Acquisition of Gravity Surveying Equipment for Tectonic and Applied Geology Studies

0421494阿姆斯特朗这项重大研究仪器(MRI)拨款支持购买一台Scintrex CG-5重力仪，该重力仪能够测量正负5 MGals的相对重力。重力仪将支持加州州立大学富勒顿分校的教职员工在构造地质学和盆地分析研究方面的研究和教育。额外的支持还将用于购买重力建模软件和相关的制造商培训。重力仪的具体研究目标将包括在下加利福尼亚州墨西哥湾北部伸展省寻找埋藏的断层，以及调查泰国北部埋藏的第三纪沉积盆地的几何形状。加州州立大学富勒顿分校是一所非授予博士学位的机构，服务的学生群体由地球科学领域传统上代表性不足的学生组成。*

0421494Armstrong This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant supports acquisition of a Scintrex CG-5 gravimeter capable of measuring relative gravity to plus or minus 5 mGals. The gravimeter would support research and education by faculty and students at Cal State University Fullerton in structural geology and basin analysis research. Additional support will also fund the acquisition of gravity modeling software and related manufacturer training. Specific research targets for the gravimeter will include looking for buried faults within the northern Gulf Extensional Province, Baja California and investigations of the geometry of buried Tertiary sedimentary basins in northern Thailand. Cal State Fullerton is a non-Ph.D. granting institution and serves a student body that consists of a majority of traditionally underrepresented students in the geosciences.***