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TI: The Plate Boundary Observatory Component of the EarthScope Facility
AU: * Jackson, M
EM: mikej@unavco.ucar.edu
AF: UNAVCO, Inc., 3360 Mitchell Lane Suite C, Boulder, CO 80301
AU: Prescott, W
EM: prescott@unavco.org
AF: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, N.W., Washington, DC 20015
AB: The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), one of the core components of EarthScope, is a geodetic observatory designed to study the three-dimensional strain field resulting from plate boundary deformation in the western US including Alaska. The science goals of PBO require that plate boundary deformation be adequately characterized over the wide range of temporal and spatial scales common to active continental tectonic processes. To meet these goals, PBO will install a core of geodetic instruments that possess excellent sensitivity over this broad temporal spectrum, with a deployment configuration that will dramatically increases the spatial scale and density of stations. The PBO Facility will consist of 891 permanently-installed GPS stations, 175 borehole strainmeters, five laser strainmeters, and a pool of 100 portable GPS receivers for temporary deployment and rapid response for volcanic and seismic crises. PBO will provide a range of data and data products for scientific investigations and for education and outreach activities. Congress has provided funding for EarthScope to the National Science Foundation and a proposal to construct EarthScope has received approval from the National Science Board. Construction is expected to commence in September or October 2003.
UR: http://www.unavco.org/PBO/PBO.html
DE: 1204 Control surveys
DE: 1208 Crustal movements--intraplate (8110)
DE: 8110 Continental tectonics--general (0905)
SC: Geodesy [G]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting