IODP NanTroSEIZE Synthesis Workshop:
Expeditions 338, 348, 358, 365, and 380
Application Deadline:
July 31, 2023 11:59 pm (JST) for in-person participation
August 31, 2023 11:59 pm (JST) for live stream participation
The website for the workshop is now opened, and all related links can be found here:
Workshop date: October 2 (Mon) – 4 (Wed), 2023
Workshop location: Yokohama, Japan
Optional post-workshop field trip to Miura Peninsula: Oct 5 (Details to be announced later)
About the workshop
One of the primary goals of IODP NanTroSEIZE (the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment) and the most recent expedition, Expedition 358, was to reach and sample the plate boundary fault at ~5 km depth below sea floor by extending a deep riser hole at Site C0002. Unfortunately, that objective was not achieved due to technical challenges and difficulties in the drilling operations. Nonetheless, the NanTroSEIZE project has significantly advanced our understanding of the mechanics of earthquakes and faulting at the Nankai Trough and elsewhere, and the scientific ocean drilling endeavor has helped build a vibrant and interdisciplinary subduction zone earthquake research community.
The workshop focuses on two topics: (1) deep riser drilling at Site C0002 and (2) observatory installation and drilling in the shallow portions of the accretionary prism. These two specific topics were chosen based on the objectives and outcomes of the recent NanTroSEIZE expeditions over the last ten years (i.e., Expeditions 338, 348, 358, 365, and 380). Expeditions 338, 348, and 358 had a common primary objective of targeting the plate boundary fault by deepening Site C0002 (Workshop topic 1). Expeditions 365 and 380 successfully installed observatories at Sites C0010 and C0006, and Expeditions 338 and 358 conducted non-riser coring and logging as contingency operations (Workshop topic 2).
