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1 By Tim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS An Overview IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

2 Consortium of 113 US Universities National Science Foundation Funded $12.5 - $14.5 million per year $14.4 million EarthScope Funding Four Programs GSN ~160 permanent stations PASSCAL 5000 portable channels E&O Workshops, posters, museum displays DMS >14,000 stations over 40 years Archives 20 terabytes per year Distributes 80 terabytes per year Services 800,000 data requests per year Overview: What is IRIS?

3 Installs and operates the infrastructure needed by earth scientists to understand the complex Earth. Supports facilities in permanent networks, portable networks and data management services. IRIS facilitates seismological research

4 The IRIS Membership 113 Full Member Institutions

5 Full IRIS Members 113 US-Based Research Universities Educational Affiliates 20 US-Based Colleges US Affiliates 2 US-Based, non degree granting Foreign Affiliate Members 107 non-US based institutions http://www.iris.edu/about/howto.htm Types of IRIS Membership

6 GSN GSN PM, UofH GSN GSN PM, UofH PASSCAL PASSCAL PM PASSCAL PASSCAL PM E&O DMS DMS PM DMS DMS PM IRIS HQ E&O PM Data Generating Info Distribution Research Community Research Community K-12 Public K-12 Public San Diego Albuquerque Socorro Seattle Albuquerque San Diego Washington DC IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

7 San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) Seismic Strain Cores, etc. Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) GPS Strain Borehole Seismic US Seismic Array (USArray) Reference Network Flexible Array Transportable Array Magnetotelluric Arrays EarthScope

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9 IRIS and USArray - (2,134 stations)

10 Facilities are open to seismologists worldwide Free of charge Open Data Policy Talk to IRIS Staff if you have specific questions IRIS


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