在世界屋脊,探索中国

Explore China from the Roof of the World

对于青藏高原以及更为宽泛的亚洲文化与历史,我的母亲一直都很着迷。因此,伴随着这些东亚的民间故事,我度过了自己的童年。来到青藏高原身处户外,特别是置身于大自然之中,地球上的自然奇观与自然灾害,比如火山、地震、龙卷风及海啸都深深地触动着我。当需要为自己的硕士以及后来的博士论文选题时,我毫不犹豫地选择了一个与大规模活动断层相关的研究项目,而该断层便出现在青藏高原的西部。我的任务是查明1000多公里长的喀喇昆仑断裂带的平均滑速率,从而确定大地震已经发生及可能发生的“脉冲周期”。

My mother has always been fascinated by Tibet and,more broadly,by Asian culture and history.As a result,I was raised hearing these eastern Asian folktales throughout my childhood.On the Tibetan Plateau I’ve always been drawn to the outdoors,specifically nature,and our planet’s natural wonders and natural disasters such as volcanoes,earthquakes,tornadoes,and tsunamis.When it came to choose a topic for my Master’s and later,Ph.D.thesis,I did not hesitate for a moment and chose a research project on a large active fault in far western Tibet.My task was to ascertain the average slip rate of the>1,000-kilometer-long Karakorum fault and,consequently,how often large earthquakes have occurred and are likely to occur in the future.