"Marine" seismic imaging of the Ostler Fault in Mackenzie Country, central South Island, New Zealand

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Academic background

Sciences

Host campus

Dunedin

Qualification

Postgraduate Diploma, Master's, Honours

Department

Geology

Supervisor

Professor Andrew Gorman

Overview

The aim of this project is to collect seismic boomer data in the Pukaki Canal between Lake Pukaki and Lake Ruataniwha and within Lake Ruataniwha (near Twizel) to image the active Ostler Fault and better assess its earthquake hazard.

Useful information

• Graduate research at the University of Otago
• Scholarships at the University of Otago

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