U.S.-Latin America Cooperative Research: Quaternary Ridge- Basin Tectonics at Barbados

9603063 SPEED这个美洲项目奖将资助位于伊利诺伊州埃文斯顿的西北大学罗伯特·C·斯皮德博士和巴巴多斯财政部首席地质学家L.H.巴伯博士之间的合作研究项目。他们将研究巴巴多斯岛出现的构造，邻近的巴巴多斯东部盆地的下沉，以及它们之间陡峭、高陡崖的发展。通过野外工作、同位素测年和其他分析，研究人员旨在扩大和检验对巴巴多斯晚更新世涌现历史的新观察；研究这种涌现与基底变形的关系；并展示巴巴多斯西南部晚更新世与东部和北部地区的重大差异。这项研究的结果预计将增进全球对内部前弧和海平面波动对岛屿的广泛影响的了解，并为巴巴迪亚社区规划灾害保护提供更知情的基础。***

9603063 Speed This Americas Program award will fund a collaborative research project between Dr. Robert C. Speed, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and Dr. L. H. Barber, Chief Geologist, Barbados Ministry of Finance. They will study the tectonics of the emergence of Barbados island, the subsidence of the adjacent Eastern Barbados Basin, and the development of the steep, high scarp between them. Through field work, isotopic dating and other analyses, the researchers aim to expand and test new observations on the late Pleistocene emergence history of Barbados; study the relation of such emergence to basement deformation; and demonstrate major differences in late Pleistocene of the southwestern Barbados and those of the eastern and northern region. The outcomes of this study are anticipated to improve the global understanding of inner forearcs and the wide-ranging effects of sea-level oscillations on islands, and to provide the Barbadian community with a more informed base for planning for hazards conservation. ***