The Kinematics and Dynamics of Continental Deformation

PI提议调查亚洲、新西兰和日本等地区大陆岩石圈变形的运动学和动力学。他将利用他已经开发并证明的运动学建模技术等效于薄粘性板变形的解决方案，并在本提案中，将推进他的研究，以联合确定运动学和动力学。关节运动学和动力学分析的优点是所有的动力学解都将受到观测值的约束。这项工作将有助于促进对大陆变形带内应变分配的运动学和动力学的理解，这对于地震危险的量化和对大陆构造的一般理解是至关重要的。这项建议的教育部分包括编写一本研究生水平的大陆运动学和动力学教科书。＊＊＊

96-28872 Holt The PI proposes to investigate both the kinematics and dynamics of deforming continental lithosphere in regions such as Asia, New Zealand, and Japan. He will utilize kinematic modeling techniques that he has developed and demonstrated are equivalent to the solutions for the deformation of a thin viscous sheet, and in this proposal, will advance his research toward a joint determination of both the kinematics and dynamics. The advantage of joint kinematic and dynamic analysis is that all of the dynamic solutions will be constrained by observations. This work will help advance an understanding of the kinematics and dynamics of strain partitioning within zones of continental deformation, which is fundamental for the quantification of earthquake hazards, and for the understanding of continental tectonics in general. The educational component of this proposal includes the preparation of a graduate level textbook on continental kinematics and dynamics. ***