Tectonic Modeling of New Zealand

9902735鸟 在年轻的构造活动区，广泛的建模，由一个强大的数据库的地质和地球物理参数的约束，已被用来确定造山过程和详细的地质历史。 本项目将把这一策略应用于渐新世到新西兰的近代史。 新西兰提供了一个复杂和活跃的构造体系，并有广泛的数据集。 结果将试图匹配新西兰的现代结构，地壳厚度和海拔，并测试假设，南岛可能是一个“稳态装配线”的山。 预计结果将照亮在新西兰进行的各种构造相互作用的主要参数。

9902735Bird In young, tectonically active areas extensive modeling, constrained by a strong database of geological and geophysical parameters, has been used to identify orogenic processes and develop detailed geologic histories. This Project is to apply this tactic to the Oligocene to recent history of New Zealand. New Zealand offers a complex and active tectonic regime, and extensive data sets exist. Results will attempt to match the resent structures, crustal thickness and elevation in New Zealand, and test the hypothesis that South Island may be a "steady state assembly line" for mountain. Results are expected to illuminate the major parameters involved in the various tectonic interactions underway in New Zealand.