Application of very short-lived Uranium-series isotopes to constraining Earth system processes

这一建议直接关系到通过对地球深部资源的了解建立一个可持续发展的澳大利亚的持续目标。铀系列同位素与地球最近的历史（< 35万年）有关，这是一个经常被忽视的时间尺度。我们对这一过程的速度了解得越多，我们就越能更好地为减轻火山灾害、土壤可持续性以及资源勘探和保护的模型提供信息。如果我们要把最近的过去理解为我们星球最近的未来的线索，我们就必须研究这些技术。

This proposal is directly concerned with the continuing aim of building a sustainable Australia through knowledge of deep earth resources. Uranium series isotopes are relevant to the very recent history of the planet (< 350 000 years) - time scales which are often over-looked. The more we know about the rates of processes the better we will be able to inform models for volcanic hazard mitigation, soil sustainability and resource exploration and safeguarding. It is to these techniques we must look if we are to understand the immediate past as a clue to the immediate future of our planet.