State of the Consortium 14th Annual IRIS Workshop Waikoloa, Hawaii June 13, 2002 David Simpson

In the beginning...

and reports from the National Academy

1983 Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy The Briefing Panel has identified five research areas in which significant dividends can be expected as a result of incremental federal investment in FY1985. These five research areas are: Seismic Investigations of the Continental Crust Continental Scientific Drilling Physics and Chemistry of Geological Materials Global Digital Seismic Array Satellite Geodesy

IRIS Articles of Incorporation May 8, 1984 Purposes: to promote and conduct geophysical investigation of the Earth’s interior using seismic and other geophysical methods; to promote the exchange of information and knowledge and to create, foster, and encourage cooperative efforts between the members of the Corporation and other organizations, research workers, students and other institutions involved in the area of the study of Earth sciences; to solicit, raise and receive funds for the advancement and furtherance of the foregoing purposes; and to do any other acts that may further the general purposes of the Corporation as set forth herein.

The “Rainbow Proposal” December, 1984

“The Rainbow Proposal” Imaging the Earth’s Interior: Detailed Studies of the Earth and of the Seismic Source with New Global and Transportable Arrays A Proposal to the National Science Foundation from IRIS: The Incorporated ResearchInstitutions for Seismology Duration: 10 years Requested Starting Date: January 1, 1985 Amount Requested: $107 M for initial 5 years Estimated: $281 M 10-year total Thomas V. McEvillyShelton A. Alexander Chairman, Board of Directors Vice Chairman, Board of Directors and Acting President December, 1984

Rainbow Proposal - Outline This proposal is for support of the ten-year IRIS program for the implementation of four major national facilities for seismology: A Global Digital Seismic Array featuring real-time satellite telemetry from one hundred modern seismographic observatories A Mobile Array comprised of one thousand portable digital seismographs to be used for studies of the continental lithosphere Central Data Management and Distribution Facilities to provide rapid and convenient access to the data sets for the entire research community A Major Computational Facility capable of supporting the analyses of these new data

A Global Digital Seismic Array featuring real-time satellite telemetry from one hundred modern seismographic observatories 1984 ~45 digital stations GDSN, RTSN, IDA and GEOSCOPE 2002 ~125 GSN stations ~200 station total with FDSN partners

1960’s to 1980’s - WWSSN Equipment the GSN “Family Portrait”

Central Data Management and Distribution Facilities to provide rapid and convenient access to the data sets for the entire research community 1984 Data input Gbyte /year Large data sets ( >200 Gbytes) treated as statistical outliers terabytes in 12.5 millions files 6 terabytes/year 1 Gbyte 10 terabytes

PASSCAL: A Mobile Array comprised of one thousand portable digital seismographs to be used for studies of the continental lithosphere 2002 PASSCAL Inventory 6 channel recorders270BB 3 channel recorders250SP Single channel recorders 440HFUTEP 400HFIRIS Multi-channel instruments4 x 60chs Telemetry components75

IRIS Funding History

IRIS Membership Founding Members Full Members 2U.S. Affiliates 43Foreign Affiliates 1Educational Affiliate

the Consortium Forum for communication Setting of community priorities Development of community resources International cooperation Focus for interdisciplinary research the Facility Core Programs GSN PASSCAL DMS E&O the Corporation Administrative, fiscal, and legal structure

NSF- IRIS Cooperative Agreement No. EAR Exploring the Earth at High Resolution EFFECTIVE DATE:July 1, 2001 EXPIRATION DATE:June 30, 2006 It is the intent of the Foundation to provide up to $69,377,900 to support the IRIS Consortium over the next 5 years. Contingent on the availability of funds, up to $68,000,000 of the total amount will be awarded by the NSF Earth Sciences Division Instrumentation and Facilities Program (EAR/IF) to support IRIS core programs as set forth in this Agreement. Core support for FY 2001 Year 1 funds is $12,600,000. Core support for the out-years is as follows: FY $13,100,000 FY $13,600,000 FY $14,100,000 FY $14,600,000 In addition, the $68,000,000 may be supplemented, through amendments to this Cooperative Agreement, up to a five-year maximum total of $20,000,000 for an approved NSB total of up to $88,000,000. The supplements will be from other NSF Programs, other Federal agency or other funds, when available and as appropriate, in support of projects or other scientific activities deemed compatible with the scientific and educational mission of IRIS.

Special Requirements: GSN Review IRIS will carry out and report to NSF by July 1, 2003, an in-depth study of the operation, personnel and instrument costs, and support of the Global Seismographic Network, in collaboration with NSF, USGS, representatives of the Federation of Digital Seismic Networks (FDSN), and GSN network operators. Management Review NSF will conduct, in coordination with the Awardee and its appropriate governance committees, a review of IRIS management to be completed by July 1, A report of this review will be submitted to the National Science Board (NSB) during the second half of 2004, and will provide more information for the basis of the decision to either allow the submission of a renewal proposal or to recompete the operation of this facility. NSF- IRIS Cooperative Agreement No. EAR Exploring the Earth at High Resolution EFFECTIVE DATE:July 1, 2001 EXPIRATION DATE:June 30, 2006

IRIS Program Miscellany GSN IMS interactions Auxiliary Stations and Communications Interface H2O Operational and funded ANSS - GSN collaboration DMS Information Technology Research project with SCEC and SDSC Real Time BUD, Data Handling Interface PASSCAL Congressional/ DOE instrument funding $ 1M FY’02 25 element array $2.5 M FY’03 Next Generation Instrument Development and testing Arrays SAFOD experiment Transitions Visit Posters and Program Forums this Afternoon for details!

Education and Outreach Program Plan Educational Affiliates Trinity College - Glenn Kroeger IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecturers Walter Mooney Roger Bilham Museum Program

the Consortium the Facility GSN PASSCAL DMS E&O the Corporation

IRIS Governance, 2002 Executive Committee Göran Ekström ( Chair ) Harvard University Tom Owens ( Vice Chair ) University of S. Carolina Susan Beck University of Arizona Steve Malone University of Washington Gary Pavlis Indiana University Cliff Thurber University of Wisconsin Rob van der Hilst MIT Andy Nyblade ( Secretary ) Penn State Candy Shin ( Treasurer ) IRIS Standing Committees Data Management System Monica Kohler, UCLATim Ahern Education and Outreach Rick Aster, New Mexico TechJohn Taber Global Seismographic Network Barbara Romanowicz, UC BerkeleyRhett Butler PASSCAL Roy Johnson, U. of ArizonaJim Fowler Special Committees Planning Committee Adam Dziewonski, Harvard Greg van der Vink Coordination Committee Tom Owens, U. of South CarolinaShane Ingate