ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AN UPCOMING IODP WORKSHOP:
USING OCEAN DRILLING TO UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF SLOW SLIP EVENTS
1-5 August 2011, in Gisborne, New Zealand
Workshop sponsored by IODP, the Ocean Leadership Consortium, and the New Zealand Ministry of Science and Innovation
Deadline to submit an application to attend is 15 April 2011
Workshop Motivation and Description:
Slow slip events (SSEs) are a new class of shear slip found at subduction margins around the globe that have revealed the broad spectrum of fault slip behaviour. The relatively close proximity of SSEs to the seafloor in New Zealand, central Japan, and Costa Rica indicates that ocean drilling studies can play an important role in revealing the physical processes behind SSE occurrence. In some cases (such as in New Zealand) direct sampling of the SSE source area may be possible. While the science is exciting, the practical issues of addressing transient slip behaviour in deep settings such as subduction zones are challenging, and will require extensive discussion, planning, and debate to develop the science and technology for achieving it. This workshop is intended to move ahead with this exciting challenge and facilitate discussion among the scientific community on ways to use ocean drilling to elucidate the processes behind slow slip event occurrence.
Apply to attend the workshop
We encourage applicants with interests in subduction margin tectonics, fault mechanics, SSE processes, seismology, marine geophysics, hydrogeology, geodesy, geochemistry, ocean drilling, and submarine observatory instrumentation. We also encourage graduate students and early career scientists to apply. Travel and accommodation support will be provided to successful applicants, depending on demand and availability. For further information and to apply to attend the workshop, please go to http://www.gns.cri.nz/slowslip. Application deadline is 15 April 2011.
If you have any questions, email [log in to unmask], or contact one of the steering committee members.
Workshop steering committee: Laura Wallace (co-chair; GNS Science, New Zealand), Eli Silver (co-chair; Univ.California-Santa Cruz), Nathan Bangs (co-chair; University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics), Rebecca Bell (Imperial College, London), Stuart Henrys (GNS Science, New Zealand), Joshu Mountjoy (NIWA, New Zealand), Ingo Pecher (GNS Science, New Zealand)
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