[OBSICtec] OBSIC Special Interest Group (SIG) at SAGE-GAGE workshop, June 14

[James B Gaherty]

On Tuesday June 14, at the SAGE-GAGE Community Science Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA, we will be hosting a Special Interest Group (SIG) to facilitate community discussion of ongoing and future activities and developments within the OBSIC program.  Workshop registration closes June 6.  We encourage all OBS-interested scientists (experienced or not) to join us at the meeting, and to participate in the discussion.  Details are below, hope to see you there!

Workshop information:  https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iris.edu%2Fhq%2Fworkshops%2F2022%2F06%2Fcsw&data=05%7C01%7Cobsictec%40whoi.edu%7Caa381f07adcf465f808f08da32c78a80%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C637878129846676400%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n8A2cc2pAu3d82GAtX0jOE0NJsmbNpRkg77cTDh57iU%3D&reserved=0

SIG information:
Recharging the Ocean Bottom Seismometer Instrument Center (OBSIC): current progress and new opportunities
Tuesday, June 14, 10:45a-12:15p ET

Organizers: James Gaherty (Northern Arizona University), John Collins (OBSIC/WHOI), Andrew Barclay (OBSIC/WHOI), Nathan Miller (USGS/WHOI)

Description: The Ocean Bottom Seismic Instrument Center (OBSIC) has been operated at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 2018. During this session we will hear updates from OBSIC on recent and ongoing experiments, current instrumentation, and newly available data products. This will also be an opportunity to collect feedback from the community on the new facility model, future instrumentation and data, and other topics of interest to this broad audience. We encourage the participation of individuals who have limited experience with marine seismic instrumentation and data but are interested in its capabilities.

The OBSIC program seeks community input and discussion of several emerging new opportunities within OBSIC, including: (a) the recently funded build of new broadband instruments; (b) opportunities for use of new rapid-response instruments acquired in collaboration with the USGS; (c) planning for development of a new active-source fleet; (d) potential improvements and expansion of amphibious-experiment capabilities; (e) future opportunities for new low-cost narrow-band passive-source instrumentation; and (f) other topics of community interest.

SIG Goals:
1) Provide community updates on OBSIC activities, including newly available data products, a new rapid-response capability, and a funded expansion of the broadband OBS fleet
2) Identify community needs for future investment in seafloor seismic instrumentation, specifically increasing capacity for short-period instrumentation and amphibious, shore-crossing science
3) Seek community input into plans to seek funding for new instrument development.

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James Gaherty (he/him)
Professor, School of Earth & Sustainability

Northern Arizona University
P O Box 4099 (mailing)
SES, 624 S Knoles Dr (delivery)
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099

office phone: 928-523-1052
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