Eruption and disruption: how Earth’s deep interior and surface communicate

大规模火山爆发是地球系统的基本组成部分，负责全球破坏性事件，从空域干扰到恐龙灭绝。该项目将揭示火山物质的深部热源与地球表面的构造过程之间的关系。该项目的预期成果包括收集澳大利亚东部近海水下火山前所未有的一套新观测资料，并开发创新的地球动力学模型，说明地球深部如何与地表相互作用形成这些火山。这将通过促进我们对地球深部及其对地球表面、自然灾害和矿物系统的影响的了解而带来重大利益。

Massive volcanic eruptions are a fundamental part of the Earth System, responsible for globally disruptive events, from airspace disturbance, to extinction of the dinosaurs. This project will reveal relationships between hot, deep sources of volcanic material, and the tectonic processes at the Earth's surface. Expected outcomes of this project include assembling an unprecedented set of new observations from underwater volcanoes offshore Eastern Australia, and the development of innovative geodynamic models of how the deep Earth interacts with the surface to form these volcanoes. This will provide significant benefits by advancing our understanding of the deep Earth, and its impact on Earth’s surface, natural hazards, and mineral systems.