We invite you to submit Abstracts for this Environmental Seismology sess ion at this year’s joint Seismological Society of America/Latin American an d Caribbean Seismological Commission Meeting in Miami (14-17 May). The abst ract deadline is 24 January 2018, and the abstract link is at https://www.seismosoc. org/meetings/abstract-submissions.
Environmental Seismolo gy: Glaciers, Rivers, Landslides and Beyond
Environmental se ismology is the study of seismic signals generated at and near the surface created by environmental forces in the atmosphere, hydrosphere or solid Ear th. Contributions to this session are welcome on a wide variety of topics i ncluding (but not limited to) the seismic signals associated with landslide s, rock falls, debris flows, lahars, snow avalanches, cliff or pinnacle res onance, bedload transport, fluid flow in open and confined channels, open w ater waves, tides, glacial stick-slip, iceberg calving, crevassing, extreme wind and weather and wind turbines or other anthropogenic sources. Contrib utions that seek to conduct monitoring, create physical or statistical mode ls of source processes or systems, detect events, characterize a wave propa gation environment, or interact with other branches of the Earth or social sciences are additionally encouraged.
Session Conveners
Bradley P. Lipovsky, Harvard University, Department of Earth and P
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Additional Information on the meeting:
Seis
mology of the Americas, 14-17 May 2018
Join us this May in Miami, Flo
rida for our first joint international conference with the Latin American a
nd Caribbean Seismological Commission (LACSC).
This year, our confere
nce will start with an official joint welcoming ceremony and reception on M
onday, 14 May at 5 PM. The conference will feature more than 50 sessions an
d many events, such as our Women in Seismology Reception, Pint & Poster
hours and Mentoring Breakfast.
In addition to the technical program of poster and oral presentations, there will be an evening of Lightning Tal ks: quick, five-minute presentations that cover a range of interesting topi cs. The SSA Award Ceremony and LACSC Business Meetings will be held early e vening on Wednesday, 13 May.
The Seismology of the Americas 2018 Prog ram Committee is led by Co-Chairs Carol Prentice (United States Geological Survey) and Elizabeth Vanacore (University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez).
We hope to see you there!
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