摘要
“ＩＮＤＥＰＴＨ”是中国和美国地学家合作开展的大陆动力学研究项目。本文介绍了研究该项目的重大意义、长远的战略目标和酝酿协议过程，喜马拉雅造山带和青藏高原新一轮研究的科学目标、研究工作方针和研究工作特点；最后对组织管理工作提出了几点建议。
NDEPTH' is a project of continental dynamics study, conducted jointly by Chinese and American geoscientists. The great significance of the project, its long-term strategic aims and the process of deliberation over the cooperative agreement, the scientific objectives of a new round of the study of Himalaya orogenic belt and Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the guiding principle and the characteristics of the research work are introduced in the paper, with some suggestions made regarding the organization and management of the project.
关键词
大陆
动力学
喜马拉雅造山带
青藏高原
INDEPTH continental dynamics study lithosphere Himalaya orogenic belt asthenosphere organization and management
