School of Rock 2016
The School of Rock 2016: Exploring Ocean Cores and Climate Connections: From Antarctica Across the Southern Ocean was a professional development opportunity for formal and informal educators.
Mariana Convergent Margin
The scientists on this expedition hoped to learn (1) how sediments, fluids and chemicals move and cycle through the earth’s crust; (2) the role of tectonics and mud volcanoes in transporting fluids and sediments in subduction zones; and (3) how these physical and chemical movements impact living organisms.
Western Pacific Warm Pool
Scientists gain a greater understanding of past climates and ocean currents by examining the core samples, the types of plankton and the make up of their shells from this area.
Sumatra Seismogenic Zone
Why do earthquakes happen where and when they do? This expedition observed the sediment that gets scraped off the seafloor before getting caught in faults where earthquakes occur.
South African Climates
The JOIDES Resolution drilled six sites on the southeast African margin and Indian–Atlantic ocean gateway to better understand the relationship between the Agulhas Current — the strongest western boundary current in the Southern Hemisphere — and the development of climate in southern Africa during the Pliocene/Pleistocene periods.
SW Indian Ridge
Scientists investigated the transition to Earth’s mantle, the creation of mid-ocean ridge basalt, and the limits of life in Earth’s crust.