2011 EarthScope Workshop: Opportunities for EarthScope Science in Alaska in Anticipation of USArray

2011 年 EarthScope 研讨会：USArray 带来的阿拉斯加 EarthScope 科学机遇

• 批准号: 1136497
• 负责人: Jeffrey Freymueller
• 金额: $ 4.43万
• 依托单位: University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-01 至 2012-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1136497&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2011; EarthScope; Workshop; Opportunities; Science

EarthScope science investigations depend on the three EarthScope facilities for geophysical data acquisition: San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), and the transportable seismic and magnetotelluric Observatory (USArray). PBO has an established presence in Alaska since 2004, while USArray is anticipated starting in 2014, following its deployment on the East Coast. Other NSF programs will be supporting related research efforts in Alaska in the coming years, in particular the GeoPRISMS program.The coming deployment of the USArray transportable seismic array to Alaska provides a timely prompt for a broad scientific community to discuss scientific opportunities and goals that can be addressed using data from EarthScope facilities and other sources. These and related topics will be discussed by a broad group of scientists at a workshop organized in conjunction with the 2011 EarthScope National Meeting in Austin, Texas. Convening the workshop at this time will draw a large group at a minimal cost, compared to a stand-alone workshop. The workshop presentations and discussions will help inform the US earth science community about new scientific opportunities, and will provide recommendations based on scientific needs about the future deployment and operation of EarthScope facilities in Alaska.The primary products of the workshop will include a workshop report, a of 1-page white papers solicited from all attendees, a set of recommendations for EarthScope facilities in Alaska, and an updated website for EarthScope Science in Alaska, with explicit connections to all related efforts, such as GeoPRISMS and the Cascadia Initiative.

EarthScope的科学调查依赖于三个EarthScope的地球物理数据采集设施：圣安德烈亚斯断层观测台（San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth）、板块边界观测台（Plate Boundary Observatory，PBO）和移动式地震和大地电磁观测台（Transportable Seismic and Magnetotelluric Observatory，USAray）。PBO自2004年以来一直在阿拉斯加建立业务，而USAray预计将在2014年开始在东海岸部署。美国国家科学基金会的其他项目将在未来几年内支持阿拉斯加的相关研究工作，特别是GeoPRISMS项目。即将在阿拉斯加部署的USAray移动式地震阵列为广泛的科学界提供了一个及时的提示，以讨论可以使用EarthScope设施和其他来源的数据来解决的科学机会和目标。在2011年在得克萨斯州奥斯汀举行的EarthScope全国会议期间，将举办一次研讨会，由一大批科学家讨论这些问题和相关议题。与单独的研讨会相比，在这个时候召开研讨会将以最低的成本吸引一大批人。研讨会的演讲和讨论将有助于美国地球科学界了解新的科学机会，并将根据科学需求提供有关阿拉斯加EarthScope设施未来部署和运行的建议。研讨会的主要成果将包括研讨会报告，向所有与会者征集的一页白色文件，一套阿拉斯加EarthScope设施的建议，以及一个更新的阿拉斯加EarthScope Science网站，与所有相关工作，如GeoPRISMS和Cascadia Initiative有明确的联系。