Always wanted to know the basics of rotational seismology? Follow us into this short blogpost written by our ECS team member Andreas Brotzer. Let’s spin it … or rather rotate it. Most of us enjoy a good spin on a carousel or rollercoaster. Well, we are actually doing this permanently since we live on a rotating planet! Lucky enough, we don’t feel it very much because the rate of rotation is ...[Read More]
What is Distributed Acoustic Sensing?
In this blog we give a succinct introduction to Distributed Acoustic Sensing for the starting seismologist, or the interested reader. The blog is by no means a complete overview and serves as a starting point for you to understand DAS and get started with the data. It was written by SM ECS members Ana Nap and Katinka Tuinstra. By now, Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a pretty widely kn ...[Read More]
State of the ECS: wrapping up 2023!
We are glad to open our seismology advent calendar with this blog! Welcome to the State of the ECS, where our ECS members reflect on the year. Hello! Katinka here, writing from a snowy Zürich. Days are shorter, many layers of clothes are needed, and the last scientific effort before Christmas is being pushed for, because 2023 is ending! We as ECS have had a wonderful year, and I’m so ...[Read More]
Geo-Movie Cup 2023: Dante’s Peak’s Explosive Victory
Ladies and gentlemen, disaster movie aficionados, and geological enthusiasts, it’s time to revisit the epic showdown that was the Geo-Movie Cup 2023. This year, the competition reached unprecedented heights, welcoming new movies into the mix, adding Instagram as a polling platform, and ultimately crowning “Dante’s Peak” as the winner. Let’s dive in and recap this year ...[Read More]