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doi:10.2204/iodp.sp.nantroseize1.2006
This overview project prospectus for Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) Stage 1 details the specific plans for drilling and related operations in the first stage of the project. It is intended primarily as a guide for interested scientists to assist in selecting among the expeditions. NanTroSEIZE is a multiyear, multistage, and multiplatform effort planned for IODP. The overall scientific goals and plans for this project are summarized here, in Tobin and Kinoshita (2006), and the original IODP NanTroSEIZE drilling proposals (603-CDP3, 603A-Full2, 603B-Full2, 603C-Full, and 603D-Full2) are available for download at www.iodp.org/NanTroSEIZE.
In late 2007, IODP will deploy two full-time scientific drilling platforms to initiate the NanTroSEIZE project: the new Japanese riser-capable drilling vessel (Chikyu) and the U.S. scientific ocean drilling vessel (SODV). The first stage of NanTroSEIZE drilling operations will comprise five individual expeditions, including three by Chikyu and two by the SODV (Table T1). As of this writing, Chikyu expeditions at the Nankai Trough are slated to begin in September 2007 and SODV expeditions in January 2008, but these dates are subject to change. The five Stage 1 expeditions are planned to extend from late 2007 through March 2008. The official expedition schedule will be posted at www.iodp.org/expeditions when available.
The following sections provide a brief introduction to the overall goals of NanTroSEIZE, followed by a description of the scientific goals and operational plans for each individual expedition in Stage 1. Each expedition has very different drilling targets and objectives and a Scientific Prospectus for each will be posted at www.iopd.org/expeditions when available.
Scientists interested in participating in NanTroSEIZE Stage 1 should carefully read "Stage 1 expeditions" for descriptions of the expected scientific highlights of individual expeditions, in order to decide which is most appropriate given their interests and expertise. Individual scientists from participating countries should apply through their national IODP Program Member Office (PMO; links to the PMOs are available at www.iodp.org/apply-to-sail). Stage 1 operations in 2007–2008 alone will require the efforts of as many as 100 scientists. Because of the nature of the overall objectives of the NanTroSEIZE project, we anticipate that some scientists may be interested in applying for multiple expeditions within Stage 1 and that some scientists who participate in Stage 1 may be considered for participation in later stages of the project. Scientists will be given the opportunity to identify their first, second, and third priority options for their participation on the NanTroSEIZE Stage 1 expeditions.