The IDOR controlled-source field crew, who collected data across the mountain ranges and volcanic fields of Idaho and Oregon, was one of the largest and most diverse teams assembled for an IRIS-facilitated experiment. Continue Reading ->
The Greenland Ice Sheet Monitoring Network is a 10-nation collaboration initiated by IRIS to establish a new northern observatory for monitoring this rapidly changing ice sheet. Continue Reading ->
IRIS summer interns complete their 15th year of conducting research under the guidance of IRIS Consortium members. Continue Reading ->
Two complementary research projects are examining the processes of ocean-continent subduction and mountain building in the Central Andes of Peru and Bolivia. ...more
The Bighorn Arch Seismic Experiment is examining how mountains formed across interior North America. ...more
The SESAME project aims to better understand the effects of continental collision and rifting in the southern Appalachians. ...more
An extensive network of stations with seismometers and air pressure sensors detected the blast waves from the terminal burst of the meteoroid near Chelyabinsk as the waves crossed the US on 2/15/13. ...more
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