IRIS News

IRIS PASSCAL Staff Makes the News

Two recent stories, published by different New Mexico-based papers, highlight the work conducted both globally and locally by staff of the IRIS PASSCAL Instrument Center.
Published on March 8th, 2013

Waves Generated by Russian Meteor Detected Crossing the US

An extensive network of stations with seismometers and air pressure sensors detected the blast waves from the terminal burst of the meteoroid near Chelyabinsk as these waves crossed the US on Friday morning, February 15, 2013.
Published on March 4th, 2013

Resources on North Korean Nuclear Explosion Now Available

IRIS has created a special web page for this event that provides direct links to and images of data and materials available from IRIS programs and preliminary research results from the seismology community.
Published on February 15th, 2013

Facility Plan for Polar Seismic and Geodetic Science is Available

The seismic and geodetic Polar communities have worked with IRIS and UNAVCO to provide a plan for the growth, development, management and governance of Polar support services for the NSF facilities. This plan is now complete and available for download.
Published on November 28th, 2012

Fall AGU IRIS DMC Short Course - Monday, December 3, 2012

This short course will introduce users to a variety of modern methods developed by IRIS to access information at the DMC. It will also provide a forum for members of the IRIS community to ask questions about Data Services provided by IRIS.
Published on November 3rd, 2012