Short-Term Visit: Radiolarian Investigation on Pakistan Ophiolites

项目描述：该项目支持凌博士前往巴基斯坦，与巴基斯坦地质调查局的科学家一起在卡拉奇和奎达进行初步调查。野外工作旨在恢复硅质微化石，这将是该地区第一次这样的恢复。巴基斯坦的蛇绿岩代表了主要地缝带的一部分，其结果将为与印度和印度尼西亚的结果进行直接比较提供基础，目前，国际科学家正在合作进行类似的分析。这些综合数据将有助于对整个南亚和西南亚的构造历史进行时空解释。范围：美国科学家和巴基斯坦地质学家之间的合作提供了更有效的研究和更好地利用资源。凌博士的参与将有助于巴基斯坦科学家改进他们自己的研究。这个项目符合发展中国家科学计划的目标。

Description: This project provides support for Dr. Ling to travel to Pakistan and to conduct preliminary investigation with scientists from the Geological Survey of Pakistan in Karachi and Quetta. The field work seeks to recover siliceous microfossils, which would be the first such recovery from that region. The ophiolites in Pakistan represent a part of the major geosuture, and the results would provide a basis for direct comparison with those from India and Indonesia where similar analyses are currently underway with collaboration of international scientists. These combined data will contribute toward temporal and spatial interpretation of tectonic history of the entire Southern and Southwest Asia. Scope: The collaboration between the U.S. scientist and the Pakistani geologists provides for a more effective research and a better use of resources. Dr. Ling's participation will help the Pakistani scientists improve their own investigations. This project meets the objectives of the Science in Developing Countries Program.