How responsive are continental interiors to the geodynamic evolution of plate margins? An Australian case study

该项目的成果将通过提高对板块驱动力塑造大陆内部方式的认识，促进我们对澳大利亚板块演化和动力学的理解。这将导致对描述澳大利亚大陆历史的现有地质模型的改进，并将为当前关注澳大利亚板块的当代状态提供有价值的背景。该研究还将为澳大利亚中部盆地的石油勘探模型提供一个框架，因为它们严重依赖于该项目将产生的热数据和结构数据集。

The outcomes of this project will advance our understanding of the evolution and dynamics of the Australian plate by improving knowledge of the way plate driving forces shaped the continental interior. This will lead to a refinement of existing geological models describing the history of the Australian continent, and will provide a valuable backdrop for the current focus on the contemporary state of the Australian plate. The study will also provide a framework for petroleum exploration models in the central Australian basins, since they rely crucially on the thermal and structural datasets that will be produced in this project.