CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

To participate in JOIDES Resolution expeditions for the next phase of scientific ocean drilling, the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)

IZU-BONIN-MARIANA REAR ARC EXPEDITION  (April-May 2014)

Application deadline: 1 May 2013

Based on IODP Proposal 697-Full3, this expedition aims to understand crustal genesis and mantle evolution of the Izu-Bonin-Mariana (IBM) rear arc system by examining sediments and crust in the PhilippineSea. The primary objective is to obtain a temporal history of across-arc variation in magma composition during five main intervals of arc evolution.

Three main hypotheses will be tested: (1) geochemically asymmetric crust in the rear arch is either a fundamental trait or a secondary trait that develops during backarc spreading; (2) nonsteadystate events, such as rifting, play a major role in the evolution of arc crust; and (3) the origin of the Izu rear arc seamount chains is related to mantle convection patterns.

JOIDES RESOLUTION EXPEDITION SCHEDULE: The expedition schedule (http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/) includes links to the individual expedition web pages that provide the original IODP proposal and expedition planning information.

WHERE TO APPLY: Applications for participation must be submitted to the appropriate IODP Program Member Office – see http://iodp.tamu.edu/participants/applytosail.html