Acquisition of Geophysical Field Instrumentation and Computers for Integrated Studies of Continental Geodynamics

这笔赠款为密苏里-哥伦比亚大学(UMC)购买野外设备(野外地震仪和GPS接收器)和计算基础设施提供部分支持，用于大陆构造和地球动力学的综合、多学科研究。这些研究是由UMC的三位PI(戈麦斯、桑德沃尔和刘)密切合作进行的，分别代表新构造学、地震地震学和地球动力学模拟。总的来说，该小组的目标是阐明多时期地壳运动学、岩石圈和上地幔结构以及大陆流变学之间的关系。除了促进未来的研究之外，这项支持还直接促进了涉及所有三个PI的正在进行的三项合作工作：(1)山西裂谷带和天山东部(中国)的板内构造和地球动力学；(2)地中海东部地区(土耳其、黎巴嫩和叙利亚)非洲板块边界的活动构造和地球动力学；以及(3)美国中东部的应力演化和地震。除了科学贡献外，这些正在进行的研究项目的结果对评估每个区域的地震危险也具有重大影响。这些仪器和设施还将增加联华电子本科生和研究生的教育机会。这将涉及学生参与正在进行的和计划的研究活动，以及在课堂上使用这些仪器，包括在怀俄明州兰德市的UMC地质野外营地增加一个重要的新地球物理部分，该营地每年吸引来自美国不同地区的约30名学生。

0345538GomezThis grant provides partial support for the acquisition of field equipment (field seismographs and GPS receivers) and computational infrastructure for integrated, multi-disciplinary studies of continental tectonism and geodynamics at the University of Missouri - Columbia (UMC). These studies are being conducted through close collaboration of three PIs (Gomez, Sandvol and Liu) at UMC representing neotectonics, earthquake seismology, and geodynamic modeling, respectively. Collectively, this team aims to elucidate the relationship between multi-temporal crustal kinematics, lithospheric and upper mantle structure, and rheology of the continents. In addition to facilitating future research, this support directly contributes to three ongoing, collaborative efforts involving all three PIs: (1) Intraplate tectonics and geodynamics in the Shanxi rift zone and eastern Tien Shan (China), (2) Active tectonism and geodynamics of the African plate boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean region (Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria), and (3) Stress evolution and earthquakes in the Central-Eastern United States. In addition to the scientific contributions, results of these ongoing research projects also have significant implications for assessing the earthquake hazard in each of the regions. These instruments and facilities will also increase educational opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students at UMC. This will involve the participation of students in the ongoing and planned research activities, as well as utilization of these instruments within the classroom, including the addition of an important, new geophysical component to the UMC geology field camp in Lander, Wyoming, that attracts ~30 students from different parts of the country every year.***