The role of supercontinents in Earth's dynamic evolution

通过更好地了解大陆的动力学和火山演化，该项目将有助于我们了解澳大利亚板块的长期演化和构造，从而获得更好的澳大利亚深部地球资源模型(NRP 1.6)，以及大规模动力学对矿床形成的影响。该项目中实施的地球动力学建模能力将使澳大利亚保持在地球信息学(NRP 3.2)的前沿。该项目将加强地幔对流模拟和岩石圈测年社区之间的联系，增进我们对复杂的地球-系统相互作用的了解，并促进澳大利亚和美国之间的国际合作。

By better understanding the dynamic and volcanic evolution of continents, the project will contribute to our understanding of the long-term evolution and construction of the Australian plate, leading to better models for Australia's deep-Earth resources(NRP 1.6), and the impact of large-scale dynamics on ore-deposit formation. The geodynamic modelling capabilities implemented in this project will keep Australian at the cutting edge of Geoinformatics (NRP 3.2). The project will strengthen ties between the mantle convection modelling and lithospheric dating communities, enhancing our understanding of complex Earth-system interactions, and promote international collaboration between Australia and the USA.