West Antarctic Volcano Exploration (WAVE II)

该奖项支持对南极洲马里伯德岛的新生代火山岩进行详细的野外和实验室研究。该地区是地球上最大的火山省之一，包含了西南极新生代冰川火山史、岩石成因和构造演化的重要记录。该项目将把详细的实地覆盖范围扩大到玛丽·伯德陆地火山，这些火山仍然只在侦察层面上为人所知。随后的实验室研究将包括地球化学和同位素分析、辐射测年和表面暴露测年。这是一个国际合作项目，涉及美国、英国和新西兰的地球科学家。

This award supports a program of detailed field and laboratory studies of Cenozoic volcanic rocks in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. This area, one of the earth's largest volcanic provinces, contains important records of Cenozoic glacial-volcanic history, petrogenesis, and tectonic evolution of West Antarctica. This project will extend detailed field coverage to Marie Byrd Land volcanoes which are still known only on a reconnaissance level. Subsequent laboratory studies will include geochemical and isotopic analyses, radiometric dating, and surface exposure dating. This is an international cooperative program involving U.S., U.K., and N.Z. geoscientists.