Proposal for Collaborative Research in Eastern Tibet: Evolution and Dynamics of the Crust, Mantle, and Surface Topography

这个项目是首席研究员对大陆规模的活动挤压造山带，即青藏高原东部的生长和演化研究的继续。这项研究的首要目标是了解高原形成和大陆变形的运动学和动力学。具体地说，这项研究试图回答西藏东部地壳变形的基本问题：地壳和上地幔的结构；活动应变场；走滑变形的调节；变形与印度-亚洲会聚的关系；以及高原抬升的方式和时间。研究任务包括：地质和大地测量实地研究、被动震源地震学、地貌研究、地质年代学研究以及地壳/地幔变形的理论和模型研究。

0003571BurchfielThis project is a continuation of the Principal Investigator's study of the growth and progression of a continent-scale, active compressional orogen, namely the Eastern Tibetan Plateau. The overarching goal of the research is to understand the kinematics and dynamics of plateau formation and continental deformation. Specifically, the research seeks to answer questions fundamental to crustal deformation in Eastern Tibet: the structure of the crust and upper mantle; the active strain field; the accomodation of strike-slip deformation; the relationship of deformation to India-Asia convergence; and the pattern and timing of plateau uplift. Research tasks include; geologic and geodetic field studies, passive source seismology, geomorphic studies, geochronologic studies, and theoretical and modeling studies of crust/mantle deformation.***