A physical mechanism known as dilatancy strengthening acts as a natural brake within the Gofar transform fault, capping the magnitude of submarine earthquakes and causing them to occur with extreme predictability.
#Seismology #MarineGeophysics #Tectonophysics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/es05142601.html
Researchers help solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific

Discover how dilatancy strengthening acts as a natural brake on the Gofar transform fault, limiting and regulating oceanic earthquake magnitudes.

Day 5 #ArtAdventCalendar: What’s inside this cigar box? A black smoker - with giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) for #InsertAnInvert2024. I’ve had the idea for this #multimedia in my head for years! Cigar box, collaged papers, gouache, Posca pen, glue, washi tape.

I’ve never had the opportunity to go on a research cruise to a hydrothermal vent, though I have contributed to plans for monitoring 🧵

#sciArt #hydrothermalVent #marineGeophysics #marineBiology #MastoArt

What’s inside this cigar box? A black smoker - with giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) for #InsertAnInvert2024. I’ve had the idea for this #multimedia in my head for years! Cigar box, collaged papers, gouache, Posca pen, glue, washi tape.

I’ve never had the opportunity to go on a research cruise to a hydrothermal vent, though I have contributed to plans for monitoring and seen a lot of footage shot by 🧵1/n

#sciArt #hydrothermalVent #giantTubeWorm #marineGeophysics #marineBiology #MastoArt

#introduction

I have a doctorate in #geophysics and #oceanography and now work at Planet Labs PBC (planet.com) in #remotesensing and #software development. Previous research in #marinegeophysics and #tectonics. Open source #geospatial software, original author of #geopandas (though no longer an active maintainer). Professional interests in #scientific #computing #scicomm #dataviz #python #foss

Personal interests #backpacking #hiking #gravelbike #mountaineering #nordic #skiing

Inland NW

#Introduction. Bio by hashtags: #Geology (Leiden) ➤ #Hydrogeol. ➤ #MarineGeophysics#Tectonics#FractureZones (#Atlantic) ➤ #ReferencePublishing#SciencePublishing#NewsPublishing (briefly) ➤ #SciencePublishing (return; this time in UK) ➤ #NatureMagazine (briefly) ➤ #OpenAccessPublishing#Semantics (#Nanopublications) ➤ #Retirement ➤ More interests than seem to be able to be satisfied (i.a.: #Politics; #Arts; #Music; #Translation [of #CrimeNovels, EN➤NL, and #FamilyHistory, GER➤EN]).