Seamounts – are they an important piece of the slow slip puzzle?
As we mentioned in our last blog, Site U1520 sits at the base of Tūranganui Knoll. This is an isolated…
Deep in the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
Click on the location icons to read more. The Google Map may not work in all web browsers – if you…
Exp 375 – site U1518 pressure tubing (umbilical)
This video shows the first stage of installing the Te Matatike observatory. Here the team is strapping pressure lines to the outside of…
Exp. 375 – First core on deck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csW9lq7veRY Geologists see sediment cores as a written history, it’s exciting and fascinating. The samples are studied for years, new…
Live science: first results of ocean drilling 362 expedition
When earthquakes happen in the ocean, they can displace huge volumes of water and cause tsunamis. This was the case…
Kelsie Dadd – Sedimentologist – Scientist interview!
One of the things that I get to do on this expedition is get to know the scientists. Their curiosity…