Bob Detrick
Dear IRIS Colleagues,
IRIS staff are continuing to work remotely, and as the states in which we operate are extending their “stay at home” policies well into May, and even June in some cases, it appears that we will continue in this operational mode for quite a while. After consultation with NSF, the bulk of the TA station removals planned for this summer in Alaska have been postponed until 2021. As a result, we will continue to telemeter data from the Alaska TA network until May 1, 2021 (we had planned on shutting off data flow on May 1, 2020).
Over 20 PASSCAL field studies planned for this field season have been postponed (both new experiments and demobilizations of existing experiments). We are waiting for guidance from NSF on rescheduling this work. We are still providing instruments for rapid response studies including the recent Utah and Idaho earthquakes. If you need instruments for this kind of work in the future, please contact PASSCAL. GSN data continue to be collected, but maintenance on GSN sites has been deferred unless it can be carried out remotely.
The Data Management Center has been operating normally with the staff 100% teleworking. The number of visits to the DMC website has not diminished, data shipments have remained steady, and the demand for data products has actually increased. EPO’s InClass download and animations views have increased 20% over a year ago and we have seen a huge increase in social media activity (Facebook+Twitter) and YouTube.
I know many of you have questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NSF. I wanted to draw your attention to on-line resources, such as this website which provides general information and FAQs on NSF’s response to the COVID-19 situation:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/
More specific information on Office of Polar Programs science support and operational changes in response to the pandemic can be found on this site:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300302&org=OPP
Last week, NSF's Earth Sciences Division held a “Virtual Office Hours” Q&A session on COVID-19 impacts. Here is a copy of the slides from that session:
We are expecting updates from NSF on this guidance in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. In the mean time, STAY SAFE!!!
Bob Detrick
Dr. Robert S. Detrick, President
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
1200 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
IRIS staff are continuing to work remotely, and as the states in which we operate are extending their “stay at home” policies well into May, and even June in some cases, it appears that we will continue in this operational mode for quite a while. After consultation with NSF, the bulk of the TA station removals planned for this summer in Alaska have been postponed until 2021. As a result, we will continue to telemeter data from the Alaska TA network until May 1, 2021 (we had planned on shutting off data flow on May 1, 2020).
Over 20 PASSCAL field studies planned for this field season have been postponed (both new experiments and demobilizations of existing experiments). We are waiting for guidance from NSF on rescheduling this work. We are still providing instruments for rapid response studies including the recent Utah and Idaho earthquakes. If you need instruments for this kind of work in the future, please contact PASSCAL. GSN data continue to be collected, but maintenance on GSN sites has been deferred unless it can be carried out remotely.
The Data Management Center has been operating normally with the staff 100% teleworking. The number of visits to the DMC website has not diminished, data shipments have remained steady, and the demand for data products has actually increased. EPO’s InClass download and animations views have increased 20% over a year ago and we have seen a huge increase in social media activity (Facebook+Twitter) and YouTube.
I know many of you have questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NSF. I wanted to draw your attention to on-line resources, such as this website which provides general information and FAQs on NSF’s response to the COVID-19 situation:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/coronavirus/
More specific information on Office of Polar Programs science support and operational changes in response to the pandemic can be found on this site:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=300302&org=OPP
Last week, NSF's Earth Sciences Division held a “Virtual Office Hours” Q&A session on COVID-19 impacts. Here is a copy of the slides from that session:
We are expecting updates from NSF on this guidance in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. In the mean time, STAY SAFE!!!
Bob Detrick
Dr. Robert S. Detrick, President
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
1200 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
