Collaborative Research: EarthScope-Acquisition, Construction, Facility Management, Operations and Maintenance/Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)

合作研究：EarthScope-采集、建设、设施管理、运营和维护/板块边界观测站 (PBO)

• 批准号: 0350028
• 负责人: Michael Jackson
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: UNAVCO, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2008-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0350028&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; EarthScope; Acquisition; Construction

Simpson/0323309 (const.), 0323310 (mgmt.), 0323311 (O&M)Prescott/0323700 (const.), 0323704 (O&M)Zoback/0323938 (const.)ABSTRACTEarthScope is a scientific infrastructure initiative for new observational facilities that will address fundamental questions about the evolution of continents and the processes responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The integrated observing systems that will comprise the EarthScope facility include: USArray that maps in 3-D the earth's interior by means of seismic and magnetotelluric systems; Plate Boundary Observatory that monitors the distortion of the earth's surface by means of geodetic systems; and the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) that defines the conditions and physics of an active plate boundary fault at depth. These systems capitalize on recent developments in sensor technology and communications to provide Earth scientists with synoptic and high-resolution data derived from a variety of geophysical sensors. All data from the EarthScope facility will be openly available in real-time to maximize participation from the scientific community and to provide on-going educational outreach to students and the public. The intellectual merit of EarthScope is derived from the coincidence of technological opportunity and scientific discovery. The design and implementation of the EarthScope facility has been shaped with input from a broad sector of the academic research community. Through a series of workshops and working groups, the research community, along with federal and state partners, has defined the tools they require to take the next steps in exploration of the fundamental processes that shape the structure and influence the deformation of continents. The broader impacts of EarthScope will be achieved through applications in hazard assessment and resource management and through direct linkages with the EarthScope education and outreach program. While EarthScope is a national program, it will be installed and operated at a local level through interactions with literally hundreds of universities, schools and organizations across the nation. EarthScope will serve as a tool for communicating both scientific understanding, and perhaps as importantly, the nature of the scientific method. As EarthScope observatories are installed across the US, students and the public will be introduced to scientific questions and the role that their region plays in understanding the North American continent. Improved understanding of the natural environment is the first step towards improved land use, environmentally-sound development, and resiliency to natural hazards. The broad participation that is necessary for EarthScope to operate will provide clear pathways for underrepresented groups, especially in rural areas, to participate directly in a national experiment. Educational portals for EarthScope data will allow under-resourced schools to have equal access to state-of-the-art science and scientific infrastructure. EarthScope will provide a much-needed opportunity for students and the public to observe geological processes in real-time and to measure geological deformation within the time frame of an academic school year. EarthScope will provide the public with practical examples of how science advances as they see new data being collected and watch new theories being formulated and tested.

辛普森/0323309 (const.), 0323310（管理），0323311 （O&amp；M）普雷斯科特/0323700 (const.), 0323704 (O&amp；M)Zoback/0323938 （const.）摘要：tearthscope是一项科学基础设施倡议，旨在建立新的观测设施，以解决有关大陆演化以及地震和火山爆发过程的基本问题。组成EarthScope设施的综合观测系统包括：通过地震和大地电磁系统绘制三维地球内部地图的USArray；利用大地测量系统监测地球表面变形的板块边界观测站；以及圣安地列斯断层深度观测站（SAFOD），该观测站定义了深度活动板块边界断层的条件和物理特性。这些系统利用传感器技术和通信的最新发展，为地球科学家提供来自各种地球物理传感器的天气和高分辨率数据。EarthScope设施的所有数据都将实时公开，以最大限度地提高科学界的参与，并为学生和公众提供持续的教育推广。《地球望远镜》的智力价值来源于技术机遇和科学发现的巧合。EarthScope设施的设计和实施是在广泛的学术研究界的投入下形成的。通过一系列讲习班和工作组，研究界与联邦和州合作伙伴一起确定了采取下一步步骤探索形成大陆结构和影响大陆变形的基本过程所需的工具。通过在危害评估和资源管理方面的应用，以及通过与EarthScope教育和推广方案的直接联系，EarthScope将产生更广泛的影响。虽然“地球望远镜”是一个全国性的项目，但它将通过与全国数百所大学、学校和组织的互动，在地方一级安装和运行。EarthScope将作为交流科学理解的工具，也许同样重要的是，交流科学方法的本质。随着EarthScope观测站在美国各地的安装，学生和公众将被引入科学问题，以及他们所在地区在了解北美大陆方面所扮演的角色。提高对自然环境的了解是改善土地利用、无害环境发展和抵御自然灾害能力的第一步。EarthScope的运作所必需的广泛参与将为代表性不足的群体，特别是农村地区的群体，提供直接参与国家试验的明确途径。EarthScope数据的教育门户将使资源不足的学校能够平等地获得最先进的科学和科学基础设施。EarthScope将为学生和公众提供一个非常需要的机会，实时观察地质过程，并在一个学年的时间框架内测量地质变形。EarthScope将为公众提供实际的例子，让他们了解科学是如何进步的，因为他们看到了新数据的收集，看到了新理论的形成和检验。