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EarthScope
URL: http://www.earthscope.org

Description:
This site provides information about the project that uses "modern ... technologies to investigate the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions." Learn about projects such as the drilling of a borehole into the San Andreas Fault, and read reports on the progress of research. "EarthScope is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and conducted in partnership with the US Geological Survey."

Extra Keywords
USGS NSF SAFOD PBO USARRAY geodetic seismic Plate Boundary Observatory

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Earth sciences
Geodynamics
Plate tectonics

LII Database Information:
Record 10124 created by Jennifer English on 09/04/2004
Last modification on 09/06/2004
Published: 09/04/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10124