The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $226,022 Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Washington to conduct a collaborative seismic investigation of slow slip and fault locking along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone. The 3-year project aims to combine data from a traditional land-based broadband seismometer deployment and a distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) experiment within the Cook Inlet region to model the structure and speed of seismic waves. The goal is to infer variations in fluid properties and eclogite content across slipping and locked sections of the subduction zone and evaluate the relative importance of these processes in controlling seismic hazards in the region. The research project involves partnerships with K-12 schools to enable community participation and outreach.
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