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Emigrant Pass Observatory

GPS Equipment

Camera Equipment

Computers

  • TERRAFLOP - 5-node compute cluster for Geology & Geophysics
  • thermal - AMD Athlon 1.3GHz Duron, 512MB RAM; file server/light-duty number cruncher
  • terra - dual AMD 1.2GHz Thunderbird MP, 1024MB RAM, linux - workstation/number cruncher
  • xenolith - AMD 1600+ MP, 512MB RAM, linux - workstation/number cruncher
  • kelvin - dual Pentium II 450MHz, 384 MB RAM, linux - workstation
  • celsius - Sun Ultra 10 workstation (333 MHz CPU, 2 MB cache, OpenGL hardware graphics, 256 MB RAM) - workstation
  • divbar - AMD K6-2 400 MHz, 64 MB RAM, Windows 95 - instrument control computer
  • 100 Mbps switched internal network
  • 104 GB network accessible disk space (on thermal (36GB), CMES server (18 GB), and terra (50 GB))
  • Campus Accessible: SGI 64 processor Origin 2000; Beowulf cluster ("ICEBOX")

Scientific Software

Lab Equipment for Measuring Thermophysical Properties

  • dual stack divided bar aparatus with automated data logger
  • TK04 line source with automated data logger

Field Equipment

  • numerous portable high precision (mK) borehole thermister temperature loggers
  • Secondary temperature standard probe, for calibration of temperature logging equipment
  • portable automated and nearly continuous digital data logger for thermister temperature loggers
  • Scintrex CG-3M high-precision gravimeter
  • Two LaCoste & Romberg G-series meters (through Geology & Geophysics)
  • High-precision Trimble GPS survey equipment (through Geology & Geophysics)
  • Emmigrant Pass Observatory, continously running weather station located over a borehole
  • 8 lb sledge hammer, aka "The Persuader"
  • assorted coolers for cold beverages


Thermal Geophysics Group / Geology & Geophysics / University of Utah

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Last updated March 22, 2006.