Imperial College London
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ProfessorJoannaMorgan

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Earth Science & Engineering

Emeritus Professor of Geophysics
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6423j.v.morgan

 
 
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Location

 

1.46CRoyal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Barton:2005:10.1190/1.2144326,
author = {Barton, P and Owen, T and Gulick, S and Urrutia, J and Morgan, J and Warner, M and Christeson, G and Rebolledo, M},
doi = {10.1190/1.2144326},
pages = {29--32},
title = {Seismics in the environmental spotlight: Counting the cost},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.2144326},
year = {2005}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Early in 2005 the US research vessel R/V Maurice Ewing, operated by Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, conducted an academic seismic survey of the Chicxulub impact crater in the shallow water offshore Yucatan, Mexico. This survey was the focus of a campaign by environmental activists, which enhanced local concerns in Mexico. A combination of US legal requirements and Mexican government restrictions resulted in highly restricted time windows in which the work could be conducted. Although the survey was ultimately successful, the costs escalated significantly, and the data return was less than originally planned. Here we analyse the nature of these costs, consider the extent to which these additional precautions helped to protect the environment, and examine strategies for minimizing unnecessary expenditure, preventing misinformation and ensuring environmental protection for future surveys.
AU  - Barton,P
AU  - Owen,T
AU  - Gulick,S
AU  - Urrutia,J
AU  - Morgan,J
AU  - Warner,M
AU  - Christeson,G
AU  - Rebolledo,M
DO  - 10.1190/1.2144326
EP  - 32
PY  - 2005///
SP  - 29
TI  - Seismics in the environmental spotlight: Counting the cost
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.2144326
ER  -
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