2004-2005 Annual Report ► Preface Each EarthScope Project Annual Report is designed as a self-contained document that presents the basic project execution plan and allows the reader to assess the extent to which EarthScope is on schedule, on budget, and moving towards its scientifi c and educational goals. The Annual Report summarizes: (a) program activities, (b) progress towards quarterly milestones, (c) cost schedule status report (CSSR) with explanations of variances of 10% or greater, (d) cost schedule performance, (e) contingency funds, and (f) change orders. It also includes a list of project concerns and action plans. We use scheduled milestones to report technical progress in terms of stations being installed, data becoming available, and progress in drilling and monitoring. We use Earned Value Management to correlate progress made with funds spent, and through variances, to identify quickly areas that may need corrective action. Change suggestions (both internal and external) are welcome at all levels of EarthScope, and a change request form is available on the EarthScope website. Change suggestions are evaluated through a formal process that weighs scope, schedule, cost, risk, and gain against the program’s scientifi c objectives. All changes are formally recorded in the EarthScope Change Control Log, a summary of which is contained within this report. EarthScope is committed to a responsive and transparent management structure. Our progress reports are published, posted on the EarthScope website, and submitted to the National Science Foundation under the terms of the EarthScope Project Execution Plan. Additional information can be found on the EarthScope website (www. earthscope.org) and by directly contacting the EarthScope offi ce ([email protected]). 1 2004-2005 Annual Report ► Table of Contents ► Preface ............................................................................................................................... 1 ► EarthScope Status at a Glance ........................................................................................ 3 ► PART I: Activities Highlights ................................................................................................................................. 4 USArray Management Site Review ....................................................................................... 12 SAFOD Management Site Review ......................................................................................... 19 EarthScope Management Site Review ................................................................................. 22 PBO Management Site Review ............................................................................................. 24 Activity Details ........................................................................................................................ 28 ► PART II: Performance Measures Management Structure ......................................................................................................... 79 Milestone Progress Report ..................................................................................................... 84 Technical Progress ................................................................................................................. 87 Cost Schedule Status Report (CSSR) .................................................................................... 96 Contingency Summary ........................................................................................................ 114 Change Requests ................................................................................................................. 115 ► APPENDIX: Acronym List ............................................................................................ 125 2 2004-2005 Annual Report ► EarthScope Status at a Glance ► Overall Project Numbers ■ 5-year work completed: 21% ■ Cumulative overall schedule variance: -9% ■ Cumulative overall cost variance: 6% ■ Change requests this quarter: 8 ► Data Resources Available ■ SAFOD seismic data from Pilot Hole; SAFOD Physical Samples ■ GPS stations: Alaska (13), California (58), Colorado (4), New Mexico (6), Oregon (1), Utah (6), Washington (15), Wyoming (1) ■ ANSS Backbone stations: Wyoming (1), Nevada (1), Texas (2), Alaska (1), Virginia (1), Oklahoma (1), Arizona (1), Utah (1), Washington (1), Colorado (1), Georgia (1), Arkansas (1) ■ Transportable Array stations: California (72), Oregon (2), New Mexico (1), Washington (2) ► Major Year 1 Accomplishments ■ EarthScope National Meeting ■ Operations & Maintenance Proposal submitted to NSF ■ SAFOD Pilot Hole data available online ■ EarthScope data used in analysis of Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake ■ Strainmeter drilling and coring complete ■ EarthScope-SAFOD Phase 1 drilling complete and Stage 2 instrumentation installed ■ EarthScope-PBO mentors student in an NSF outreach program ■ Outreach to Geoscience community ■ Transportable Array station installed near school ► Major Technical Concerns ■ Operations & Maintenance contingency funds ■ Completion of strainmeter for Stage 1 sonde ■ Borehole strainmeter delivery and costs ■ Delivery of RefTek “Texan” data recorders for Flexible Array 3 2004-2005 Annual Report ► PART I: Activities HIGHLIGHTS _______________________________________________ ■ San Andreas Fault Drilling EarthScope began drilling towards the San Andreas Fault during the summer of 2004 with Phase 1 completing on September 16, 2004. The borehole reached a measured depth (length of the borehole) of 3 km 13 days ahead of schedule. During drilling, the borehole passed from fractured granite into a complex sequence of both granitic and sedimentary rock about 213 m northeast of the drill site. The borehole is currently angled 54 degrees from vertical and is 1.1 km towards the San Andreas Fault. After the conclusion of drilling, a suite of geophysical measurements were performed, the deviated part of the borehole was cased and cemented, and coring operations began. Phase 2 activities are scheduled to begin in June 2005. ■ EarthScope and CISN Form Partnership As part of EarthScope’s commitment to form partnerships with regional networks, EarthScope and the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) collaborated in April 2004 to enhance seismic networks in California. CISN is contributing 58 stations to the EarthScope’s 84 Transportable Array stations in California. The EarthScope drill rig in Parkfi eld, CA. stations were successfully reconfi gured to EarthScope specifi cations and began transmitting seismic data in real-time. Data from the EarthScope stations are also being made available to the CISN earthquake processing centers in order to enhance their monitoring capabilities. Four additional stations are being provided by contributing partners to CISN: 2 stations from the University of California San Diego and 2 stations from the University of Nevada, Reno. ■ Outreach to the Geoscience Community EarthScope continued to develop its outreach mechanisms by consulting scientists and educators at numerous professional meetings throughout the year, including the Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, and the Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Section Meeting. While the specifi c interests of participants at these meetings vary, they are all consumers of EarthScope data, products, and research. EarthScope was represented at the meetings through the EarthScope exhibit booth and oral and poster presentations, including an EarthScope- specifi c session. The large EarthScope presence at the meetings expanded awareness of the project and answered Students at the EarthScope Exhibit Booth. questions for those interested in using EarthScope data or instrumentation. Many of the questions focused on when and where instrumentation would be deployed, and when and how data will be accessible. 4 2004-2005 Annual Report ■ Engaging K-12 Teachers At the National Science Teachers Association National Convention, EarthScope asked K-12 teachers how an active research project would engage their students in the Geosciences. Teachers expressed their need for hands-on, interactive exercises with access to real-time data. They also requested articles on research results, participating scientists, and regional tectonics. The teachers’ requests were consistent with one of the primary goals of EarthScope’s Education and Outreach Program Plan — “to advance a formal Earth science education by promoting inquiry-based classroom investigations that focus on understanding Earth and the interdisciplinary nature of the EarthScope experiment.” As EarthScope moves forward, it is the need of scientists, educators, and the general public that will form the basis of its data portal, products, and tools. Figure A-26: NSTA Questionnaire Results Number Grades Taught Top Responses Responded 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101112 Information on plate tectonics: emphasis on regional tectonics, 21 1222223106765 visual aids, online activities, interactive, simulation, earthquakes Real-time data access: interactive, virtual lab, plotting and 16 000012166777 analysis software, lesson plans Articles: what EarthScope is doing and why, research updates, "real life" applications, instrumentation, career information with 13 000035291333 scientist biographies and interviews Active participation in the project: student participation in field work, summer internships, after school activities, adopt/host a 8 000012144344