A Regional Study: The Origin of the Hawaiian Hotspot Trail

该奖项将支持海洋地质和地球物理 太平洋西北部地质历史的研究。 实地工作将包括收集地震反射， 重力和磁力数据从附近地区的汇合， 阿留申和堪察加海沟以及 帝海山锁链。研究的主要目标 项目是：1）描述皇帝的早期历史热- 点迹和岩石圈对火山作用的响应; 2） 重建这部分板块的构造历史 确定中生界的分布 该地区的沉积物。了解演变和沉积 分配将是确定候选网站的关键， 海洋钻探此外，来自伍兹霍尔的科学家们 海洋学研究所将检查岩心沉积物， 确定该地区的古海洋学历史。 首席研究员是高素质的承担 本研究实地工作将在为期35天的巡航中完成。 华盛顿号由斯克里普斯研究所运营。

This award will support a marine geological and geophysical study of the geological history of the far northwestern Pacific. Field work will include the collection of seismic reflection, gravity and magnetic data from the area near the confluence of the Aleutian and Kamchatka Trenches and the northern end of the Emperor Seamount chain. The main objectives of the research project are to: 1) describe the early history of the Emperor hot- spot trail and the lithospheric response to volcanism; 2) reconstruct the plate tectonic history of this part of the Pacific; and 3) to determine the distribution of Mesozoic sediments in the region. Understanding the evolution and sediment distribution will be critical in identifying candidate sites for ocean drilling. Additionally, scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will examine cored sediments to determine the paleoceanographic history of the area. The principal investigator is highly qualified to undertake this study. Field work will be done on a 35 day cruise of the R.V. Washington operated by Scripps Institution.