EARTHSCOPE

The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds EarthScope. EarthScope is constructed, operated, and maintained in alliance with UNAVCO, the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), and is conducted in partnership with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as well as other organizations. Several international organizations also contribute to the initiative... Our vision was to use North America as a natural laboratory to gain fundamental insight as to how the Earth operates. The complexity of Earth's geologic processes requires contributions from investigators across the earth sciences working as individuals and as members of multidisciplinary collaborative teams... Our goal was to enable and encourage scientists to study the Earth in creative new ways, allow innovative ideas to thrive, and ultimately provide new insights into the past, present, and future of the planet we live on.

Also known as: Earth, EarthScope National Office