Bridging Data, New Technologies, and Communities to Enable and Communicate EarthScope Exploration and Discovery

连接数据、新技术和社区，以实现和交流 EarthScope 探索和发现

• 批准号: 1101100
• 负责人: J Ramon Arrowsmith
• 金额: $ 239.88万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-01 至 2016-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1101100&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Bridging; Data; New; Technologies; Communities

EarthScope enables the exploration of the structure and evolution of the North American continent by scientists accessing a range of seismological, geodetic, in situ fault zone sampling, and geochronology and high resolution topography resources. EarthScope science is notable for its interdisciplinarity. Science results from EarthScope go beyond narrow analyses of individual datasets, and combine diverse observational datasets with innovative experimental and theoretical exploration. These results produce transformative knowledge for studying earth's structures and processes and in understanding hazards and guiding exploration of resources. In addition, these data and technologies offer superb opportunities to enhance formal and informal science education in the solid Earth sciences. The EarthScope National Office (ESNO) at Arizona State University serves the broad and diverse community of EarthScope stakeholders, including EarthScope researchers, formal and informal educators in Earth science, and the general public. The ESNO will serve the scientific community through leadership and support of the EarthScope Steering committee, via close communication with the EarthScope program at NSF and the EarthScope Facilities (USArray, PBO, SAFOD), and by frequent solicitation of feedback and new ideas. The ESNO will maintain these activities as well as further promote EarthScope by assuming a meta-leadership role in coordinating current and new earth science initiatives (such as a major focus on Cascadia, the eastward movement of the Transportable Array, developing a plan for Alaskan EarthScope investigation, impending Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics projects, and earthquakes directly affecting the US). The need to integrate EarthScope and related data and other geoscience tools remains a critical need which can be addressed using the tools of cyberinfrastructure. Interesting new and unexpected applications of the EarthScope observational systems will be encouraged (e.g., atmosphere, hydrosphere, and cryosphere).The ESNO foregrounds education and outreach (E&O): giving it attention, expertise, and resources at the same level as EarthScope science. This is accomplished by maintaining and expanding on effective services such as the EarthScope E&O website, Newsletters, Speaker Series, Interpretive Workshops for informal educators, and the biannual EarthScope National Meeting. Further, ESNO adds value to the programmatic E&O portfolio through new initiatives to:- Rapidly channel EarthScope science through new social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and the 'Geoblogosphere'; - Pilot and disseminate exemplary new solid-Earth science content and inquiry-driven pedagogy for K-12 STEM teacher development (in partnership with organizations such as AGI and PRI);- Catalyze the use of regional and local results from EarthScope research in promoting place-based Earth science teaching at all levels to better engage and retain diverse students; and- Deliver a new continuing professional education service for EarthScope researchers and educators at the university and graduate levels: the University of EarthScope.E&O at ESNO, infused with a place-based and educator-centered ethos, coordinates the compilation and presentation of the spectacular findings and scientific legacy of the EarthScope program, and is a reliable and effective partner to stakeholders.Intellectual merit: Exploration of the 4-D structure of the North American continent is spectacularly underway with EarthScope by a vigorous community of scientists. The results are fundamental to increasing our understanding of the Earth, for characterizing how we live with potentially hazardous Earth processes, and for guiding exploration of resources. They are transformative in Earth science and technology education. The ESNO at ASU will be well-situated, planned, and configured to foster continued Earth exploration and discovery. Broader impacts: The ESNO at ASU will enhance and continue to expand a high-profile public identity for EarthScope, establish a sense of ownership among scientific, professional, and educational communities, promote science literacy and understanding of EarthScope and Earth science in general, advance formal Earth science education, and foster use of EarthScope data, discoveries, and new technology in resolving challenging problems and improving our quality of life. Scientists, educators, students, decision makers, and our fellow citizens, in the Southwest as well as across the US and abroad, will all benefit from these activities.Non-technical explanation of broader significance and importance: Exploration of the four dimensional structure of the North American continent and Earth processes operating on and within it is spectacularly underway with EarthScope by a vigorous community of scientists. The results are fundamental to increasing our understanding of Earth, for characterizing how we live with potentially hazardous Earth processes, and for guiding exploration of natural resources. They are transformative in Earth science and technology education. The EarthScope National Office at Arizona State University will be well-situated, planned, and configured to foster continued Earth exploration and discovery. It will enhance and continue to expand a high-profile public identity for EarthScope, establish a sense of ownership among scientific, professional, and educational communities, promote science literacy and understanding of EarthScope and Earth science in general, advance formal Earth science education, and foster use of EarthScope data, discoveries, and new technology in resolving challenging problems and improving our quality of life. Scientists, educators, students, decision makers, and our fellow citizens, in the Southwest as well as across the U.S. and abroad, will all benefit from these activities.

