MODCES · Modelling of complex Earth systems
6РП — Действия „Мария Кюри“
- Период
- 2005-09-01 → 2007-08-31
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 80 000 €
- Участници
- 1
- Схема
- IRG
Линиите свързват координатора с партньорите.
Накратко на български
Математически модели анализират деформациите на земната кора и мантията, например при сблъсък на континенти. Това помага да се разбере как взаимодействието между земната повърхност и водите формира планинските вериги и техните различни характеристики.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Final Activity Report Summary - MODCES (Modelling of complex Earth systems)
We have developed a sophisticated mathematical model for the deformation of the Earth's crust and underlying mantle. We have also developed computer modelling software for use in a range of interesting geological situations such as the collision between two continents, or the subduction of an oceanic plate into the underlying mantle. The novelty of the method is that it allows researchers to study the problems of interest in three dimensions and, in particular, the interactions that exist between the deforming solid Earth and the hydrosphere (the water present at or near the surface of the Earth). These interactions are what gives rise to mountain belts and, more importantly, to the variability in their features.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
I propose to re-establish my research group specializing in modelling complex Earth systems by sophisticated numerical methods, analog experimentation and field studies, following my move from the Australian National University to the University of Rennes 1 (Geosciences-Rennes.). The main area of investigation of the group will be the study of the interactions between the Earth's crust, the overlying hydrosphere and the underlying mantle during major orogenic events, past and present. Coupling along the Earth's surface is through erosion, mass transport and sedimentation by a range of processes including fluvial, hill-slope and glacial processes. Deformation of the crust is caused by the large-scale movement of the tectonic plates, itself driven by buoyancy forces originating in the convecting mantle. To study this complex system, I propose a unique and ambitious multi-disciplinary approach combining the use of numerical methods, analog experimentation and field-based data collection. The innovation of the proposed research lies not only in the questions that it addresses about the behaviour of the Earth's system on geological time scales, but also on the sophisticated, state-of-the-art numerical methods that have been developed and will be used. In particular, a unique three-dimensional model of lithospheric deformation will be coupled to a plan-form landscape evolution model. Funding is requested for equipment (the construction of a dedicated computing facility), personal (post-doctoral fellow and PhD student) and travel. The proposed research will contribute to enhance EU scientific excellence by facilitating the return of a European researcher after almost twenty years of research activity overseas (in Canada and Australia) and will promote his re-integration within the European research community and, in particuar, within Geoscience-Rennes.'
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1 · RENNESКоординаторФранция
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз