A Marine Geophysical Study of the Gulf of Valencia

研究表明， 大陆边缘是地球和海洋中的一个重要课题 以理工科为重地壳层的性质和厚度以及 根据沉积物数据确定的沉降历史可用于 来确定大陆地壳的强度， 评估地壳减薄和拉伸模型。的 西部瓦伦西亚湾的大陆边缘 地中海是进行这种研究的理想地点，因为 边缘是最近形成的，只有一个薄的 沉积物覆盖 目前的奖项将支持海洋地球物理计划 以检查厚度、地震特征和热流 这个边际。这项工作将是一个合作项目与法国 和西班牙科学家，并将利用第二个法国研究 除了康拉德号这些数据将 结合现有的钻井数据和重力研究， 边缘，以评估裂谷过程中发生的过程， 大陆地壳的伸展

The study of the deep structure and tectonic history of continental margins is an important topic in the earth and ocean sciences. The nature and thickness of crustal layers and the subsidence history determined from data on sediments can be used to determine the strength of the continental crust, as well as to evaluate models for crustal thinning and stretching. The continental margin of the Gulf of Valencia in the western Mediterranean is an ideal location for such a study since this margin has formed relatively recently and has only a thin sediment cover. The present award will support a marine geophysical program to examine the thickness, seismic character and heat flow across this margin. The work will be a cooperative project with French and Spanish scientists, and will utilize a second French research vessel in addition to the R.V. Conrad. These data will be integrated with existing well data and gravity studies of this margin to evaluate the processes occurring during rifting and stretching of continental crust.