Presenter(s):
Irina M Artemieva, University of Copenhagen
Ramon Carbonell, Geosciences Barcelona (GEO3BCN, CSIC)
Marcelo Rocha, OBSIS Seismological Observatory of the University of Brasília

Primary Convener:
Hans Thybo, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

This new proposed international collaborative programme aims at initiating large-scale projects on Integrated Deep Earth geoscience research on the continents, centred around large-scale geophysical 3-D arrays and 2-D transects, complemented by geochemical and geological observations. The objective is to uncover Solid Earth processes in depth at all scales and at various tectonic settings through continent-scale integrated geoscience research in international collaboration and with national support. Inspiration for this new geoscience programme comes from the Global Geoscience Transects programme (GGT) of the International Lithosphere Program (ILP), the EUROPROBE programme of the European Science Foundation, the LithoProbe programme of Canada, and the EarthScope programme of USA. These programmes brought together researchers on acquiring and compiling geophysical data, and providing comprehensive information along transects and arrays.  The present science community has achieved a higher level in instrumentation and computing power to allow for broader scientific objectives. EarthProbe Consortium will provide an organizational structure for initiation and coordination of national initiatives in an international geoscientific program, centred around geophysical data acquisition, to further new understanding of the processes that shape the lithosphere. This Town Hall meeting will discuss scientific objectives of the new consortium and the most effective organizational structure for this international initiative.

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
T - Tectonophysics
NS - Near Surface Geophysics
V - Volcanology‚ Geochemistry and Petrology
S - Seismology
EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes