This project is the second generation analysis and modeling of seismological data from the Mantle Electromagnetic and Tomography (MELT) experiment conducted on the East Pacific Rise at 17 degrees South. The goal of this analysis is to develop a comprehensive model based on models of matle flow and melt generation that satisfies all the different types of seismological data simultaneously. There will be four phases of analysis; analyzing seismic data and waveform information that have not yet been exploited, inverting all the seismological constraints jointly to find a three-dimensional, self-consistent model, testing 3-D anisotropic forward models based on physical principles and guesses about the flow pattern, and incroporating other constraints, including working toward a joint interpretation with the team of modelers of the electromagnetic data.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
9814330
Program Officer
Bilal U. Haq
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
2000-09-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
$97,744
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Oregon Eugene
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Eugene
State
OR
Country
United States
Zip Code
97403