Geophysical Monitoring of Mount Erebus

For many of the years scientific research has been conducted on Mt. Erebus, geophysicists have relied on analog short-period seismometers. Within the past few years, there has been a large push to replace many of these older seismometers with new digital broadband instruments. In addition to the seismic monitoring, some stations are also collecting tilt, GPS, infrared, infrasound, meteorological and gas chemistry data. Here are some photos showing the installation of some of these new stations.

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Rick Aster and Noel Barstow testing seismometers at the lower Erebus hut.
 Rich Karstens and Rick Aster examining data transmitted from Mt. Erebus.
 Rick Aster and Rich Karstens with an Erebus seismic vault.
Rick Aster and Noel Barstow testing seismometers at the lower Erebus hut.
Rich Karstens and Rick Aster examining data transmitted from Mt. Erebus.
Rick Aster and Rich Karstens with an Erebus seismic vault.
Seismic vault at the Truncated Cones seismic site.
 Seismic vault and instrument electronics box at the lower Erebus hut seismic site.
 Rick Aster calling back to the lower Erebus hut from the Mac-Z seismic station.
Seismic vault at the Truncated Cones seismic site.
Seismic vault and instrument electronics box at the lower Erebus hut seismic site.
Rick Aster calling back to the lower Erebus hut from the Mac-Z seismic station.
Radio antenna (covered in rime ice) used to transmit seismic data from E1 to McMurdo Station.
 Antenna at Hooper's Shoulder used to transmit seismic data back to McMurdo Station.
 The seismic station at Nausea Knob.
Radio antenna (covered in rime ice) used to transmit seismic data from E1 to McMurdo Station.
Antenna at Hooper's Shoulder used to transmit seismic data back to McMurdo Station.
The seismic station at Nausea Knob.
A FreeWave antenna at the Nausea Knob seismic site covered with rime ice.
 One of the "P-boxes" used to control DC power input/output at the Mt. Erebus seismic stations.
 Rime ice can cause serious damage to antennas and wind generator towers.
A FreeWave antenna at the Nausea Knob seismic site covered with rime ice.
One of the "P-boxes" used to control DC power input/output at the Mt. Erebus seismic stations.
Rime ice can cause serious damage to antennas and wind generator towers.
The 'Mac-Z' seismic station solar panels and antennas.
 Bill McIntosh installing a relay antenna on the Truncated Cones radio repeater tower.
 The Abbott Peak seismic station.
The 'Mac-Z' seismic station solar panels and antennas.
Bill McIntosh installing a relay antenna on the Truncated Cones radio repeater tower.
The Abbott Peak seismic station.

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Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology