US-USSR Workshop on Geodynamics and Ecology of Lake Baykal, Southeastern Siberia:Perspectives for Global Change Research(Columbia and Charleston, SC: October 17-25, 1990)

除了是最深和最大的（按体积计算） 世界上最大的淡水湖，西伯利亚南部的贝加尔湖 对地质学家和生物学家来说都是非常重要的 由于其在构造活动中的中心位置， 贝加尔裂谷带，其漫长的地层记录， 西伯利亚东南部的古气候历史， 特有的植物群和动物群，使其成为重要的 生态系统 此次联合美- U.S.S.R.研讨会将于 确定国际地质、 湖泊地球物理与生态合作研究 贝加尔和贝加尔裂谷带。 会议将在 1990年10月17日至25日，南哥伦比亚和查尔斯顿 卡罗莱纳。 将特别注意 贝加尔地区对全球变化研究的重要性， 全球构造，沉积盆地的演化， 生物多样性 它还将提供机会， 美国之间的讨论，苏联和第三国的科学家 关于贝加尔地区的共同研究目标， 制定合作研究的具体计划和建议。 美国地质调查局也在为成本做出贡献 这次会议。 该项目实现了推进 科学知识，使领先的研究人员在 美苏要联合收割机互补 共同感兴趣领域的努力和能力 在基础科研领域的能力 平等、互惠、互利的基础。

In addition to being the deepest and largest (by volume) freshwater lake in the world, Lake Baykal in southern Siberia is intrinsically important to both geologists and biologists because of its central position in the tectonically active Baykal Rift Zone, its long stratigraphic record containing the paleoclimatic history of southeastern Siberia, and its rich endemic flora and fauna, establishing it as an important ecological system. The purpose of this joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. workshop is to identify scientific priorities for international geological, geophysical, and ecological cooperative research on Lake Baykal and in the Baykal Rift Zone. The meeting will be held October 17-25, 1990 in Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. Particular attention will be focused on the importance of the Baykal region to research in global change, global tectonics, the evolution of sedimentary basins, and biodiversity. It will also provide opportunities for discussions between U.S., Soviet, and third-country scientists about common research objectives in the Baykal region and to develop specific plans and proposals for cooperative research. The U.S. Geological Survey is also contributing to the cost of this meeting. This project fulfills the program objective of advancing scientific knowledge by enabling leading researchers in the United States and the U.S.S.R. to combine complementary efforts and capabilities in areas of strong mutual interest and competence in the field of basic scientific research on the basis of equality, reciprocity, and mutuality of benefit.