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A GPS NETWORK
A GPS NETWORK—Workman enlisted fellow JP graduate students to install Global Positioning Satellite benchmarks throughout the volcanic island. The students measured subtle changes in the volcano's surface that can signal changes in the volcano?s underlying magma chamber. GPS receivers can measure ground-motion changes smaller than 1 centimeter. (Map by Rhea Workman/WHOI)

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