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SHIPS: Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound
Images from SHIPS, 1998
SHIPS Preparations at the USGS Marine Facility
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R/V Thompson
Photos of the demobilization of SHIPS equipment
Ship trackline maps show where we collected data:
Multichannel seismic tracklines
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