Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980newsc..88..163s&link_type=abstract
New Scientist, vol. 88, Oct. 16, 1980, p. 163-166.
Mathematics
Logic
Aerospace Technology Transfer, Earth Crust, Earth Observations (From Space), Earthquakes, Tectonics, Thematic Mapping, Crustal Fractures, Earth Rotation, Earth Surface, Geodesy, Lageos (Satellite), Laser Range Finders, San Andreas Fault, Terradynamics, Very Long Base Interferometry
Scientific paper
The contributions of space technology to the NASA Crustal Dynamics Project, undertaken jointly with the US Geological Survey, NOAA and the Defence Mapping Agency with the primary objective of understanding earthquakes, are discussed. The project uses laser ranging from the LAGEOS satellite and the radio astronomical technique of VLBI to determine accurately distances between locations on the earth, thereby measuring their relative motions. Major objectives of the project include the monitoring of the San Andreas Fault and California in general, the establishment of a global picture of plate tectonics motions, the measurement of deformations within single plates, the investigation of plate boundaries, and the study of changes in earth rotation. The present project is planned to extend into 1986, with a possible extension for an additional 10-15 years, and is expected to provide deeper insights into earth dynamics.
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