Collaborative Research: The Thermo-Kinematic Evolution of the Taiwan Mountian Belt

弧-陆碰撞通常包括构造增生带来的物质增加和构造和地表侵蚀带来的物质减少。对于这个系统已经提出了许多模型，本项目将尝试使用活跃的台湾弧-大陆碰撞来测试它们。这些模型中的一个基本问题是，侵蚀和构造增生是否会达到稳定状态，如果是，需要多长时间。这项工作涉及构造制图、地质年代学和GPS大地测量学。研究结果有望为弧-陆碰撞的稳态侵蚀楔块模型提供检验，从而解决与构造山带和稳态山带有关的几个重要问题。

9909575 Willett9909638 Wiltschko9909464 FisherArc-continent collisions commonly involve additions of material by tectonic accretion and subtractions of material by tectonic and surficial erosion. A number of models have been proposed for this system, and this project will attempt to test them by using the active Taiwan arc-continent collision. One of the fundamental questions in these models is whether erosion and tectonic accretion reach a steady-state, and if so, how long does it take. The work involves structural mapping, geochronology and GPS geodesy. Results are expected to provide a test for the steady state eroding wedge model for arc-continent collisions which will address several important issues relating to constructive and steady-state mountain belts generally.