SPECIALCALL
Forexperiencedscientistsinsedimentology,petrology,organicgeochemistry,andnannofossil,
foraminifer,anddiatommicropaleontology.
basedinECORDCountries
IODP SOUTH CHINA SEA RIFTED MARGIN
EXPEDITIONS 367 and 368 onboardthe JOIDES Resolution
Resolution
(7February-9April2017and9April-9June2017)
DEADLINEtoapply:2May2016
TheEuropeanConsortiumforOceanResearchDrilling(ECORD)offersyoutheuniqueopportunitytosailon
Expeditions 367 and 368 onboard the JOIDES Resolution in the framework of the International Ocean
DiscoveryProgram(IODP),aninternationalresearchprogramfordrillingatsea.
Goals:ThetwoSouthChinaSea(SCS)RiftedMarginExpeditions(basedonIODPProposals878-CPPand
878-Add)aimtounderstandthemechanismsoflithosphereextensionduringcontinentalbreakupatanonvolcanicriftedmargin.
TheSCSmarginshowssimilaritiestothehyper-extendedIberia-Newfoundlandmargins,possiblyincluding
exhumedandserpentinizedmantlewithintheContinent-Ocean-Transition(COT).However,modeling
studiessuggestthattherecanbemechanismsofplateweakeningotherthanserpentinizationofsubcontinentallithosphericmantle.Twocompetingmodelsforplaterupture(intheabsenceofexcessivelyhot
asthenosphericmantle)havewidelydifferentpredictionsfordevelopmentoftheSCSmargin.
Todiscriminatebetweenthesemodels,aseriesofdeep-penetrationsiteswillbedrilledacrossa150–200
kmwidezoneofhighlyextendedseaward-thinningcrustwithawell-imagedCOTzone.Coringandlogging
deep/basalsedimentsandtheunderlyingbasementistheprimaryobjective.
TheproposeddrillsitesdeterminethenatureofcrustwithintheCOTandconstrain(a)post-breakupcrustal
subsidence,(b)howsoonafterbreakupigneouscruststartedtoform,(c)timingofrifting,and(d)rateof
extension.Thescienceobjectivescanbeeffectivelyaddressedatthesedrillsitesbecauseoftheexisting
constraintsonSCSformationandstratigraphythatincludeindustrydrilling,ODPLeg184andIODP
Expedition349drilling,aswellasduetotheyoung(Paleogene)riftingofthemarginandabsenceof
excessivelythickpost-riftsediments.
For more information about the JOIDES RESOLUTION Expedition Schedule and the expedition science
objectives see http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/ - this includes links to the individual expedition web
pagesthatprovidetheoriginalIODPproposalandexpeditionplanninginformation.
TheApplicationProcessisopentoscientistsinallECORDmembercountries.PleasedownloadtheApplyto
SailgeneralapplicationformsfromtheESSACwebpage:
• FormExpedition367:http://www.essac.ecord.org/flyer/Apply_to_sail_webform_367.doc
• FormExpedition368:http://www.essac.ecord.org/flyer/Apply_to_sail_webform_368.doc
Please,filloutallapplicablefieldsandsendittotheESSACofficebyemail([email protected])withthe
followingadditionaldocuments:
1. A letter of interest outlining your specific expertise, previous involvement in DSDP/ ODP/ IODP
expeditions,researchinterests,primaryresearchgoalsofyourproposedparticipation.
2. CVandpublicationlist.
3. Young researchers must additionally provide a letter of support from their host institution,
includinginformationonpost-cruisesciencesupport.
IfyouareapplyingforbothExpeditions,pleasemakesurethatyouindicatethisinyourapplicationform
(youcanuseoneform)andletterofInterest.
All applications should include how you intend to achieve the proposed scientific objectives, with
informationonthefundingschemeandsupportfromyourinstitutionornationalfundingagencies.More
informationcanbefoundunder:http://www.essac.ecord.org/flyer/Guidelines_for%20Applying_to_sail.pdf
In addition to the ESSAC application, all applicants must inform their national office or national delegate
andsendacopyoftheapplicationdocuments.Thenationalofficesornationaldelegatescanalsoprovide
informationregardingtravelsupport,post-cruisefundingopportunities,etc.
See http://www.essac.ecord.org/index.php?mod=about&page=ESSAC for a list of the national contact
persons.
Forfurtherinformationorquestions,pleasecontacttheESSACOffice:
ECORDScienceSupport&AdvisoryCommittee
JanBehrmann(ESSACChair)
HannoKinkel(ESSACScienceCoordinator)
GEOMARHelmholtzCentreforOceanResearchKiel
Email:[email protected]://www.essac.ecord.org/
Wischhofstr.1-3
D-24148Kiel,Germany
Tel:
+494316002418
Fax:
+494316002922
http://www.essac.ecord.org