Jean-Philippe Avouac on earthquakes
Photo: Noel Zia Lee
“The most important thing is that satellite imagery is revolutionizing the way we are seeing earthquakes today. It provides a tool to make accurate measurements of what’s happening at the time of an earthquake. And this is critical information to understand better the physics of earthquakes.” – Jean-Philippe Avouac
EarthSky’s Jeremy Shere talked with geologist Jean-Philippe Avouac about how he uses satellite imagery to study earthquakes. Avouac relies mostly on the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer — ASTER for short — aboard the NASA Terra satellite.
Our thanks to NASA’s Terra Mission, helping us better understand and protect our home planet.
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