Author: Mike Steckler5
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End of Our Fieldwork and Mandalay Hill
I had one last day installing seismometers with the team, then left for Mandalay. After a breakfast with colleagues, I had a free day to explore Mandalay Hill.
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I Switch to Installing Seismometers
With the GPS done, I joined the seismologists installing 32 stations in Myanmar. We finished the preparations and then headed out to the field in three teams.
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From Catholic Churches to Buddhist Monasteries, the Work Continued
On the way back to Kale, we stopped at a Catholic church where one of the seismometers will be deployed.
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Our Next Sets of GPS in Kalewa and Tedim
To get to Kalewa we followed the Myittha River past the Kabaw Fault to the site with view of a monastery. Tedim is a long and windy drive through the mountainous Chin Hills.
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To Kale for the First GPS Station
We drove 15 hours over two days to get to Kale, our new home base. Here, we managed to build a monument and install our first GPS station in only one day. Our homemade post-driver worked amazingly well.
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Installing GPS in Myanmar
We believe the IndoBurman subduction zone is active and that there is a significant earthquake hazard in this densely populated region. We are installing GPS stations to monitor it.
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Finishing Up in Bangladesh
In the final push, we split into multiple teams, and caught up and completed all the seismometer installations on time.
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Installing the seismometer array
Helping Jim’s team, I assisted in installing stations and scouting locations. While some stations go quickly, others took multiple trips to find a good site. Time is growing short for getting all the seismometer installations done on time.
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Transition to Seismology Scouting
As we finished scouting and installing the GPS stations, we started to assist the seismology team in getting permission to install there instruments in Tea Estates.
