Multi-Disciplinary Investigation of the Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary; A Pilot Project in Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior: Collaborative Research

这个项目启动了对地核-地幔边界的广泛研究，这是我们星球上最重要的区域之一。由于过去十年的研究进展，地球科学界在理解地球如何在全球范围内进化方面即将取得重大突破。由于行星深部内部的动力学涉及地球科学的许多不同方面，从地磁和地震学到矿物物理学和地球动力学，因此多学科的方法是必不可少的。每位研究者每年平均不到3万美元的费用将使他们能够以真正的合作和跨学科的方式进行这项工作。这一项目将产生新的重要观测结果和对地核-地幔边界的理论分析，并将支持更广泛的感兴趣的地球科学家的参与。我们对地球地质演化的认识将取得重大进展——远远超出单独研究小组所能取得的成就——这将是这种多学科合作的结果。＊＊＊

9305890 Dziewonski This project initiates a community-wide study of the core-mantle boundary, one of the most significant regions of our planet. As a result of the past decade's research advances, the geosciences community is on the verge of making significant breakthroughs in understanding how the Earth evolves on a global scale. Because the dynamics of the deep planetary interior involves many different facets of the Earth sciences, from geomagnetism and seismology to mineral physics and geodynamics, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential. An average of less than $30 K/yr for each investigator will allow them to pursue this effort in a truly collaborative and interdisciplinary manner. This project will yield important new observations and theoretical analyses bearing on the core-mantle boundary, and will support the participation of the broader community of interested geoscientists. Significant advances in our understanding of the Earth's geological evolution -- far beyond what would be achieved by the individual groups working separately -- will result from this collaborative, multi-disciplinary effort. ***