Improved Dissemination of Global Crustal Model CRUST1.0

地球的最外层，地壳，包括一个关键的区域，参与和控制地球深处的内部和大气的过程。地壳岩石的变化影响着地球的磁场和重力。因此，一个好的地壳模型对于理解广泛的应用是必不可少的，包括改进的地幔地震成像，理解地球地形和地球动力学的原因，定义地壳的化学组成以及通过板块构造将这些物质再循环到地幔中，并最终理解地壳与大气过程的联系和相互作用。去年，PI发布了基于大型新地震数据数据库的全球模型——地壳1.0。过去，地壳模型主要由学术研究者和他们的学生使用，他们通常位于大学或研究机构。但现在，来自非大学地区的流量越来越大，行业的兴趣也越来越大。越来越多的用户似乎依赖于一套不同的计算机程序来阅读和处理模型。为了响应这些需求，将提供基于网络的支持。同时，通过对现场收集的数据进行仔细测试，并在必要时进行修改，不断改进模型。这项奖助金资助通过改进的计算机工具来阅读和可视化模型，以促进不断发展的模型的更广泛的流通。经过数年对地壳结构的主动和被动地震数据库的编译和更新，以及对表面波数据的初步模型验证，全球地壳模型甲壳1.0于今年早些时候向社区发布。这个备受期待的模型取代了十多年来在一个多样化的跨学科社区中作为“基准地壳模型”的甲壳2.0。编译甲壳2.0最初是为了在全地幔层析研究中应用地壳校正，在那个时代和领域，Fortran计算机代码是最广泛使用和理解的工具。甲壳1.0具有更简单的新文件结构，并提供了类似的Fortran代码来解包模型。然而，由于它作为开源模型存在的时间不长，要求提供更现代和“用户友好”的工具来使用甲壳1.0的请求铺天盖地。这项奖助金帮助设计和提供这些工具。同时，用户的反馈将被回应，以改进甲壳1.0通过一个完整的验证过程。在建议工作的第一阶段，将响应用户请求，以各种文件格式提供模型，包括xyz文件、二进制网格文件和ArcGIS文件。将为甲壳1.0开发各种平台的阅读和可视化工具，如c-shell脚本、Python、Matlab、GMT和ArcGIS。通过提供建议的工具，甲壳1.0将比甲壳2.0拥有更广泛的影响范围。在第二阶段，将使用现有的地壳数据库进行增强模型验证。这一阶段的工作将用于雇用和教育本科生。在第三阶段，用户反馈以及来自表面波的新限制将被迭代地纳入。预计将发布更新的甲壳1.0，这将提高与主动地震和被动地震数据集的一致性。

Earth's outermost layer, the crust, comprises a critical zone that participates in and controls processes of Earth's deep interior as well as in the atmosphere. Variations in crustal rocks influence Earth's magnetic field as well as gravity. A good model of Earth's crust is therefore essential to understand a wide range of applications including improved seismic imaging of Earth's mantle, understanding the causes of Earth's topography and Earth dynamics, defining the chemical make-up of Earth's crust and the recycling of these materials into the mantle through plate tectonics, and ultimately understanding the linkage and interaction of Earth's crust with its atmosphere processes. Last year, the PI released CRUST1.0, a global model that is based on a large new database of seismic data. In the past, the crustal models were used primarily by academic investigators and their students, who are typically located at universities or research institutions. But now there is an increasing traffic from non-university locations, with an increasing interest from the industry. A growing fraction of users appears to rely on a diverse set of computer programs to read and work with the model. To respond the demands a web-based support will be provided. At the same time, the model will be continuously improved by carefully testing it against data collected in the field and making modifications when necessary. This grant funds efforts to facilitate a wider circulation of the evolving model through improved computer tools to read and visualize the model.Global crustal model CRUST1.0 saw its release to the community earlier this year, after several years of compiling and updating active and passive seismic databases on crustal structure, and initial model validation against surface wave data. This highly anticipated model replaces CRUST2.0 which has served as the "benchmark crustal model" for over ten years in a diverse, interdisciplinary community. CRUST2.0 was originally compiled to apply crustal corrections in whole-mantle tomographic studies, in an era and area of academia where Fortran computer code was the most widely used and understood tool to work with. CRUST1.0 has a simpler, new file structure, and similar Fortran codes are provided to un-pack the model. However, since its short existence as an open-source model, requests have been overwhelming to provide more modern and "user-friendly" tools to work with CRUST1.0. This grant helps design and provide such tools. At the same time, user feedback will be responded to improve CRUST1.0 following a through validation process. During Phase 1 of the proposed work, user requests will be responded to provide the model in various file formats, including xyz files, binary grd files and ArcGIS files. Reading and visualization tools will be developed for CRUST1.0 for a variety of platforms such as c-shell scripts, Python, Matlab, GMT and ArcGIS. By providing the proposed tools, CRUST1.0 will have a much wider reach than CRUST2.0 ever had. During Phase 2, enhanced model validation will be performed using existing crustal databases. Work during this phase will be used to employ and educate undergraduate students. During Phase 3, user feedback as well as new constraints from surface waves will be iteratively incorporated. The release of an update of CRUST1.0 is anticipated that will have an improved consistency with active seismic as well as passive seismic datasets.