(Solved): lab2: Plate Tectonics Part B: Using GPS to Understand Plate Tectonics GPS (Global Positioning Syslem ...

Part B: Using GPS to Understand Plate Tectonics GPS (Global Positioning Syslem) is a constollation of tatolites (24.32 8. 2 points satebtes) used for determining the precise and accurate location of a CPS recelver that might be implanted into varicus davices such as our phones and cars. However, position data collected trom phones and small hand help GPg recoivers is less precise and cannot be used to study small scale changes such as movement of plates. Hence, geoscientists use high precision instruments that are capabio of measuring wubmitimeter scale changes in posisions to study plate toctanic processes. in the folowing exnecise you will be provided with position data of two permanent GPS stations located in California. These stafions were inctaked by Between 2002 and 2018: Station BEMT moved to the north at what cate (answer in mmive to 2 decimat placest? UNAVCO, a National Scierice Foundation facily as part of the Plate foondaoy Observatory projoct collecting position data continubuty for the 16 yoars indicated here. The. oraphe (with horizontal axis Laboled "Yoar" and vortical awis etther North of East (tray) in Figure 4 show position change of a GPS Station BEMT and Station SBCC since 2002 in milimoters (imm) 9 ? 2 poirinis Between 2002 and 2018 , Station BEAdr mened to the west it nhat ratu (answer in merrer to 2 decimal places)? Station SBCC since 2002 in inillimeters (mm). $$12.4$$ points: Calculale the rate at which STATION-BEMT is moving in mm/yr to 2 decimal places. You will have to use the Pythagorean equation to calculate station speed. For instanoe, for a STATION-CARH that has moved $$29.33$$ mmyr to the north and $$23.33\mathrm{mm}/\mathrm{r}$$ to the west, the speed and direction of the station can be calculated in the following manner: Tyeve wour answeir. Fig 4. GPS position data for stations BEMT and SBCC. Nole yausis for eoch graph. Do the sane culatulion for Station SBCE Report the rate in mmiyr to 2 decimal places Fig 4- GPS postion data for stations BEMT and SBCC. Note y-wes for each 14 Spoints graph Stations BEMT and SBCC are both mowing to the Station movinghaster. 15 Somits Wive the disparity intates and movenent direction? Cin wou think of a malar boundarymight be precent here? Fig 5. Pate boundary in southern Catforna with two GPS platigas, BEMT and SACC: