Polar Programs

The EPIC currently supports approximately 60 experiments per year worldwide, with 5-10% currently funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs (OPP). Polar projects commonly require a level of support that is several times that of seismic experiments in less demanding environments inclusive of very remote deployments (e.g. Tibet). 

The primary focus of the EPIC's Polar support efforts are:

1. Developing successful cold station deployment strategies.
2. Collaborating with vendors to develop and test -55°C rated seismic equipment.
3. Establishing a pool of instruments for use in cold environments.
4. Building a pool of cold station ancillary equipment.
5. Creating a resource repository for cold station techniques and test data for seismologists and others in the polar sciences community.