edu/about/ENO/aed.htm or contact Patrick McQuillan at mcquillan@iris.edu
     A sample display can be viewed at http://www.iris.edu/activeearth/index.phtml?code=AGU2007
   • Earthquake visualizations: http://www.iris.edu/hq/earthquake_animations
   • Earthquakes (yellow dots) recorded as the USArray seismographs (red dots) were deployed, 2005-2008 ((USArray_time_progression_v5_sml.mov) by Debi Kilb of the Scripps Visualization Center (siovizcenter.ucsd.edu) 5.6 MB
   • Earthquake visualizations and visualization tutorial from IRIS: http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/visualizations
   • The visualization of the M6 earthquake near Wells, Nevada, february 2008: http://www.iris.edu/hq/usarray_animations/movies/Event_2008_052_14_16_02.mov
6. What are some other online sources for earthquake information?
   • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/EQMiscSources.html
7. Where can I find digital elevation model data for a given area?
   • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/DEMSources.html
8. What software can I use to plot my data in 3-D?
   • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/DataPlotAps.html
9. What is some software that makes maps in 2-D?
   • Map tools from UNAVCO are available at http://www.unavco.org/edu_outreach/maptools.html
   • OpenTopography portal providing access to high resolution topographic data, web-based processing tools, and a user community to share knowledge, experiences and resources. This site provides access to a variety of LiDAR, DEM and Google Earth data. The web site is http://www.opentopography.org
   • Google Earth -- free application available at http://earth.google.com/index.html
   • Access the Generic Mapping Tool used by many geoscientists at http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/
10. How can I find the continuous GPS stations in a given area?
    • Try http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/GPS_SiteSources.html
11. How do I use GPS data to determine the direction of crustal stretching/shortening in a given area?
    • An answer to this question is in preparation... In the mean time, some references related to GPS strain are available at http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/ActiveTectonics/GPS_StrainRefs.html
12. How do I use GPS data to determine the horizontal strain rate in a given area?
    • An answer to this question is in preparation...
13. How can I use earthquake focal mechanism solutions to infer the direction of horizontal stretching or shortening?
    • An answer to this question is in preparation...
14. How do find information and code for the Seismo-Lineament Analysis Method (SLAM)?
    • SLAM resources are available via http://bearspace.baylor.edu/Vince_Cronin/www/SLAM/
15. Any more links I should check out?
    • Earthquake catalogs maintained/referenced by the USGS at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/topics.php?areaID=13
    • Seismograph networks maintained/referenced by the USGS: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/topics.php?areaID=12
    • The GPS Explorer is a research-level web resource for finding and analyzing GPS data. It is available at http://geoapp03.ucsd.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere, and was demonstrated at the EarthScope meeting by Sharon Kedar.
    • The SCIGN Data Portal is an extension of the NASA REASoN project of JPL and SOPAC, and is accessible via http://reason.scign.org/scignDataPortal/
    • For a tutorial on graphing PBO geodetic GPS data, go to http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/platemotion/all_parts.html
    • To view selected areas where LiDAR data has been collected, using Google Earth, go to http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?cid=otgoogleearth

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Created November 17, 2009