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Unit 3: Getting started with GPS data part of GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes
Vince Cronin, Baylor University (Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu) Phil Resor, Wesleyan University (presor@wesleyan.edu)
This unit provides essential background information on GPS (global positioning system) and reference frames. Students learn how to access GPS location and velocity data from the Network of the Americas (NOTA). They ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Course Module, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Stress/Strain/Strain Analysis, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy, Physics:General Physics:Vector Algebra, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geography:Physical
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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GETSI Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the GETSI curricular materials development process.
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Unit 4: GPS and infinitesimal strain analysis part of GPS, Strain, and Earthquakes
Vince Cronin, Baylor University (Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu) Phil Resor, Wesleyan University (presor@wesleyan.edu)
Students work with GPS velocity data from three stations in the same region that form an acute triangle. By investigating how the ellipse inscribed within this triangle deforms, students learn about strain, strain ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Folds/Faults/Ductile Shear Zones, Stress/Strain/Strain Analysis, Structural Visualizations, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodynamics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology:Regional Structural/Tectonic Activity, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Physics:General Physics:Vector Algebra, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Geomorphology:Landscape Evolution, Geography:Physical, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geodesy
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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GETSI Developed This material was developed and reviewed through the GETSI curricular materials development process.
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