When: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 – 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Where: Marriott Marquis (780 Mission Street), Room Sierra E
Conveners: Bob Stern (UT Dallas), Dave Scholl, Ginger Barth, Dan Scheirer (USGS)
This meeting is being convened to discuss pre-proposal IODP 825-Pre (Establishing the Age and Origin of the Aleutian Basin, Bering Sea). The proposal plans to explore the tectonic development of the Aleutian Basin by drilling into one of the central ridges of the Vitus Arch and sample, determine ages, and further characterize the nature of Aleutian Basin basement rocks. Sampling the Aleutian Basin seafloor requires drilling through ~1 km of sediment, which is expected to range back to at least Oligocene time, and probably older. These sediments provide a wide range of rich research opportunities — such as a continuous high-latitude climate record extending back to early Cenozoic time, diagenesis of silica-rich sediments, methane hydrates, etc.
We invite scientists who are interested in these studies to attend the mini-workshop and to discuss ideas and potential collaborations. Attendance is free. Food will be provided.
For further information, please contact Robert Stern (University of Texas at Dallas, rjstern@utdallas.edu)
http://usssp-iodp.org/workshop/aleutian-basin/