News
October 20, 2004 - Welcome to the New Site
A new incarnation of canoe.asu.edu has been published and a few improvements have been made. An obvious change is the restructuring of the site to branch out into separate pages. In addition, the two independent versions of the site have been removed, eliminating the need for a menu page. Enjoy the site and please give feedback to Dr. Garnero where applicable.
January 30, 2004 - Adobe Reader
If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you will need it to view many of the maps and other PDF files found on this site. The software is free and available for download from the Adobe website.
January 29, 2004 - New Data Plot Available
Now available: a plot of data from the seismometers currently deployed along Leg A. On September 25th, 2003 our seismometers detected the 8.3 event located just offshore of Hokkaido, Japan. This plot shows the seismograms our stations recorded and the path traveled by the seismic energy through the Earth. go to maps
October 23, 2003 - About the CANOE Array
Canadian and U.S. Earth scientists are joining together to conduct a new and important seismic experiment in Northwest Canada. This research project is funded by both governments, and involves nearly 50 sensitive earthquake recording seismometers to study the Earth from its deepest interior to the outer surface. Our CAnadian NOrthwest Experiment (called CANOE) array will record earthquakes from around the world, allowing us to construct images of the Earth's inaccessible deep interior. CANOE will last 2½ years, beginning in May 2003, and ending in Fall 2005. There are three legs to this seismic experiment, the first of which will be installed this year, with the additional legs installed in Spring 2004. This collaborative effort involves scientists from several universities, including University of British Columbia, University of Minnesota, Arizona State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology (see information on the "contacts" page). This area of the Earth is important to study: it contains a unique transition from the very young crust of the Canadian Rockies, to extremely old crust in the Great Slave Lake region, home of some of the oldest rocks on Earth. Studying this transition will help scientists understand how continents are constructed. This network of seismometers is also unique in that it is located at optimal distances away from important earthquake centers, which allows detailed investigations of the nature of Earth's deepest interior, including the long sought source of major volcanic features such as Hawaii...read more
