Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network (COCONet) was a global positioning system (GPS) observation network that spanned across the Caribbean and the neighboring area[1] It was part of UNAVCO (University Navstar Corporation).[2] UNAVCO and IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) Consortium later merged to create EarthScope Consortium in 2023.[3]
The project was initiated after the devastation of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, which was a 7.0 Mw earthquake.[4] Starting from 2011, UNAVCO built and operated COCONet for the National Science Foundation (NSF). It was a network of continuous GPS meteorology or cGPS/Met sites. Along with the NSF-funded TLALOCNet GPS network in Mexico, the two networks of cGPS-Met instrumentation were available to support research in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.[5]
- ^ "COCONet: Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network". coconet.unavco.org. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "COCONet: Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network". coconet.unavco.org. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Consortium, EarthScope (2023-10-03). "UNAVCO and IRIS Consortium Join Forces as EarthScope Consortium". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ Witze, Alexandra (2013-05-01). "A network to track Caribbean hazards". Nature. 497 (7450): 421–422. Bibcode:2013Natur.497..421W. doi:10.1038/497421a. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 23698422.
- ^ 2016COCONetWorkshopReport_final_v2 (unavco.org)
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