3D MCS Investigation Of The East Pacific Rise 9° 50’N
In summer 2008 we conducted the first multi-streamer Multi-Channel Seismic program of Lamont’s new national marine seismic facility, the R/V Langseth.
Projects and Initiatives
4D Technology
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Our 4D seimic monitoring technique gives a volumetric 3D view of the drainage within each reservoir over time.
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A peek at the past of the Greenland ice sheet using radar layers and modeling
This is a NASA Cryosphere funded project.
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Alaska/Aleutian Megathrust Project
Our project will focus on the subduction zone off southern Alaska, which produces large and destructive earthquakes.
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Analysis of 9°50'N East Pacific Rise Seismicity: Insight into Hydrothermal and Magmatic Processes
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This project is the continued analysis of seismic data collected on a 4x4 km array of ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) deployed at the Ridge 2000 Integrated Study Site at 9°50'N on the East
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
United States
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Antarctic And Southern Ocean Data Portal
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The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Portal provides access to geoscience data, primarily marine, from the Antarctic region.
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United States
81° 20' 5.4384" S, 97° 12' 25.3116" W
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Borehole Research Group
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The Borehole Research Group (BRG) uses downhole geophysical measurements in a wide variety of scientific investigations including sea level variations, paleoceanography, flow of fluids through fractured rock
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Calibration of R/V Langseth Seismic Sources
This projects aims to calibrate the seismic sources to be used by the R/V Marcus Langseth to better understand and quantify the safety radii that should be used for permitting purposes when conduct
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
United States
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Collaborative Research: Geophysical Constraints on Mechanisms of Ocean Plateau Formation from Shatsky Rise, Northwest Pacific
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Oceanic Volcanic Plateaus are a submarine form of Large Igneous Provinces.
Haiti Offshore : A Rapid Response Expedition
A multidisciplinary team of scientists undertook a 20-day research cruise on the Research Vessel Endeavor to map the effects of the Haitian earthquake offshore.
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Hudson River Research
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The Center for River and Estuaries is an association of scientists from Columbia University that study various aspects of rivers and estuaries world wide including the distribution of sediments, th
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Improved Surface Mass Balance Mapping of Antarctica by Quantifying Wind-Blown and Sublimated Snow
A major goal of this proposal will be to improve the net surface mass balance estimate of Antarctica by incorporating the mass loss due to wind-drifted sublimation over wind-scour zones.
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iSamples: Internet of Samples in the Earth Sciences
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The iSamples
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Lake Vostok
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Lake Vostok: A Curiosity or a Focus for Interdisciplinary Study? A workshop sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation.
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United States
78° 27' 0" S, 106° 47' 60" W
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LDEO Surface Processes Group
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LDEO surface processes (geomorphology & remote sensing) group web server, in order to disseminate our work to the geomorphology and hydrology research communities and beyond.
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Lean Energy
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Lean Management for Oil and Gas in the Ultra Deep Gulf of Mexico.
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LODOS
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LODOS: Laboratory for Ocean Drilling, Observation, and Sampling. The purpose of LODOS is to expand and facilitate drilling-related science and education at Lamont.
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MB-System
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MB-System is an open source software package for the processing and display of bathymetry and backscatter imagery data derived f
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MGDS: MARGINS Data Portal
Continental margins are the Earth's principal loci for producing hydrocarbon and metal resources, for earthquake, landslide, volcanic and climatic hazards, and for the greatest population density.
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MGDS: Marine Geoscience Data System
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Provides a suite of tools and services for free public access to marine geoscience research data acquired throughout the global oceans and adjoining continental margins.
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MGDS: Ridge 2000 Data Portal
Access cruise information and data collected during Ridge2000 funded projects.
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MGDS: Virtual Ocean - A Visualization Application For Ocean Data
Virtual Ocean integrates the GeoMapApp tool suite and the NASA World Wind 3-D
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Newark Rift Basin Coring Project
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Wireline logs were acquired at seven sites in the Newark Rift basin using dipmeter, gamma ray, resistivity, ve
PetDB
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PetDB archives and serves analytical data for whole rocks, glasses, minerals, melt inclusions, with emphasis on basalts and abyssal peridotites.
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PETRO
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PETRO is the new oil and gas division of Lamont's corporate affiliates program.
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Quantitative Basin Analysis
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Methodology for simulating basin stratigraphy and structure.
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Ridge Multibeam Bathymetry Synthesis
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Mutibeam Bathymetry data from the global Mid-Ocean Ridge with access to related data.
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ROSETTA: Decoding ice, ocean and tectonic mysteries of the Ross Ice Shelf
ROSSETTA is a large multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional proj
SCAMP (Seafloor Characterization And Mapping Pods)
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Welcome to the presense of the SCAMP component of the SCICEX program on the World Wide Web. An underway geophysical survey from nuclear submarines in the Arctic.
SCICEX
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SCICEX was a 5 year program (1995-1999) in which the Navy has made available a Sturgeon-class, nuclear powered, attack submarine for unclassified science cruises to the Arctic Ocean.
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SedDB - Data Collection For Marine Sediment Geochemistry
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SedDB complements current geological data systems (PetDB, EarthChem, NavDat and GEOROC) with an integrated compilation of geochemistry of marine
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Seismic Reflection Field Data Center
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Access to marine seismic reflection images, navigation, acquisition parameters and field data.
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TAMAM : Turkish-American MArmara Multichannel
A project using multichannel seismic reflection data collected on research cruises in the Marmara Sea to study the earthquake hazard and basin growth along a continental transform fault, the North
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Marmara Sea
Turkey
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Turkish-American MArmara Multichannel (TAMAM)
This project is a collaboration between several US and Turkish research institutes to study the tectonics of the Marmara Sea.
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Marmara Sea
Turkey
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