http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:21:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/a-talk-with-sean-solomon-lamont-dohertys-new-director/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/a-talk-with-sean-solomon-lamont-dohertys-new-director/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:30:56 +0000 Kim Martineau http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29893 "The Observatory has remained a powerhouse in Earth science research and a very special place. The scientists here are true explorers—creative and fiercely independent."]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/09/21/a-talk-with-sean-solomon-lamont-dohertys-new-director/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/rolling-into-open-water-in-the-central-pacific/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/rolling-into-open-water-in-the-central-pacific/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:48:22 +0000 Jim Gaherty http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20601 We nicknamed our project NoMelt because we seek to characterize a mature, pristine oceanic plate far from its volcanic origin at a Mid-Ocean Ridge, and away from areas of pronounced volcanism and melting that subsequently alter the structure of the plate.  Our site in the central Pacific fits these scientific needs. However, one downside is [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/05/rolling-into-open-water-in-the-central-pacific/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/30/probing-an-oceanic-plate/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/30/probing-an-oceanic-plate/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:36:49 +0000 Jim Gaherty http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20289 Everything that we understand about the rhythms of the Earth’s surface – the slow growth of mountain chains, the creeping expansion of the ocean basins, the abrupt upheaval of a major earthquake, the explosive eruption of a volcano – is viewed through the context of plate tectonics.  This simple yet highly successful model for describing [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/11/30/probing-an-oceanic-plate/feed/ 4