LCSN Workshop 2005 (Summary by Kim & Gold)

General discussion.  List of items and possible action

A. Improve communication among members & beyond

1) E-mail Listserv.  					Scharnberger
   (create or modify Charlie's current listserv)

2) Maintain a Knowledge base of common problems and solutions. 	Gold
   (Rob Sternberg; it can be posted on LCSN web site)

3) All agreed to have Annual LCSN Operators Workshop		ALL?

4) Publish LCSN News Letters in electronic format (PDF) 	Who?
   (Won-Young Kim; twice a year can be managable load)

5) SRL article on LCSN (Won-Young Kim; one time effort)	   Kim & others


B. LCSN Advisory Committee

   We need to make a case and polling around all participants.

   Kim, Each participating institution/organization will have a member,
        but it can be too diluted for effective function;

   Kim, General makeup is all partners and the PI of LCSN (LDEO), but
        the LDEO staff may be a non voting member;

   Art Lerner-Lam; Can become ANSS-NE advisory board?, 
	 it is beyond the LCSN objectives and goals, but the chair  
	 person may be on the ANSS-NE regional advisory board (Kim)
 

C. Seismogram analysis, investigation, research, and educational material

1) Are there any seismological problems that may be tackled by large
   number of people such as, observing astronomical objects by many people
   and take advantage of man power?
   (Bob Ross; it is a facinating idea, but do we have something in 
    earthquake monitoring?)

  - felt reports can be reported by many students or students can
    compile large number of felt reports, then make isoseismal
    map (Did-You-feel-it) that can be compared with observed instrumental 
    ground motion (ShakeMap)

  - Seismic velocity determination at many sites.  By taking measurements 
    of accurate origin times and locations of many local quarry blasts,
    (using portable instrument with GPS that LCSN has), we can determine 
    seismic velocities reliably at many locations.  It may be also a
    useful tools for class room activity.

2) Write/comment on interpretations of seismic records on 	ALL
   LCSN WebSeismograms, online/web Earthquake of the week.

3) Collection of typical seismograms as educational and research     Kim & others
   material (Rob Sternberg, Vernon Cormier and others; seismograms
   for distance ranges, focal depth ranges, particular signals 
   (e.g., core phases), source types (local and regional earthquakes, 
   local & regional blasts, underground nuclear tests, 
   geographic regions can be collected and put them in a web page.

   Project similar to Ruth Simon's book demonstrating various seismic 
   signals from different sources - create an online/web version. 

4) List of useful programs, tools and other material for education and
   outreach already available on WWW.

5) Accessing LCSN catalog and event data base and waveform data with plots.


D. Useful software (we can discuss more at a later time)

1) PLTSEK - Seismic record display and simulation of pen-written
            seismograms by Robert Mereu.
            (we will evalutate if this can replace the drum records 
             and when it can run on Windows platform.)

2) Picking and Location programs (JAVA-based version, John Armbruster)

3) Google Earth and other display.

4) LCSN WebSeismogram