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CAREER: Hypothesis Testing Mantle Structure with Probabilistic Tomography — NSF Award to Wayne State University (MI, $632,507)

Seismic tomography, which uses waves produced by earthquakes to create 3D models of deep Earth structure, is an indispensable tool for understanding the Earth's mantle. Tomographic models are used to address questions about Earth’s tectonic past, geodynamics, and the processes underlying natural hazards, in addition to

Award titleCAREER: Hypothesis Testing Mantle Structure with Probabilistic Tomography
Award ID2237813
AwardeeWayne State University
CityDETROIT
StateMI
Amount obligated$632,507
Principal investigatorScott Burdick
ProgramEDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES, SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth, GEO CI - GEO Cyberinfrastrctre, Geophysics
Start date07/15/2023
AbstractSeismic tomography, which uses waves produced by earthquakes to create 3D models of deep Earth structure, is an indispensable tool for understanding the Earth's mantle. Tomographic models are used to address questions about Earth’s tectonic past, geodynamics, and the processes underlying natural hazards, in addition to helping locate earthquakes and enforce test ban treaties. However, due to difficulty in estimating complex model uncertainties, these questions are met largely with qualitative an
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