Collaborative research: The Cenozoic history of the western US - a data integration strategy for Earthscope.

合作研究：美国西部的新生代历史 - Earthscope 的数据集成策略。

• 批准号: 0346200
• 负责人: Suzan van der Lee
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2008-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0346200&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; research; Cenozoic; history; western; Collaborative; research; Cenozoic; history; western

A variety of seismic data is available to image the structure associated with the western U.S. Because each data type is sensitive to different aspects of Earth structure, they tend to produce different images. The investigators in this study are inverting all available seismic data to create a single image that satisfies the combined data set. This best-possible image is being used to understand (1) how previous geologic events - especially the Rocky Mountain event - continue to influence western U.S. tectonic activity, and (2) where there is a critical need for additional seismic data. This second point is timely as the seismology community embarks on a major effort to improve the quality of seismic imaging under the U.S. with the USArray component of EarthScope. As USArray data become available, these data will be included to provide an improved quality of seismic image. Software being developed by these investigators to integrate different types of seismic data is to be made available to the community, as are the images that they create.

可以使用多种地震数据来对与美国西部相关的结构进行图像，因为每种数据类型都对地球结构的不同方面敏感，它们倾向于产生不同的图像。 这项研究中的研究人员正在反抗所有可用的地震数据，以创建满足组合数据集的单个图像。 这种最有能力的图像被用来理解（1）以前的地质事件（尤其是落基山事件）如何继续影响美国西部的构造活动，以及（2）在迫切需要附加地震数据的情况下。 第二点是及时的，因为地震学界正在采取重大努力，以通过EarthScope的UsArray组成部分来提高美国的地震成像质量。 随着USARRAY数据的可用，将包括这些数据，以提供改进的地震图像质量。 这些调查人员开发的软件将与他们创建的图像一样，为社区提供不同类型的地震数据。