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January 5, 2003
Seismic and Ecological Sites Receive High-Speed Connectivity Via
HPWREN's Toro Peak Backbone Node
The HPWREN team recently linked the Borrego Valley Downhole Seismic Array and the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center to their high-speed backbone node at Toro Peak. Additionally, the Kings Stormwater Bridge was connected to the network via Toro Peak earlier this fall while Garner Valley Downhole Seismic Array and the Santa Rosa Native American Reservation's education facility will also be connected within the upcoming months. Field researchers and educators at these remote sites are now able to stream data via HPWREN at several megabits per second. |
Likewise, the 16,301-acre Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center also lacked the capability of streaming real-time data to and from their research facilities - until December when they were also linked into HPWREN. The reserve's field scientists, who primarily specialize in plant and animal ecophysiology such as adaptation to water and heat stress, are pleased with the high-speed connection. "Our researchers now have the tools to access real-time data and the option to use technology and field methods that were not available previously at Deep Canyon," says Al Muth of UC Riverside and director of the Center. "We look forward to exploring the potential of this new capability at Deep Canyon Desert Research Center." Specific research projects at Deep Canyon include:
For additional photographs depicting the installation, please refer to http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/Photos/20000412 and http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/Photos/20021211/. -KMB ![]() |