This interactive presentation is part of a jigsaw activity and includes notes with directions and explanations for students. See: http://www.unavco.org/education/resources/educational-resources/lesson/gps-yellowstone/gps-yellowstone.html for complete activity

1. Taking the Pulse of Yellowstone’s
“Breathing” Caldera
Deformation

2. Taking Yellowstone’s Pulse
Ground deformation
Measuring
deformation in
ancient times

3. Measuring Elevation Changes:
the Leveling Line
Reference
map for
leveling
data

4. Measuring Elevation Changes:
Analyzing the Leveling Data
Leveling data from
Lake Butte to
Mount Washburn,
1923 - 1995

5. Measuring Elevation Changes
using GPS Data
Yellowstone
GPS
stations
MAWY
P720
P721
P714
NRWY
HVWY
LKWY
OFW2
P680
P709
P710
P711
P712
P713
P716
WLWY
Lake Butte
Overlook
Mount Washburn

6. Measuring Elevation Changes:
Analyze Data from Four GPS Stations
HVWY LKWYOFW2 WLWY
HVWY
LKWY
OFW2
WLWY
Lake Butte
Overlook
Mount Washburn

7. Measuring Elevation Changes
Graphing the GPS Data
0 10 20 30 40 50
HVWY LKWYOFW2 WLWY
Distance (km)
Height:VerticalDisplacement(mm)
0
100
50
150
200
250
-50
-100
300
Key
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

8. Exploring GPS Data around Yellowstone
GPS
stations in
or near
Yellowstone

9. Exploring GPS Data
around Yellowstone
Stack of
GPS time
series plots
in
Yellowstone

10. Animation of GPS Data from 2004-2011

11. Vertical Motion & Earthquakes
within Yellowstone

12. Measuring Ground
with Radar Satellite
Measuring
ground
deformation by
radar satellite

13. Taking Yellowstone’s Pulse
Sources
UNAVCO: Johnson, Jenda. 2013. “Vertical Movement of GPS Stations—NE End of Caldera.”
http://www.unavco.org//education/resources/educational-resources/lesson/gps-
yellowstone/module-materials/yellowstone-gps-2004-2011.mov Retrieved 20 November 2014.
(Search on YouTube for “UNAVCO research P8.”)
USGS, Volcanic Hazards Program, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. 2007. “Recent Ups and Downs
of the Yellowstone Caldera—2007 article.”
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/yvo/publications/2007/upsanddowns.php Retrieved 20 November 2014.
(Search for “yvo ups downs.”)