Commission on Controlled-Source Seismology 12th International Workshop

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, Blacksburg VA

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Abstract

0309443 Hole This award provides support for the 12th international workshop of the Commission on Controlled-Source Seismology (CCSS), a division of the International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior (IASPEI). This will be the 35th anniversary of the first workshop and the first workshop held in the USA for 23 years. These workshops focus on technical aspects of reflection and refraction seismology as applied to crustal and lithospheric targets. Reflection and refraction seismology are essential components of almost every Continental Dynamics (CD) proposal and so the subject matter of the workshop is very relevant to the CD program. The goal of the workshop is the development and assessment of improved acquisition, processing, modeling, inversion, integration, and interpretation procedures. The workshop is particularly relevant to the goals of the national EarthScope program, which will investigate the structure, composition, and evolution of the continents at a vastly improved spatial resolution using newly available instruments and facilities. Part of Phase I of EarthScope is the USArray facility, which includes the purchase of at least 2000 seismographs designed for reflection and refraction. The workshop will be small, <60 people, and held in an isolated facility to encourage discussion and interaction.