Review of EarthScope Science Objectives and Implementation Planning

EAR-0126428 David Fear由国家研究理事会(NAS)-地球科学与资源委员会(BESR)主持的一个特别委员会将负责审查NSF地球范围倡议三个组成部分的科学目标和实施规划。它们是：美国地震台阵(USArray)、圣安德烈亚斯深部断层观测站(SAFOD)和板块边界观测站(PBO)。地球望远镜是美国国家科学基金会领导的一项计划，旨在应用现代观测、分析和电信技术来调查北美大陆的结构、动力学和演化，以及控制地震和火山喷发的物理过程。预计地球范围倡议的成果将为全美的基础和应用地球科学研究提供基础。

EAR-0126428David FearyAn ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Research Council (NAS) - Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) will be charged with the review of the science objectives and implementation planning of the three components of NSF's EarthScope initiative. They are: United States Seismic Array (USArray), the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), and the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO). EarthScope is an NSF-led initiative designed to apply modern observational, analytical, and telecommunications technologies to investigate the structure, dynamics and evolution of the North American continent, and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. It is anticipated that the results of the EarthScope initiative will provide a foundation for fundamental and applied geoscience research throughout the United States.