Recording viewing and analysing seismic data using j

Recording, viewing and analysing seismic data using j. Amaseis John Taber and Tammy Bravo Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

j. Amaseis software • Real time data streaming and simple analysis – View data in real time from your station – Calculate earthquake locations – Filter the data to see earthquake signals more clearly Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

3 stations - Schools and Global Seismic Network station • Real time data streaming and simple analysis – Simple filtering, arrival picking, locations, magnitudes • Will make Mars data available to the classroom as soon as it arrives at the DMC • Plan to stream Mars data to schools as though in real time, just delayed by time required for basic processing • Can stream single station Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

j. Amaseis features • Up to 3 data streams can be viewed and stored locally – Local or remote educational seismographs – Any station available through the IRIS Data Management Center, including 10 stations in New Zealand – Streamed data can be extracted and stored for use with other software, or sharing with other schools • Java based, runs on Windows, Macs, Linux Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

Interactive earthquake location Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

IRIS Seismographs in Schools web pages • Support for international partners – Over 150 US schools, 200 international schools • Develop connections between teachers and schools – Manual upload, download and viewing of data Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

j. Amaseis demo Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

Other IRIS earthquake resources for teachers • Teachable moment slide sets – Released within 24 hrs of major earthquakes • Seismic Waves – Show seismic waves traveled to your station from around the world • IRIS Earthquake Browser – Students can explore earthquake locations and plate tectonics in map view and 3 D • Animations Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate

Summary • j. Amaseis allows your school to – View data from your seismograph and/or educational and research stations from around the world – Upload data from other schools – Estimate earthquake locations • IRIS educational materials are available at www. iris. edu/educate • Questions? – Contact John Taber, taber@iris. edu Facilitate – Collaborate – Educate