9 October 2012
Benchmarking Time: Al-Bana, Sultanate of Oman
Posted by Jessica Ball
I’m in the process of regrouping after a full weekend field trip back to Bancroft, so in the meantime, here’s a guest Benchmarking post from Evelyn over at Georneys. Evelyn writes:
Here’s a picture of a benchmark in the Sultanate of Oman on a hill overlooking the village of Al-Bana. I’ve also included a picture of the view from the benchmark– you can see an old watchtower and the village of Al-Bana. Jebel Misht is the mountain in the background. Finally, I’ve included a picture to prove that I was actually there as well as a pretty view of Jebel Misht.
Benchmark near Al-Bana, Oman. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Mervine.
View of the village of Al-Bana from the benchmark site. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Mervine.
Evelyn at the benchmark, with Al-Bana and the mountain Jebel Misht in the background. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Mervine.
Jebel Misht. Photo courtesy of Evelyn Mervine.
Jessica Ball is a graduate student in the Department of Geology at State University of New York at Buffalo, where she is learning how to safely and productively play with very hot rocks. Her PhD research focuses on the interaction of water and lava domes, and involves both field investigations and modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from life as a grad student to geoscience outreach to (of course!) her field and lab work in volcanology.
