A Workshop on EarthScope Complementary Geophysics, Fall 2002

HenyeyEarthScope是一项主要的地球科学研究计划，将整合来自地震学(US阵列)、大地测量学(板块边界观测站)、地下采样和测量(SAFOD)、遥感(InSAR)以及补充地质和地球物理的科学信息，以了解大陆尺度的板块变形和演化。国会目前正在讨论为EarthScope倡议提供资金，作为NSF 2003财年预算的一部分。地球科学处已为符合地球范围前活动资格的项目提供了2002财政年度的资金，即一旦地球范围得到重大研究设备设施和建设(MREFC)账户的资助，将促进或使地球范围的建造、制造、安装或运行成为可能的活动。这类活动包括会议和研讨会、原型开发、选址或表征。该奖项提供资金，以举办一次关于地球范围计划中补充地球物理作用的研讨会。所谓补充地球物理是指那些不属于地球范围设施倡议核心的地球物理技术和数据，包括重力、磁学、大地电磁、电磁学、岩石物理学、热流、地球物理测井、遥感数据、TM图像、数字高程模型数据和工业地震。主要重点将放在补充地球物理数据的“增值”方面。应该指出的是，2002年10月在丹佛举行的GSA年会将举办一个类似的研讨会，审议互补的地质工作。

0207872HenyeyEarthScope is a major earth science research initiative that will integrate scientific information derived from seismology (US Array), geodesy (Plate boundary Observatory), subsurface sampling and measurement (SAFOD), remote sensing (InSAR), and complementary geology and geophysics to understand continental scale plate deformation and evolution. Funding for the EarthScope initiative is currently being discussed in Congress as part of NSF's FY 2003 budget. The Division of Earth Sciences has made FY 2002 funds available for projects that qualify as pre-EarthScope activity, i.e. activities that will facilitate or enable the construction, fabrication, installation or operation of EarthScope once it is funded under the MREFC (Major Research Equipment Facilities and Construction) account. Such activities include meetings and workshops, prototype development, site selection or characterization.This award provides funds to hold a workshop on the role of complementary geophysics in the EarthScope program. By complementary geophysics is meant those geophysical techniques and data that are not at the core of the EarthScope facilities initiative, including gravity, magnetics, magnetotellurics, electromagnetics, petrophysics, heat flow, geophysical well logs, remote sensing data, TM images, DEM data and industry seismics. The principal focus will be on the "value added" aspect of the complementary geophysical data. It should be noted that a similar workshop to consider complementary geologic effors will be held at the GSA Annual Meeting in Denver in October, 2002.***