West Antarctic Volcano Exploration (WAVE II)

该奖项支持一个详细的领域和 玛丽伯德新生代火山岩的实验室研究 陆地，南极洲。 这个地区是地球上最大的 火山区，包含了重要的新生代记录 冰川-火山历史、岩石成因和构造 西南极洲的演变 该项目将扩大 详细的现场报道玛丽伯德地火山， 目前还只是在侦察阶段 后续 实验室研究将包括地球化学和同位素 分析、放射性测年和表面暴露测年。 这是一个国际合作项目， 英国，和新西兰地质学家

This award supports a program of detailed field and laboratory studies of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. This area, one of the earth's largest volcanic provinces, contains important records of Cenozoic glacial-volcanic history, petrogenesis, and tectonic evolution of West Antarctica. This project will extend detailed field coverage to Marie Byrd Land volcanoes which are still known only on a reconnaissance level. Subsequent laboratory studies will include geochemical and isotopic analyses, radiometric dating, and surface exposure dating. This is an international cooperative program involving U.S., U.K., and N.Z. geoscientists.