2017 CSU/POLENET/SERCE Glacial Seismology School Agenda
Instructors: Rick Aster, Tim Bartholomaus, Fabian Walter, Doug MacAyeal, Paul Winberry, Doug Wiens, Dan McGrath, Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Victor Tsai, and Vera Schlindwein
OSU Leaders: Terry Wilson, Dave Saddler, Stephanie Sherman
Sunday, June 11
All day — Arrive; check in.
6:00 – 8:00 pm Icebreaker with Food and Bar – Long’s Peak Room, Lory Student Center.
Monday, June 12 – HESTF 105 Classroom
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Academic Village)
Put up Posters in HESTF 105
Readings: Podolskiy and Walter, 2016; Aster and Winberry, 2017
Morning — Rick Aster
9:00 Welcome, Thanks to Sponsors and Instructors
- Overview of Agenda
- Logistics
- IT Details
9:30 Introductions
10:00 Break
10:20 Class Motivations and Goals
10:45 Glacial Seismology: A Rapidly Evolving Discipline – Rick Aster
11:45 Break for Lunch
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (Academic Village)
Afternoon —Doug MacAyeal and Dan McGrath
1:00 Glaciology and Seismology Basics -- Dan McGrath
2:00 Break
2:15 Glaciology and Seismology Basics -- Doug MacAyeal
3:15 Break
3:25 Walk to MATLAB Computer Classroom (Engineering 205C)
3:30 MATLAB Linked Activity
4:45 Return to HESTF 105 for Posters
5:45 Break for Dinner
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner (Academic Village)
~7:00 - ? Evening Social Gathering Spot -- Black Bottle Brewery (1611 S College Ave).
Tuesday, June 13 -- HESTF 105 Classroom
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Academic Village)
Morning — Sridhar Anandakrishnan and Paul Winberry
9:00 - Introduction to Glaciology, Revisited
9:30 - Introduction to Active Source Seismology
10:00 Break
10:20 Bed properties from Active Source Methods
10:50 Seismic Unix Linked Activity (student laptops)
11:45 Break for Lunch
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (Academic Village)
Afternoon — Tim Bartholomaus and Victor Tsai
Readings: Bartholomaus_et al_2015a,b; Bartholomaus et al_2012; Tsai et al., 2012, Tsai et al 2015
1:00-1:40 Seismological Observations of Hydrology and Calving – Tim Bartholomaus
1:45-2:30 Mechanics of Hydrology and Calving Relevant for Glacier Seismology – Victor Tsai
2:30-3:00 Break
3:00-4:00pm Pencil & Paper Exercises on Glacial Mechanics
4:00-4:15pm Break
4:15-5:15pm Python Exercises on Glacier Seismic Signals from Yahtse Glacier (student laptops)
5:15 Break
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner (Academic Village)
~7:00 - ? Evening Social Gathering Spot – Equinox Brewery (33 Remington St.)
Wednesday, June 14 --HESTF 105 Classroom
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Academic Village)
Morning —Doug MacAyeal and Doug Wiens
9:00 GPS for glacial seismologists and Long-period Seismic Signals and Processes on Glaciers -- Doug MacAyeal and Doug Wiens
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20 Walk to MATLAB Computer Classroom (Engineering 205C)
10:30 MATLABLinked Exercise
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (Academic Village)
Afternoon – Paul Winberry and Doug Wiens
Reading: Pratt et al., 2014
1:00 Whillans Ice Stream: Using GPS to link glacier dynamics with far-field seismograms - Paul Winberry and Doug Wiens
1:50 Walk to MATLAB Computer Classroom (Engineering 205C)
2:00 MATLAB Linked Exercise
3:30 Afternoon Free and Posters (HESTF 105 Classroom)
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner (Academic Village)
~7:00 - ? Evening Social Gathering Spot – Mayor of Old Town (632 S Mason St).
Thursday, June 15 --HESTF 105 Classroom
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Academic Village)
Reading: Roeoesli et al., 2016
Morning —Fabian Walter and Paul Winberry
9:00-10:00 Stick-slip glacial seismicity - Fabian Walter and Paul Winberry
10:00-10:20-Break
10:20-12:00 Python Linked Activity (student laptops) - Alpine Stick-slip seismicity
12:00 Pick up to-go Lunches and depart (Academic Village)
Afternoon –Dan McGrath and Rick Aster
Readings: Hoffman et al., 2007; Field Trip Guides and Map
Alpine Glacial Terrain Field Trip to Rocky Mountain National Park – Bring Warm Clothes!
~6:00 – 8:15 Dinner at Ed’s Cantina, Estes Park
Friday, June 16 -- HESTF 105 Classroom
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Academic Village)
Morning —Vera Schlindwein and Rick Aster
Readings: Martin et al., 2010; MacAyeal et al., 2008; Grob et al., 2011; Laderach and Schlindwein, 2011.
9:00 Seismology of sea ice, icebergs, and ice shelves -- Vera Schlindwein and Rick Aster
10:00-10:20 Break
10:30 Python Linked Activity (student laptops)
12:00 – 12:50 Lunch (Academic Village)
Afternoon —All
1:00 Recap, and General Discussion on Future Motivations, Directions and Science Opportunities in Glacial Seismology Instructor Panel – All Instructors
2:00 Posters (HESTF 105 Classroom)
4:30 Take down posters and afternoon free time
6:00 – 9:00 Catered Finale Dinner in Fort Collins (Wolverine Farm Publick House, 316 Willow Street).
Saturday, June 17
7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast (Corbett Hall; note change of venue)
Depart (various times; Academic Village checkout by 10:00 AM)