Collaborative Research: Lithospheric Structure of the Tibetan Plateau

本研究旨在沿青藏高原近N-S剖面研究西藏地区详细的P波和S波速度、地壳和上地幔结构。与中国国家地震局地球物理研究所合作，部署10个或更多PASSCAL地震系统，为期12个月，记录远震、中亚和东亚地区事件以及青藏高原局部地震活动。青藏高原是地球上的一级地形地貌，从碰撞构造强度来看，它代表着全球构造中的“末端成员”。美国和中国科学家之间的这一合作研究项目将涉及平等分享资金和数据。这项研究是国家减少地震灾害计划的一部分。

This research is to study the detailed P- and S-wave velocity crust and upper mantle structures under Tibet along a nearly N-S profile across the Plateau. In cooperation with the Institute of Geophysics, State Seismological Bureau of the Peoples' Republic of China, the deployment of 10 or more PASSCAL seismic systems for 12 months will be done recording teleseisms, regional events in central and eastern Asia, and local seismicity in the Tibetan Plateau. The Tibetan Plateau is a first order topographic feature on Earth; it represents an "end member" in the global tectonics in terms of the intensity of collisional tectonics. This cooperative research program between the U.S. and Chinese scientists will involve equal sharing of funding and data. This research is a component of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program.