| Mission |
The geodynamic research of the Vening Meinesz Research School of Geodynamics addresses the solid Earth (inner Earth), considering the latter as an integral part of the full 'system Earth', and including the interfaces with the 'outer Earth' component of the system Earth. This field of science encompasses the motions and dynamic processes, which occur - and/or occured - on a wide range of temporal and spacial scales in the Earth, including the underlying mechanisms and their interactions. The scales involved range from seconds (or even less) to hundreds of millions of years and from the atomic to the planetary scale. The aims of the research school are 1. to promote and carry out high-quality geodynamic research, with special attention for the integration of geophysical, geological and Earth-oriented space research, and 2. to train young researchers in geodynamics in a high-quality, internationally oriented and multidisciplinary research environment. The research programme comprises the following themes: a. structure and dynamics of the solid Earth; b. evolution and dynamics of the crust/lithosphere system; c, properties of Earth's materials; d. the Earth's gravity field, and e. space-geodetic and terrestrial measurement systems and geokinematics. |
