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

Simpson/0323309(续)，0323310(管理)，0323311(O&amp；M)Prescott/0323700(续)，0323704(O&amp；M)Zoback/0323938(续)将组成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地球内部三维图的美国地质调查局；通过大地测量系统监测地球表面变形的板块边界观测站；以及界定深部活动板块边界断层的条件和物理性质的圣安德烈亚斯深部断层观测台。这些系统利用传感器技术和通信的最新发展，为地球科学家提供从各种地球物理传感器获得的天气和高分辨率数据。来自EarthScope设施的所有数据将实时公开提供，以最大限度地促进科学界的参与，并向学生和公众提供持续的教育宣传。地球镜的智力价值来自于技术机会和科学发现的巧合。EarthScope设施的设计和实施是在广泛的学术研究部门的投入下形成的。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行动所需的工具，以探索塑造大陆结构和影响大陆变形的基本过程。EarthScope的更广泛影响将通过在危险评估和资源管理中的应用以及通过与EarthScope教育和推广计划的直接联系来实现。虽然EarthScope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，在地方层面上安装和运营。地球望远镜将作为一种工具，既交流科学理解，也可能同样重要地交流科学方法的性质。随着美国各地都安装了EarthScope天文台，学生和公众将被介绍给科学问题，以及他们所在的地区在了解北美大陆方面所起的作用。提高对自然环境的认识是改善土地利用、无害环境发展和抵御自然灾害的第一步。EarthScope运作所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，直接参与国家试验提供明确的途径。EarthScope数据的教育门户将允许资源不足的学校平等地获得最先进的科学和科学基础设施。地球望远镜将为学生和公众提供一个亟需的机会，让他们实时观察地质过程，并在一个学年的时间框架内测量地质变形。地球望远镜将为公众提供科学如何进步的实际例子，因为他们看到新的数据被收集，新的理论被制定和测试。

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.