Report on Workshop "Present status and future plans of polar studies in global seismology"
A workshop on Present status and future plans of polar studies in global seismology" was held on 23rd and 24th January 2003, at the National Institute of Polar Research with 38 participants. The purposes of this workshop were to discuss scientific work by several seismological methods for more...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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National Institute of Polar Research
2004
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15094/00009281 https://doaj.org/article/5d4b369376814baf8bd55560a0333c78 |
| Summary: | A workshop on Present status and future plans of polar studies in global seismology" was held on 23rd and 24th January 2003, at the National Institute of Polar Research with 38 participants. The purposes of this workshop were to discuss scientific work by several seismological methods for more efficient scientific planning and insights. The presentations were divided into the three sessions 1) regional and local studies to target the polar regions, 2) global studies by use of data from polar regions, and 3) studies in the Arctic, high mountains such as the Himalaya, and in several continental blocks in a past super-continent: Gondwana. From this workshop, we could identify the significance of polar studies for global seismology; in particular, insight into the inner structure and dynamics of the Earth from special windows located at high latitude. We have also conducted several multidisciplinary studies such as amalgamation and breakup of the super-continent, plume tectonics, ice sheet dynamics and crustal movements, and laboratory seismic velocity measurements of the metamorphic rocks. Moreover, we have held fruitful discussions about future plans for data archiving technology, observation systems, and methodology for seismological analyses. |
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