Project Title

Dry Valley seismic project

Summary

Event Number:
G-078-M
NSF / PLR-DoD MOA

Program Director:
Dr. Michael Jackson

ASC POC/Implementer:
Allison Barden / Jane Dell / Jenny Cunningham

Principal Investigator(s)

Mr. Paul A Bertrand
paul.bertrand@us.af.mil
United States Air Force
AFTAC
Patrick,AFB, Florida

Location

Supporting Stations: McMurdo Station
Research Locations: Mt Newall, Bull Pass

Description

The McMurdo Dry Valley seismic project monitors regional and global seismicity. The Dry Valleys' stations near McMurdo Station are part of the Air Force Technical Applications Center’s (AFTAC) southern network, which accumulates near-real-time data from nine locations in the Southern Hemisphere. The data are transmitted to the National Data Center in Florida and made available to the international scientific community.

Field Season Overview

Four participants (two Air Force, two University of Alaska) will deploy to perform maintenance activities at the AFTAC seismic stations at Mount Newall and Bull Pass. They will spend approximately 14 days at each site, servicing the Hybrid Power Systems (HPS) and seismic equipment. They will make one trip back to McMurdo Station between field sites to resupply and work on equipment. All movements of personnel and cargo to and from the field will be supported by helicopters. Prior to and following field deployment, the team will review inventory and conduct data path maintenance on their telemetry and computer systems at McMurdo.

Deploying Team Members