EarthScope使科学家能够利用一系列地震学、大地测量学、原地断层带取样、地质年代学和高分辨率地形学资源来探索北美大陆的结构和演变。EarthScope科学以其跨学科性而闻名。EarthScope的科学成果超越了对单个数据集的狭隘分析，并将联合收割机不同的观测数据集与创新的实验和理论探索相结合。这些成果为研究地球的结构和过程以及理解灾害和指导资源勘探提供了变革性的知识。此外，这些数据和技术为加强固体地球科学方面的正规和非正规科学教育提供了极好的机会。亚利桑那州立大学的地球观测国家办公室（ESNO）为地球观测利益相关者的广泛和多样化社区提供服务，包括地球观测研究人员，地球科学的正式和非正式教育工作者以及公众。地球观测网络将通过地球观测指导委员会的领导和支持，通过与美国国家科学基金会的地球观测计划和地球观测设施（美国阵列、PBO、SAFOD）的密切沟通，以及通过经常征求反馈和新想法，为科学界服务。ESNO将保持这些活动，并通过在协调当前和新的地球科学倡议（如主要关注卡斯卡迪亚，可移动阵列的东移，制定阿拉斯加EarthScope调查计划，即将到来的地球系统动力学前沿项目以及直接影响美国的地震）方面承担元领导角色，进一步促进EarthScope。需要整合地球镜和相关数据以及其他地球科学工具，这仍然是一个关键需要，可以利用网络基础设施工具加以解决。将鼓励EarthScope观测系统的有趣的新的和意想不到的应用（例如，大气圈、水圈和冰冻圈）。地球科学和海洋观测网络突出了教育和推广（E O）：给予它与地球范围科学相同的关注、专业知识和资源。 这是通过维持和扩大有效的服务来实现的，如地球观测网站、通讯、演讲者系列、非正式教育工作者的解释性讲习班和两年一度的地球观测全国会议。 此外，ESNO通过新的举措为项目性E O组合增加了价值&，以：-通过Facebook，Twitter和“Geoblogosphere”等新的社交媒体快速引导EarthScope科学;-为K-12 STEM教师发展试点和传播示范性的新固体地球科学内容和探究驱动的教学法（与AGI和PRI等组织合作）;- 促进利用EarthScope研究的区域和地方成果，在所有级别上进行基于地球科学的教学，以更好地吸引和留住不同的学生;以及-为大学和研究生级别的EarthScope研究人员和教育工作者提供新的继续专业教育服务：ESNO的EarthScope.E O&大学，注入了以地方为基础和以教育者为中心的精神，协调汇编和介绍地球镜计划的壮观发现和科学遗产，是利益相关者的可靠和有效的合作伙伴。智力价值：北美大陆的4-D结构的探索是由一个充满活力的科学家社区与地球镜一起进行的。这些结果对于增加我们对地球的了解，描述我们如何与潜在危险的地球过程一起生活，以及指导资源勘探至关重要。它们在地球科学和技术教育方面具有变革性作用。 亚利桑那州立大学的ESNO将处于良好的位置，计划和配置，以促进持续的地球探索和发现。 更广泛的影响：在亚利桑那州立大学的ESNO将提高并继续扩大一个高调的公众身份为EarthScope，建立科学，专业和教育界的主人翁意识，促进科学素养和EarthScope和地球科学的一般理解，推进正式的地球科学教育，并促进使用EarthScope数据，发现和新技术解决具有挑战性的问题，提高我们的生活质量。科学家，教育工作者，学生，决策者，以及我们的同胞，在西南地区以及整个美国和国外，都将受益于这些活动。非技术性的解释更广泛的意义和重要性：探索的四维结构的北美大陆和地球的过程中运作，并在它是由一个充满活力的科学家社区与EarthScope的异常进行。这些结果对于增加我们对地球的了解，描述我们如何与潜在的危险地球过程一起生活，以及指导自然资源的勘探至关重要。它们在地球科学和技术教育方面具有变革性作用。 位于亚利桑那州立大学的EarthScope国家办公室将选址良好，规划良好，配置合理，以促进持续的地球探索和发现。 它将加强并继续扩大地球镜的高知名度公众身份，在科学界、专业界和教育界建立主人翁意识，促进科学素养和对地球镜和地球科学的理解，推进正式的地球科学教育，促进利用地球镜数据、发现和新技术解决具有挑战性的问题，提高我们的生活质量。科学家，教育工作者，学生，决策者和我们的同胞，在西南部以及整个美国和国外，都将受益于这些活动。