Earthscope Scientific Workshop for Mid-America, Summer 04

孟菲斯大学正在主办一个讲习班，其两个主要目标与地球镜倡议有关。研讨会的主要目标是发展可检验的科学假设，以促进我们对岩石圈组成和性质的理解，以及远离当前板块边界的北美大陆的演变。除了定义假设，研讨会将讨论设计实验，以有效地测试尽可能多的假设，重点是使用USAray。第二个目标是制定计划，利用EarthScope设施作为推进危害评估实验的框架。除了为国家地震减灾计划和其他地质灾害工作提供所需的产品外，这一目标还认识到并寻求利用重要的机会，为部署USAray的可移动阵列提供外展和后勤支持。该研讨会与美国地质调查局和中美洲地震中心合作和协调。讲习班还力求查明现有地质和地球物理数据的来源，并概述将这些数据纳入规划地球观测仪部署和补充地球观测仪数据产品所需的天气数据库的战略。将以各种形式广泛提供研讨会的讨论情况。研讨会为公众和教育工作者提供了一个不同寻常的机会，让他们观察科学探究的创造性过程。那些不能参加研讨会的科学家将能够阅读广泛阅读的专业新闻出版物（例如，EOS，Geotimes）。这些简短的文章将有助于宣传一个网站，该网站将更全面地介绍讲习班的情况。讲习班本身的预定日期是2004年8月25日至27日。欲了解更多信息，请联系Paul Bodin，网址为pbodin@memphis.edu，和/或访问http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/SweatShop

The University of Memphis is hosting a workshop with two major objectives related to the EarthScope initiative. The primary objective of the workshop is to develop testable scientific hypotheses to advance our understanding of lithospheric composition and properties, and the evolution of the North American continent, far from current plate boundaries. In addition to defining hypotheses, the workshop will discuss designing experiments to efficiently test as many hypotheses as possible, focusing on use of USArray. The second objective is to formulate plans for using EarthScope facilities as a framework to advance hazard assessment experiments. In addition to providing needed products for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and other geologic hazards efforts, this objective recognizes and seeks to exploit significant opportunities for outreach and logistical support for the deployment of USArray's transportable array. The workshop is collaborative and coordinated with the US Geological Survey and the Mid-America Earthquake Center. The workshop also seeks to identify sources of existing geological and geophysical data and to outline a strategy for incorporating them into a synoptic database needed for planning EarthScope deployments and complementing EarthScope data products. The workshop deliberations are to be made widely available in a variety of formats. The workshop provides an unusual opportunity for the lay public and for educators to observe the creative process of scientific inquiry. Those scientists who cannot attend the workshop will be able to read brief summaries of the proceedings in articles in widely read professional news publications (e.g., EOS, Geotimes). These brief articles will serve to advertise a web-site containing more full recounting of the workshop. The target date for the workshop itself is 25-27 August 2004. For more information contact Paul Bodin at pbodin@memphis.edu, and/or visit http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/SweatShop