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Collecting seismic data offshore of California

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During a geophysical cruise off northern California, Sam Johnson from USGS points out the location of the San Andreas fault on a map generated by multibeam data to correlate with the new, incoming seismic-reflection data. Taken during the San Andreas Fault 2010 Expedition, NOAA Ocean Exploration and Research.

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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) includes a diverse range of staff, organized into a series of teams dedicated to carrying out OER's mission. Staff are located at NOAA headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, as well as in field offices around the country.

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