International Travel Grant for First International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences, Nice, France, April 7-11, 2003

CMS-0233543Philip Liu，Cornell U.“国际旅行补助金：第一届国际潜艇集体运动及其后果研讨会“这一行动是为了支持美国代表团参加第一届国际潜艇集体运动及其后果研讨会。 该专题讨论会将作为2003年环境监测系统-阿拉伯联合酋长国小组-欧盟小组联席会议的一部分于2003年4月7日至11日在法国尼斯举行。 这次研讨会的目的是增进我们对下列问题的认识：潜在稳定或不稳定的大陆斜坡-对近海和沿海地区的健康和安全很重要;可能存在的天然气水合物和游离气区-以便在电缆、管道铺设和钻井作业等近海活动中改善环境保护;边缘和濒危地区的边坡破坏力和释放机制-对可持续发展作出重大贡献;建立、描述和开发工具，以评估潜艇向海底大量移动的后果，人造建筑物或沿海社区;海底大规模运动与海啸发生之间的联系。未来100 - 1000年大陆斜坡活动的预测工具和风险评估。一个由6名研究人员组成的美国代表团将参加研讨会。 将尽一切努力邀请美国海啸界的初级研究人员作为代表团成员。

CMS-0233543Philip Liu, Cornell U."International Travel Grant: First International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences"This action is to support a US delegation to the First International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. This symposium will be held as part of the 2003 EGS-AGU- EUG joint meeting in Nice, France, from 7-11 April 2003. The objective of this symposium is to advance our knowledge of: Potentially stable or unstable continental slopes - important to the health and safety of offshore and coastal regions; The possible presence of gas hydrates and free gas zones - so as to improve environmental protection during offshore activities such as cable, pipeline laying and drilling operations; Forces and release mechanisms of slope failures on margins, and of endangered areas - for a major contribution to sustainable development; Establish, describe and develop tools for evaluating the consequences of submarine mass movements to the sea floor, man-made structures or coastal communities; Links between the submarine mass movements and the generation of tsunamis. Predictive tools and risk assessment of continental slope activity for the next 100 - 1000 years.A US delegation of six (6) researchers will participate in the symposium. Every effort will be made to invite junior researchers of the U.S. tsunami community as the members of the delegation.