CYBERINFRASTRUCTUREFORTHEEARTHSCIENCES-.pptVIP

CYBERINFRASTRUCTUREFOR THE EARTH SCIENCES-Metamorphic Petrology and Tectonics M.L. Crawford, D. Mirante – Bryn Mawr College Project Goals To ask meaningful questions – and do ‘new science’ To retrieve and analyze data from disparate sources in order to address those questions. To produce a controlled vocabulary that can be applied to metamorphic and tectonic processes to assist in the goals above. To develop the infrastructure to serve the data analysis needs of scientists, educators, students, and the general public. Access - To develop databases as few data are currently available in digital format. Visualize - To identify and adapt smart tools for data analysis and presentation and make them widely available. Analyze - To develop access to computational resources for analysis Model - To encourage interactions through GEON to assist in development of tectonic models using petrological as well as other data. Current Bryn Mawr research activities DEVELOP ONTOLOGIES HELP DESIGN DATABASE SCHEMAS FOR METAMORPHIC ROCKS COMPILE DIGITAL GEOLOGIC MAPS OF METAMORPHIC AND TECTONIC FEATURES - MidAtlantic MAKE THESE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE OVER THE WEB Types of data Areal distribution of data on maps. Minerals present Mineral and rock chemistry Rock textures and fabrics Mineral ages Experimental data Tectonic setting Tools - distribution of data on maps. GIS mapping - using CARIS Tools Graphical representations of phase equilibria -in this example related to the map just shown. Tools Programs for calculating and displaying phase equilibria - obtain and serve programs developed elsewhere. Programs - identified thus far AX - (Holland) Bayes - (Chatterjee, Krüger, Haller, Olbricht ) CSpace - (Djinn Works) EQMIN - (Martin) Ge0-Calc - (Brown, Berman, Perkins) GIBBS - (Spear) GTB - (Kohn and Spear) Perplex - (Connolly) THERIAK-DOMINO - (de Capitani). WEBINVEQ - (Gordon) Types of data Areal distribution of data on maps. Minerals present Mineral and roc