Regions: Dehcho Region
Tags: physical sciences, geology, seismology
| Principal Investigator: | Bostock, Michael (2) |
| Licence Number: | 13643 |
| Organization: | University of British Columbia |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
2003
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| Issued: | Jun 01, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Andy Langl |
Objective(s): The objective of the CANOE project is to understand the deep structure of the Earth by using recordings of distant earthquakes (from e.g., Japan, Fiji, Alaska, Mexico, Chile, Italy, Turkey). This is a collaborative research program involving scientists from several universities in Canada and the United States. Information from this program will enhance the understanding of how the North American continent has grown and evolved over the past 4 billion years. It will also allow researchers to see deep into the Earth to depths of 3000 km to understand how the motions in the interior of our planet have created features like the Hawaiian Islands. The work in 2004 involves installing seismometers at 12 stations along the Liard Highway and Mackenzie Highway to record earthquake events from around the world. These will comprise part of a larger network of earthquake sensors. This work is unrelated to the exploration for hydrocarbons.
