Open AccessStudying geohazards with ocean cores. Addressing geologic hazards through ocean drilling: An IODP international workshop, Portland, Oregon, 27–30 August 2007
Author(s) -
Morgan Julia,
Silver Eli,
Camerlenghi Angelo,
Dugan Brandon,
Kirby Steve,
Shipp Craig,
Suyehiro Kiyoshi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2007eo520006
Subject(s) - drilling , geology , volcano , submarine , landslide , plan (archaeology) , scientific drilling , earth science , mining engineering , oceanography , seismology , paleontology , engineering , mechanical engineering
How can Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) drilling contribute to the understanding of highly hazardous geologic events, such as great earthquakes, submarine landslides, and volcano collapses, all of which can generate devastating tsunamis and threaten huge parts of Earth's coasts? Eighty‐nine participants from 18 countries grappled with this topic for 4 days near Portland, Oreg., in late August and spawned a number of working groups focused on generating proposals to gain such understanding. Ideas included potential scientific targets and locations for drilling, proposed observatories to study active and potentially precursory processes, in situ measurement techniques, and methodologies for interpreting sedimentary records. A common theme was the unique opportunity afforded by IODP drilling to study active processes relevant to geohazards, especially at known points within the deformation cycle. The meeting also led to proposed additions to the IODP initial science plan.