Travel Support for U.S. Participation in the XII Congress, INQUA, Beijing, China, August 2-9, 1991

各国迫切关注全球变化和减缓 自然灾害的增加， 对近代地质环境的研究。 国际合作对分析至关重要 与这些问题相关的重要科学问题。 这 该项目将支持美国主要研究人员的参与， 包括新职业的学者，在第十三届大会上， 国际第四纪研究联合会（INQUA）在北京， 中国，1991年8月2日至9日。 由于其强大的多学科性 传统上，INQUA与七个项目直接相关， NSF。在这次会议上取得的科学联系以及 相关的科学实地考察将是非常宝贵的， 提高对地球动力系统的认识， 在这种情况下，理解将取决于可居住性 地球上最大的行星 该项目将提供必要的支持 32位美国第四纪科学家参加了这个非常 重要的国际会议。

Pressing national concerns with global change and the mitigation of natural hazards are leading to increased importance for research on the environments of the recent geological past. International collaboration has become essential for the analysis of important scientific problems related to these issues. This project will support the participation of key U.S. researchers, including new-career scholars, at the XIII Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) in Beijing, China, August 2-9, 1991. Due to its strong multidisciplinary tradition, INQUA has direct relevance to seven programs within NSF. The scientific contacts achieved at this meeting and the related scientific field excursions will be invaluable for enhancing understanding of the dynamic earth system at a critical point, when upon that understanding will depend the habitability of the planet. This project will provide the necessary support for 32 U.S. Quaternary scientists to participate in this very significant international meeting.