ByTim Ahern, Program Manager IRIS DMS

An Overview IRIS Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

• 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?

• 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

The IRIS Membership113 Full Member Institutions

• 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

GSNGSN PM, UofH

PASSCALPASSCAL PM E&O

DMSDMS PM

IRIS HQE&O PM

DataGenerating

InfoDistribution

ResearchCommunity

K-12Public

San DiegoAlbuquerque

Socorro

SeattleAlbuquerqueSan Diego

Washington DC

IRISIncorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

• 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

EarthScope

IRIS and USArray - (2,134 stations)

• Facilities are open to seismologists worldwide• Free of charge• Open Data Policy

• Talk to IRIS Staff if you have specific questions

IRIS