Michael Jackson1
The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), as a core component of EarthScope is designed to study the three-dimensional strain field resulting from deformation across the active boundary zone between the Pacific and North American plates in the western United States. Other components of EarthScope include USArray, a seismic look at continental structure, and the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, SAFOD, a 4 km drill hole near Parkfield. EarthScope consists of three primary funding elements including, peer reviewed science proposals that utilize the EarthScope infrastructure and data products, a Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) component with a five year lifespan that will build the core EarthScope Facilities, and an Operations and Maintenance component with a 10 year duration that will be funded through Research and Related Activities (R&RA) funds.
The PBO Facility will consist of four elements. First. . .View the entire abstract with figures.
1 PBO Interim Director