StrawpersonDesign II

TA-type array

45 OBSs @ $75KIntermediate band+ DPG or APG15 shallow water30 deep water

Redeploy 30 deep

Flex-type array

5 OBS @ $75K

30-35 Short-period@ $35 -40K

Total $5M

1. Whole plate2. Flex array for detailed studies3. Greater density near trench4. Multiple deployments5. Absolute pressure gauges 6. Shallow water - facility for future7. Deploy first instruments in 2010 near N. ETS site

2 summers for each deployment to study structureAccelerometers at some sitesBalance of “broadband” vs shortperiod in flex array?

StrawpersonDesign

TA-type array

45 OBSs @ $75K

Intermediate band+ DPG or APG

15 shallow water30 deep water

Flex-type array

5 OBS @ $75K

50 Short-period@ $25K or ~ 30 @ $40K

Total $5M

Rupke et al., EPSL 2004

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Ranero et al., Nature, 2003

Normal faults extend 20 km+ into lithosphere while bending before subduction

Contreras-Reyes et al., G3, 2007

Contreras-Reyes et al., G3, 2007

Contreras-Reyes et al., G3, 2007

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Contreras-Reyes et al., GJI, 2008