Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Rick Saltus

Senior Research Scientist for Marine Geology and Geophysics

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Education
  • Ph.D., Stanford University, Geophysics, 1991
  • M.S., Stanford University, Geophysics, 1988
  • B.S., Stanford University, Mathematics, 1979
Email
richard.saltus@colorado.edu
Phone
720-257-9811

Research Interests

  • Magnetic anomaly maps to support alternative navigation

  • Geologic/tectonic/geodynamic interpretation of potential field data (magnetics and gravity)

  • Development of technical documentation with application to delineation of extended continental shelf (Law of the Sea, Article 76)

  • Improvement of global magnetic field grids and models

  • Innovative display of geophysical information

  • Seeking ways to encourage citizen involvement in the geophysical sciences

Current Research

  • Development of advanced uncertainty models for delivery of magnetic anomaly reference information to alternative navigation systems (work sponsored by NGA and ONR)
  • Improvement of EMAG2 global model of lithospheric magnetic anomalies for improvement of global full field magnetic models (CIRES Geomagnetic Team project)
  • Continued development of MagMapper, a DOE funded application for location of orphan wells
  • Continued development of CrowdMag for (1) citizen scientist involvement, (2) mapping of local urban magnetic anomalies, and (3) input to global magnetic models

Past Projects

  • Application of marine bathymetric and geophysical data for definition of continental margin components with application to Article 76 of the Law of the Sea Treaty (State Department/NOAA/USGS cooperative project)

Research Categories

Oceans, Solid Earth, Space

Research Images

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RECCS Group Photo

As part of the Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) program we conducted a
US and Canadian Scientists

US and Canadian Scientists

Group photo of US and Canadian scientists and diplomats at a bi-lateral meeting in Boulder to discuss issues relating to continental shelf definition
Icebreaking ships surrounded by ice

Icebreakers

Icebreakers USCGC Healy and CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent conducting joint ECS studies in the Arctic Ocean
Five guys at Flagg Park field site for measurements with MagMapper app

MagMapper Fieldwork

Saltus, Nir Boneh, Rakesh Kumar, Lukas de Desma, Daniel Barrientos

Publications

ORC ID
0000-0001-6920-2936
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