Penrose Conference: Kinematics and Geodynamics of Intraplate Dextral Shear in Eastern California and Western Nevada

彭罗斯会议--“加利福尼亚州东部和内华达州西部板内右行剪切的运动学和地球动力学”--将于2005年4月在加利福尼亚州猛犸湖举行。这次会议为来自多个地球科学学科的专家提供了一个论坛，讨论东加州剪切带和Walker Lane带最近的板内右旋剪切的运动学和地球动力学演化。剪切带是一个板块内边界，容纳了北美板块和太平洋板块之间的很大一部分现代运动。该项目支持应届毕业生和特邀主讲人的参与。这次会议的与会者正在讨论：(1)与了解板内变形容纳性有关的地质和地球物理数据集；(2)将这些不同的数据集整合成空间和运动学上连贯的、全面的板内变形随时间变化的观点；(3)驱动变形的力；(4)与解释有关的不确定性；以及(5)未来的研究方向。

A Penrose Conference - "Kinematics and geodynamics of intraplate dextral shear in eastern California and western Nevada" - is being held in Mammoth Lakes, California in April of 2005. This conference provides a forum for experts from a number of geoscience disciplines to discuss the recent kinematic and geodynamic evolution of intraplate dextral shear in the Eastern California shear zone and Walker Lane belt. The shear zone is an intraplate boundary that accommodates a large portion of the modern-day motion between the North American and Pacific plates. This project is supporting participation of gradutate students and invited keynote speakers. Participants in this conference are discussing: (1) the geological and geophysical datasets that bear on understanding accommodation of intraplate deformation; (2) the integration of these different data sets into a spatially and kinematically coherent and comprehensive view of intraplate deformation through time; (3) the forces that drive deformation; (4) the uncertainties associated with interpretations; and (5) future research directions.