Envisioning a near-surface geophysics center for convergent science
| Authors: | Xavier Comas, Sarah Kruse, Gordon Grant, Brooks Hanson, Laura Lyon |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Type: | Magazines or Trade Publications |
| Station: | Pacific Northwest Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EO230139 |
| Source: | Eos. 104. |
Abstract
In May 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) delivered a report to the National Science Foundation (NSF) that provided recommendations for addressing 12 priority research questions over the next decade [National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020]. Among the recommendations was that NSF should fund a national NSG research center. The recommendation was made because near-surface imaging has become an essential tool for many Earth science fields and because such a center would enable novel observations and insights bearing on many of the priorities highlighted in the report, including questions related to volcanism, seismology, geohazards, hydrogeophysics, biogeophysics, the critical zone, and climate change.
NSF subsequently asked AGU to convene communities of NSG scientists to further explore and report on the need for and value of a potential NSG center. Here we highlight key aspects and results of this exploratory effort.