PA23A:
Earth Observations: Research Imperatives and Societal Impacts
Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 2:40 PM-3:40 PM
Chairs: Linda R Rowan, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Simon Schneider, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Primary Conveners: Linda Rowan, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
Co-conveners: Simon Schneider, Geotechnologien, Potsdam, Germany
OSPA Liaisons: Linda R Rowan, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
2:50 PM
The Future of the Plate Boundary Observatory in the GAGE Facility and beyond 2018
Glen S Mattioli1,2, Rebecca O Bendick3, James H Foster4, Jeffrey Todd Freymueller5, Peter C La Femina6, M Meghan Miller2 and Linda Rowan2, (1)University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States, (2)UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)University of Montana, Geosciences, Missoula, MT, United States, (4)University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, Honolulu, HI, United States, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (6)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
3:00 PM
The Continuously Operating Caribbean Observational Network (COCONet): Supporting Regional Development of Geoscience Research Across the Circum-Caribbean
John Braun1, M Meghan Miller2, Glen S Mattioli3, Guoquan Wang4, Karl Feaux5, Linda Rowan2 and Peter C La Femina6, (1)Univ Corp Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)UNAVCO, Inc., Boulder, CO, United States, (4)University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States, (5)UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
3:10 PM
Induced Seismicity: Balancing the Scientific Process With the Need for Rapid Communication of Evolving Seismic Hazards
Elizabeth S Cochran1, William L Ellsworth2, Andrea L Llenos3 and Justin L Rubinstein2, (1)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (2)USGS California Water Science Center Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (3)USGS, Baltimore, MD, United States
3:20 PM
The 2014 Greeley, Colorado Earthquakes: Science, Industry, Regulation, and Media
Anne F Sheehan, William L Yeck, Matthew Weingarten, Jenny Nakai and Shemin Ge, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
3:30 PM
The Need for, and Limits of, Scientific Information in Local Decision Making on Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Pallavi Phartiyal1, Patrick Field2 and Tushar Kansal2, (1)Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, United States, (2)Consensus Building Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States
