Collaborative Research: Time-Transgressive Deformational Effects of Oblique Under-thrusting of Aseismic Ridges on the Puerto Rico Trench and Island Margin

Pis将对波多黎各海沟（PRT）和北坡进行侧面测深和地球物理调查，以绘制北美/加勒比板块边界活跃碰撞区域的地图。要解决的关键问题包括：主脊是否在变形较大和变形较小的海底之间形成边界？它是否是一个俯冲特征，其中有多少是俯冲的？逆冲断层与走滑断层的关系如何？这项研究将更好地了解这个位于波多黎各岛150公里范围内的海底变形带的孕震潜力。＊＊＊

9504340 Grindlay The Pis will carry out a sidescan bathymetry and geophysical survey of the Puerto Rico Trench (PRT) and northern slope to map the zone of active collision at the N. American/Carribean Plate boundary. Key questions to be addressed include: Does the main ridge form a boundary between more deformed and less deformed seafloor? Is it a subducting feature and how much of it is subducted? What's the relationship of thrust and strike-slip faults? The study will provide a better understanding of the seismogenic potential of this submarine deformation zone that lies within 150 km of the island of Puerto Rico. ***