Collaborative Research: Enhanced 3-D tomography of the crust and upper mantle beneath the Gulf Extensional Province and Baja California

智力MeritThe拟议的工作是产生一个高分辨率的图像上地幔速度异常的大面积的加州湾/巴哈地区。这些图像将确定下加利福尼亚半岛下俯冲板的范围，并确定加州湾下地幔上涌的位置。 这一地区是高度关注的边缘社区和研究结果将是相关的研究空间和时间变化的火山活动在加州湾，以及那些试图了解下加利福尼亚的构造历史。更广泛的影响更广泛的影响包括支持的研究生和参与的本科生在夏季。 研究结果将引起广大地质学家和地球物理学家的兴趣。

Intellectual MeritThe proposed work is to produce a high resolution image of the upper mantle velocity anomalies for a large area of the Gulf of California/Baja region. These images will define the extent of the subducted slab beneath the Baja California Peninsula and define where the mantle is upwelling beneath the Gulf of California. This region is of high interest to the MARGINS community and results from the study will be relevant to those studying the spatial and temporal variations in volcanism in the Gulf of California, and those trying to understand the tectonic history of Baja California.Broader ImpactsThe broader impacts include support of a graduate student and involvement of an undergraduate during the summer months. The results will be of interest to a broad community of geologists and geophysicists.