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Title: Parkfield: Plans for a San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
Url: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2002/fs049-02/
Publisher: United States Geological Survey
Description: Building on more than 15 years of experience from the Parkfield Earthquake Experiment, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the USGS started in June 2004 to drill a deep hole in order to install instruments directly within the San Andreas Fault Zone near the initiation point of previous magnitude 6 Parkfield earthquakes (drill hole location in relation to slip rate). These instruments, set 2 to 3 km beneath the Earth's surface, will form a San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD). This project will directly reveal, for the first time, the physical and chemical processes controlling earthquake generation within a seismically active fault.
LC Classification: Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Structural geology -- Faults and folds
Science -- Geology -- Dynamic and structural geology -- Volcanoes and earthquakes
Science -- Geology -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Geology -- Study and teaching. Research -- Fieldwork
GEM Subject: Science -- Geology
Key Concept: Geology -- Earthquakes
Geology -- Faults
Resource Type: Reference Material
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Access Rights: Free access
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