Workshop on Geophysical Studies of Continental Rift Initiation at Woods Hole Oceanographic institution in Massachusetts, March, 2009

2009 年 3 月在马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔海洋研究所举办的大陆裂谷起始地球物理研究研讨会

• 批准号: 0910422
• 负责人: Estella Atekwana
• 金额: $ 1.89万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0910422&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Geophysical; Studies; Continental; Rift

Rifting is a fundamental process in the evolution of continents; continental rift zones are widespread around the world and have occurred from the Archaean to the Present. Although investigations of well-developed rifts worldwide have resulted in increased understanding of advanced stages of continental rifting, almost no research has focused on the processes that initiate and control the earliest stages of continental rifting. Key controversies exist regarding models explaining the initiation of continental rifting and several unsolved process-oriented questions about global continental rifting remain.This award provides support for a focused workshop centered on identifying major research gaps and key research questions on the geodynamic controls of continental rift initiation and propagation. The workshop is designed to identify research priorities, and to explore possible areas of joint research collaboration between different investigators. Other important issues to be discussed during the workshop include examination of the logistics necessary to conduct the large scale geophysical investigations that will be necessary to answer these questions.The workshop will take place at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts in March, 2009. Output from the workshop will be a well thought out science and logistics plan that will guide community researchers in preparing proposals to perform the research outlined above. Participants at the workshop will include scientists from Catholic University of Malawi, the Zambian Geological Survey, the University of Dar es Salaam in addition to oil/mineral industry participants.

裂谷是大陆进化中的一个基本过程。大陆裂谷区域在世界各地广泛，发生了从天生到现在的发生。 尽管对全球发达的裂谷的调查导致人们对大陆裂谷的高级阶段的了解增加了，但几乎没有研究集中在启动和控制大陆裂谷最早阶段的过程上。 关于解释大陆裂谷开始的模型以及有关全球大陆裂缝的几个未解决的问题的重要争议。该奖项为重点的研讨会提供了支持，该奖项的重点是确定大陆裂谷起始和传播的地球动能动力控制的主要研究差距和关键研究问题。 该研讨会旨在确定研究的重点，并探索不同研究人员之间联合研究合作的可能领域。 研讨会期间要讨论的其他重要问题包括对进行大规模的地球物理研究所必需的物流进行检查，这是回答这些问题所必需的。该研讨会将于2009年3月在马萨诸塞州的伍兹霍尔海洋学机构（WHOI）举行。从2009年3月，该研讨会的输出将是一项经过深思熟虑的科学和物流计划，以指导社区研究人员，以指导社区研究人员进行培训，以供应范围内的研究范围。 该研讨会的参与者将包括马拉维天主教大学，赞比亚地质调查局，达累斯萨拉姆大学的科学家，除了石油/矿产行业参与者外。