Crustal Deformation Measurements in the Vicinity of Vandenberg Air Force Base

Abstract

Recent geological and geodetic studies have suggested that the region surrounding Vandenberg AFB, CA is undergoing active crustal deformation. In 1989 funding under this grant was used to purchase five GPS receivers and to begin a series of measurements designed to determine the magnitude and spatial distribution of deformation in a region encompassing the major faults and folds within 50 km of Vandenberg. Four receivers were acquired in January 1990 and experiments were performed in February and September. The fifth receiver will be sited near the former NASA Very Long Baseline site and will become integrated into the Permanent GPS Geodetic Array in California.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1990
Accession Number
ADA273472

Entities

People

  • Robert W. King

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Buildings And Structures
  • California
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classification
  • Determinants (Mathematics)
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Geodetic Surveys
  • Measurement
  • Optical Scanning
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Interference
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Seismology

Technology Areas

  • Space