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ANALYZING PLATE MOTION USING EARTHSCOPE GPS DATA By D

A NALYZING P LATE M OTION U SING E ARTH S COPE GPS D ATA By D

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ANALYZING PLATE MOTION USING EARTHSCOPE GPS DATABy D

GPS?

Global Positioning System Points of latitude and longitude on Earth Used in navigation ie. Cars, boats, space

shuttle, planes

PLATE TECTONICS

Alfred Wegener Continental Drift Earth Crust Earthquakes, tsunami, volcanoes

REVIEW OF STUDY FOCUS

GPS STATIONS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

EXAMINATION OF DATASEAT DATA COLLECTION STATION 2006

EXAMINATION OF DATASEAT DATA COLLECTION STATION 2007

Is Seattle moving down, over(EAST) and up(North)?

LOCATIONS OF RECORDED EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANO ACTIVITY

LOCATION OF VELOCITY VECTORS

VECTORS, EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES, OH MY!!

WHAT CAN WE CONCLUDE?

Movement Speed Landform change Danger Present day science observations, data

collection and analysis

BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/platemotion/index.html