| 项目编号: | 1634108
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| 项目名称: | Facility Support: The AfricaArray Geophysical and Meteorological Network |
| 作者: | Andrew Nyblade
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| 承担单位: | Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
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| 批准年: | 2016
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| 开始日期: | 2016-08-01
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| 结束日期: | 2018-07-31
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| 资助金额: | 195716
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Continuing grant
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| 国家: | US
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Geosciences - Earth Sciences
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| 英文关键词: | aa
; 53-station africaarray
; africa
; gps network
; meteorological observation
; global seismic network
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| 英文摘要: | Pennsylvania State University and its African partners operate and maintain the 53-station AfricaArray (AA) network for geophysical and meteorological observations. The AA fills a critical gap in the global seismic network and GPS networks. The AA seismic and GPS data are being used to improve assessments of seismic hazards and risks in seismically active regions of Africa. The AA's GPS and weather data fill in critical observation gaps in weather and climate observing systems for parts of Africa. The AA education and outreach activities bring opportunities for students at minority-serving institutions in the U.S. to participate in AA research and it provides training for undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and technicians in Africa.
This project funds Pennsylvania State University's continuing operation of the 53-station AfricaArray (AA). Each station is equipped with a combination of seismic, GPS and weather sensors. The AA addresses fundamental questions about the nature and evolution of continental rifting, cratons, hotspot volcanism, plateau uplift, and basin formation. The AA GPS data are greatly improving the ability to capture crustal movement caused by groundwater or soil moisture changes. The AA project sponsors underrepresented U.S. students and African undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and technicians to study in a wide range of disciplines that benefit from AA observations. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/91648
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| Appears in Collections: | 全球变化的国际研究计划
科学计划与规划
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| Recommended Citation: | |
Andrew Nyblade. Facility Support: The AfricaArray Geophysical and Meteorological Network. 2016-01-01.
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