Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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Name (Latin)
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Other forms of name
IRIS (Consortium)
IRIS Consortium (Washington, D.C.)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 147873619
Wikidata: Q16074398
Library of congress: n 89630678
HAI10: 000657490
Sources of Information
  • nuc89-54636: Science plan for a new global ... 1984
  • Users guide, a guide to planning experiments using PASSCAL instruments, 1991:
  • Phone call to J. Fowler, IRIS, 3/21/94
  • IRIS newsletter (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology), spring 1992:
  • PASSCAL newsletter, Mar. 1986:
Wikipedia description:

IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) was a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. IRIS programs contributed to scholarly research, education, earthquake hazard mitigation, and the verification of a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Support for IRIS came from the National Science Foundation, other federal agencies, universities, and private foundations. IRIS supported five major components: The Data Management Center (DMC) The Portable Array Seismic Studies of the Continental Lithosphere (PASSCAL) The Global Seismographic Network (GSN) The Transportable Array (USARRAY) Education and Public Outreach Program (EPO) IRIS maintained a Corporate Office in Washington, D.C. IRIS's Education and Public Outreach Program offered animations, videos, lessons, software, posters, and fact sheets to help teachers and the general public learn more about seismology and earth science and understand it better. The goal is to get more people interested in careers in geophysics. IRIS is listed in the Registry of Research Data Repositories re3data.org. On January 1, 2023, IRIS merged with UNAVCO to form the EarthScope Consortium.

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