Collaborative Research: EarthScope-Acquisition, Construction, Facility Management, Operations and Maintenance/Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)

合作研究：EarthScope-采集、建设、设施管理、运营和维护/板块边界观测站 (PBO)

• 批准号: 0350028
• 负责人: Michael Jackson
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: UNAVCO, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-01 至 2008-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0350028&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; EarthScope; Acquisition; Construction

Simpson/0323309 (const.), 0323310 (mgmt.), 0323311 (O&M)Prescott/0323700 (const.), 0323704 (O&M)Zoback/0323938 (const.)ABSTRACTEarthScope is a scientific infrastructure initiative for new observational facilities that will address fundamental questions about the evolution of continents and the processes responsible for earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The integrated observing systems that will comprise the EarthScope facility include: USArray that maps in 3-D the earth's interior by means of seismic and magnetotelluric systems; Plate Boundary Observatory that monitors the distortion of the earth's surface by means of geodetic systems; and the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) that defines the conditions and physics of an active plate boundary fault at depth. These systems capitalize on recent developments in sensor technology and communications to provide Earth scientists with synoptic and high-resolution data derived from a variety of geophysical sensors. All data from the EarthScope facility will be openly available in real-time to maximize participation from the scientific community and to provide on-going educational outreach to students and the public. The intellectual merit of EarthScope is derived from the coincidence of technological opportunity and scientific discovery. The design and implementation of the EarthScope facility has been shaped with input from a broad sector of the academic research community. Through a series of workshops and working groups, the research community, along with federal and state partners, has defined the tools they require to take the next steps in exploration of the fundamental processes that shape the structure and influence the deformation of continents. The broader impacts of EarthScope will be achieved through applications in hazard assessment and resource management and through direct linkages with the EarthScope education and outreach program. While EarthScope is a national program, it will be installed and operated at a local level through interactions with literally hundreds of universities, schools and organizations across the nation. EarthScope will serve as a tool for communicating both scientific understanding, and perhaps as importantly, the nature of the scientific method. As EarthScope observatories are installed across the US, students and the public will be introduced to scientific questions and the role that their region plays in understanding the North American continent. Improved understanding of the natural environment is the first step towards improved land use, environmentally-sound development, and resiliency to natural hazards. The broad participation that is necessary for EarthScope to operate will provide clear pathways for underrepresented groups, especially in rural areas, to participate directly in a national experiment. Educational portals for EarthScope data will allow under-resourced schools to have equal access to state-of-the-art science and scientific infrastructure. EarthScope will provide a much-needed opportunity for students and the public to observe geological processes in real-time and to measure geological deformation within the time frame of an academic school year. EarthScope will provide the public with practical examples of how science advances as they see new data being collected and watch new theories being formulated and tested.

Simpson/0323309（const。），0323310（Mgmt。），0323311（O＆M）Prescott/0323700（const。），0323704（o＆m）Zoback/Zoback/0323938（const。大陆和导致地震和火山喷发的过程。将构成Earthscope设施的综合观察系统包括：通过地震和磁电磁系统在3-D地球内部映射的USARMARAY；板边界天文台通过大地系统来监测地球表面的变形；以及深度（SAFOD）的San Andreas断层观测站，该天文台定义了深度处的活动板边界断层的条件和物理。 这些系统利用传感器技术和通信的最新发展，为地球科学家提供源自各种地球物理传感器的概要和高分辨率数据。来自Earthscope设施的所有数据都将公开可实时获得，以最大程度地提高科学界的参与，并向学生和公众提供持续的教育宣传。 Earthscope的智力优点源自技术机会和科学发现的巧合。 Earthscope设施的设计和实施是由学术研究界广泛领域的投入所塑造的。通过一系列的研讨会和工作组，研究界以及联邦和州合作伙伴定义了他们需要采取下一步探索基本过程的工具，这些过程塑造了大陆的结构和影响。通过在危害评估和资源管理中的应用以及与Earthscope教育和外展计划的直接联系，将实现Earthscope的更广泛影响。 尽管EarthScope是一项国家计划，但它将通过与全国数百所大学，学校和组织的互动来安装和运营。 EarthScope将成为传达科学理解的工具，也许同样重要的是科学方法的本质。 当整个美国都安装了Earthscope观测值时，将向学生和公众引入科学问题以及其地区在理解北美大陆方面所扮演的角色。 改善对自然环境的理解是改善土地利用，环保发展以及对自然危害的弹性的第一步。 Earthscope运作所必需的广泛参与将为代表性不足的群体，尤其是在农村地区的途径提供明显的途径，以直接参与国家实验。 Earthscope数据的教育门户将使资源不足的学校能够平等获得最先进的科学和科学基础设施。 EarthScope将为学生和公众实时观察地质过程，并在学年的时间范围内衡量地质变形，为学生和公众提供急需的机会。 EarthScope将为公众提供有关科学在收集新数据并观察新理论的发展和测试的实际例子。