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Haiti Earthquake. We take a closer look at the science of Haiti earthquake of 12th February 2009 - as well as other earthquakes. For the first time here on GSGE we interview leading experts;
Prof. Timothy Dixon from Geodesy Lab at University of Miami: published an article already back in 1998 revealing the risks of earthquakes in Haiti. He works with both Paul Mann from University of Texas who in 2008 confirmed that the risks were eminent, and Eric Calais, Purdue University who manages the GPS network that monitor tectonic plate movements in Haiti. These three groups have sent geodesists with GPS equipment, while also maintaining a blog. See below.
Ass. Prof. William Hammond from University of Nevada in Reno: Explains how they use GPS to monitor plate movements - and earthquake swarms.
Dr. Amir Kaynia from the International Centre for Geohazards in Oslo, Norway: Talks about the difference between predictions and early warning and discuss other geohazards connected to earthquakes.
National Science Foundation's GPS team blog from Haiti:
http://haitigps.wordpress.com/
GEO's Haiti Supersite. Collection of Haiti earthquake science information.
http://supersites.unavco.org/haiti.php
Eric Calais (responsible for the tectonic plate movements Haitian GPS network together with local Haitian authorities).
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ecalais/haiti/
Haiti Earthquake at University of Miami
http://www.geodesy.miami.edu/ or http://www.geodesy.miami.edu/earthquakes.html#Haiti_earthquake
Haiti Earthquake at University of Texas.
http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/rels/011310.html
Climategate: To share or not to share.
Availability of climate data is one element of the so-called Climategate, the hacker incident at The East Anglia University, UK that revealed parts of an email communication among a group of international climate scientists. Open data policy is a major concern for the Group of Earth Observation GEO. As part of their effort to accommodate the needs of users, ESA and the European Commission cooperate to make a implementation strategy for open data access.
Essential Climate Variables:
http://gosic.org/ios/MATRICES/ECV/ecv-matrix.htm
Nature (magazine) on climate data theft and pressure on scientists:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v462/n7273/full/462545a.html
Summary from GEO in DC (Earthzine)
http://www.earthzine.org/2009/12/01/group-on-earth-observation-measures-geoss-progress-at-geo-plenary-vi/
The IPCC Science report:
http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/wg1-report.html
Anthroposphere:
http://www.agci.org/classroom/anthroposphere/index.php
From BBC: 'Show Your Working': What 'ClimateGate' means. By Mike Hulme East Anglia University and Dr Jerome Ravetz
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8388485.stm
ESA open data policy.
http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMXK570A2G_index_0.html
"ESA has developed the Climate Change Initiative to generate, preserve and give access to long-term data sets of the essential climate variables and make them freely available to climate research and modelling communities worldwide,"
http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMCGJ7JT2G_index_0.html
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