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 volcanologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, researching volcanic hydrothermal systems and stability, and doing science communication for the California Volcano Observatory. She previously worked at the Geological Society of America's Washington DC Policy Office, learning about the intersection of Earth science and legislative affairs. Her Mendenhall postdoc and PhD focused on how water affects the stability of volcanoes, and involved both field investigations and numerical modeling applications. Her blogging covers a range of topics, from her experiences in academic geosciences to science outreach and communication to her field and lab work in volcanology.