Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary, a Pilot Study in Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior: Collaborative Research

9305894 Lay这个项目启动了对地球上最重要的区域之一--核-地幔边界的全社区研究。由于过去十年的研究进展，地球科学界在理解地球如何在全球范围内演化方面即将取得重大突破。由于行星深部的动力学涉及地球科学的许多不同方面，从地磁学和地震学到矿物物理学和地球动力学，多学科的方法是必不可少的。每个调查员的平均年薪不到3万美元，将使他们能够以真正协作和跨学科的方式开展这项工作。该项目将产生与核-地幔边界有关的重要的新观测和理论分析，并将支持更广泛的感兴趣的地球科学家的参与。在我们对地球地质演化的理解方面取得的重大进展--远远超出单独的小组单独工作所能实现的--将产生于这种合作的多学科努力。***

9305894 Lay This project initiates a community-wide study of the core-mantle boundary, one of the most significant regions of our planet. As a result of the past decade's research advances, the geosciences community is on the verge of making significant breakthroughs in understanding how the Earth evolves on a global scale. Because the dynamics of the deep planetary interior involves many different facets of the Earth sciences, from geomagnetism and seismology to mineral physics and geodynamics, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential. An average of less than $30 K/yr for each investigator will allow them to pursue this effort in a truly collaborative and interdisciplinary manner. This project will yield important new observations and theoretical analyses bearing on the core-mantle boundary, and will support the participation of the broader community of interested geoscientists. Significant advances in our understanding of the Earth's geological evolution -- far beyond what would be achieved by the individual groups working separately -- will result from this collaborative, multi-disciplinary effort. ***