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... First, basin research is poised to reap the benefits of decades of disciplinary research that has amassed a vast data set on basin properties. Utilizing this information in the broad context of plate tectonics, there are now great opportunities for multidisciplinary research on sedimentary basins touching on a wide range of fundamental problems in the earth sciences.
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... finds that there is an emerging research agenda incorporating the concerns of resource iclentif~cation and extraction together with the issues of global climate change, fluid flow, and geoclynamics. Today, multidisciplinary research teams are common in basin research.
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... theoretical unclerstanding of the processes that modify basins through geologic time, including mantle convection and plate tectonics, subsurface porous flow of fluids, and the thermodynamics of reactions among fluids, minerals, and biomass at depth; and synthesis and linking of existing models to form a comprehensive yet flexible set of models for describing the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins. Supporting this effort will require innovative funding mechanisms that emphasize collaboration among federal agencies, industry, and the academic community and that link disciplinary research programs related to sedimentary basins.
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... 4 The Dynamics of Sedimentary Basins academic-government roundtable discussions on critical organizational issues for strengthening multidisciplinary research on sedimentary basins, and increased liaison with existing international programs.
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