[IGSMAIL-3325]: AGU town hall meeting-Solid Earth at NASA

Ronald G. Blom ronald.g.blom at jpl.nasa.gov
Fri May 11 17:01:57 PDT 2001


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IGS Electronic Mail      13 May 11:04:13 PDT 2001      Message Number 3325
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AUTHOR: Ronald Blom

Solid Earth Science and Natural Hazards Program Manager
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109


Hello Everyone,

For those of you attending the Spring AGU, your participation is 
invited (with apologies for cross postings).

Cheers!




ANNOUNCEMENT-TOWN HALL MEETING AT SPRING AGU

The NASA Solid Earth Science Working Group (SESWG) will hold a town 
hall meeting to discuss Solid Earth Science at NASA: The Next 25 Years

Date:		May 29, 2001 (Tuesday)
	Time:		5:00PM - 7:00PM
	Location:	Room CC 202, Hynes Convention Center

NASA has formed a Solid Earth Science Working Group (SESWG) to work 
with the research community in drafting a scientific strategy for the 
agency's program in solid-Earth science over the next 25 years.  In a 
forum open to all AGU members, representatives of the working group 
will summarize the principal elements envisioned for a research 
program in solid Earth science at NASA, and comments and suggestions 
will be solicited from the audience.

Overview talks will be given on the following scientific and societal 
issues which should form the framework for NASA's program in 
solid-Earth science:  (1) What is the nature of deformation at plate 
boundaries?  (2) How does magma move at depth, and under what 
conditions does it erupt?  (3) What are the dynamics of Earth's 
mantle and core?  (4) What are the forces driving Earth's magnetic 
field and how is it changing?  (5) What is the role of major events 
in the evolution of the land surface, and how does that evolution 
reflect interactions among tectonics, erosion, and climate?  (6) How 
are the Earth's major ice sheets evolving dynamically?  For each 
topic, the scientific objectives define observational and measurement 
strategies, as well as needs for infrastructure investment, 
technology development, and support for associated theory and data 
analysis.



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