EES-1 SEISMIC HAZARDS PROGRAM CAPABILTIES

Most of our recent experience in seismic hazards and neotectonic studies has been in the extensional tectonic regime of the Rio Grande rift (map or view), but our staff have participated in similar studies ranging from South Carolina and New York to California and Washington. Working in volcanic terranes of western North America, we have additionally drawn on the group's considerable capabilities in volcanology, geochemistry, and petrology to complement and facilitate seismic hazards studies. A major basic research thrust in our group has been the elucidation of the interplay between young magmatism, neotectonism, and hydrothermal activity which uniquely enable development of many geothermal and ore deposit resources. 

The wide variety of expertise on our team can be brought to bear on a great variety of seismic hazards problems, and includes:

  • field geology
  • paleoseismology
  • geomorphology
  • soils
  • structural geology
  • tectonics
  • digital mapping techniques
  • drilling
  • conventional and innovative age dating techniques
  • volcanology
For more information, contact Jamie Gardner (505-667-1799 or jgardner@lanl.gov). 

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