RIDGE Summer Institute for Theoretical Studies

RIDGE计划的主要目标是了解地球物理、地球化学和地球生物相互联系的原因和全球脊系统内能量随时间转移的后果。该计划的一个关键方面包括为脊峰过程的现场和实验室研究的理论整合提供强有力的支持。暑期学院的目的是提供一个需要跨学科方法的关键RIDGE理论问题的进展环境。暑期学院的主题将反映RIDGE倡议所包含的学科范围。1990年的主题是地幔流动、熔体的产生和脊顶岩石圈的变形。该研究所将包括向所有有关方面开放的短期课程，以及为大约30名研究人员和学生举办的为期两周的密集讲习班。RIDGE夏季研究所代表了RIDGE倡议提供的独特贡献，该倡议将参与山脊研究的理论，航海和基于实验室的社区组成部分整合在一起。

The primary goal of the RIDGE initiative is to understand the interlinked geophysical, geochemical and geobiological causes and consequences of energy transfer within the global ridge system through time. A key facet of this program involves providing strong support for theoretical integration of field and laboratory studies of ridge-crest processes. The purpose ofthe Summer Institute is to provide an environment of progresson critical theorectical RIDGE problems that require an inter- disciplinary approach. Topics for the Summer Institute will reflect the range of disciplines comprised by the RIDGE initiative. The topic for 1990 is mantle flow, melt generation, and lithospheric deformation at ridge crests. The Institute will consist of a short course open to all interested parties, and an intensive two-week workshop for approximately 30 researchers and students. The RIDGE Summer Institute represents a unique contribution offered by the RIDGE initiative to integrate theoretical, sea-going, and laboratory-based components of the community involed in ridge-crest research.