Cradle of the Earthquake: Exploring the Underwater San Andreas Fault on the R/V Pacific Storm and the SRV Derek M. Baylis between 20100910 and 20101003

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Over one hundred years after the devastating Great 1906 Earthquake that nearly destroyed San Francisco, this expedition explored the Northern San Andreas Fault, the history of past earthquakes, and the intertwined relationships between large earthquakes and biologic diversity along this, the fastest moving fault in western North America. The expedition combined cutting-edge technology with the use of an innovative, fuel-efficient vessel to explore the past and predict the future of this unexplored geobiologic system.

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21 mapsOE.htm https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

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  • ocean discovery
  • ocean research
  • explorer
  • north pacific ocean
  • multi-beam sonar
  • transformational research
  • ocean education
  • mendocino triple junction
  • underwater
  • bathymetry
  • stewardship
  • oceans
  • marine education
  • san juan bautista
  • pacific storm
  • noaa
  • derek m. baylis
  • scientific research
  • ocean literacy
  • multibeam
  • undersea
  • ocean exploration and research
  • systematic exploration
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • san francisco
  • ocean
  • mapping survey
  • sub-bottom profile
  • ocean exploration
  • sea
  • multibeam sonar
  • northern san andreas fault
  • core sampling
  • technology
  • multibeam mapping system
  • exploration
  • fracture zones
  • mbes
  • science
  • backscatter
  • expedition
  • scientific mission
  • oer

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