IBM 350
Examining samples collected during the IODP expedition 350 to further comprehend subduction processes.
The Izu-Bonin is the northern part of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) convergent margin. It is a well-studied subduction of cold and old (~ 140 Ma) lithosphere that was drilled in 2014 during the IODP Expedition 350 to further investigate the formation of continental crust. My goal is to investigate the temporal and the spatial evolution of the slab fluids along and accross the IBM arc, whether the host reservoirs of the slab fluids have varied with time and increasing slab depth, the potential influence of the slab fluids on past climate changes, and examine how the arc has evolved and reached maturity.
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IBM is an ideal place because:
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Further readings
Tamura Y., Busby C.J., Blum P., and the Expedition 350 Scientists (2015) Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program, Expedition 350: Izu-Bonin-Mariana Rear Arc: College Station, TX (International Ocean Discovery Program), http://dx.doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.350.2015.
Expedition 350 Scientists (2014) Izu-Bonin-Mariana rear arc: the missing half of the subduction factory. International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report, 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.350.2014.
Expedition 350 Scientists (2014) Izu-Bonin-Mariana rear arc: the missing half of the subduction factory. International Ocean Discovery Program Preliminary Report, 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.350.2014.