Description

Technical Short Course Applications Open

“Strain Accumulation and Release from GNSS”

June 15 - 17, 2026 | 9 AM–1 PM Pacific | Virtual

Led by members of CRESCENT's Coupling, Seismicity, and Slow Slip (C3S) working group, this virtual course provides tools for recognizing how earthquake cycle processes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone are expressed in geodetic observations. Participants will learn basic processing of geodetic time series, extraction of velocities and displacements, and introductory inverse methods to constrain fault slip. The course includes lectures and hands-on training with Python and Jupyter notebooks.

This course is for upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and professionals in the field of geodesy and tectonics who have specific research or application needs for using geodetic data to image fault slip processes.

For more information about the course and application instructions, see the course website.

 Application Deadline: April 15, 2026

Requirements

Prerequisites  

• This course is for upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and professionals in the field of geodesy and tectonics who have specific research or application needs for using geodetic data to image fault slip processes.  
• An individual computer that has an internet browser and a minimum stable internet connection speed of 5 Mb/s.
• Ability to explain how this course aligns with your current research or technical goals. 

Recommended Background

To get the most out of this course, participants are encouraged to have:

• Intermediate Python computing skills including:
  • Use of numpy and pandas 
  • Familiarity with working in a development environment (conda, pixi, etc.) 
  • Proficient knowledge in Jupyter notebooks
  • General understanding of linear algebra and inverse theory 
  • Basic understanding of the earthquake cycle and tectonic settings