Scheduled Cruises in 2004

Summary of a cruise on margins research (JAP.043)

Location and cruise identifier :   Tokachi-oki epicenter, NW Pacific

Research ship :   Kaiyou

Sails :   13th June 2004

Docks :   3rd July 2004

Duration :   

Principal Scientist/Investigator :   M. Kinoshita, K. Mitsuzawa

Laboratory :   JAMSTEC

Other investigators :   

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Scientific objectives :    In relation to ocean bottom crustal movement, a deep-tow side scan sonar survey is planned in and around the epicenter of the 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake of M 8.0. In this survey, an activity for mass movement and slope instability will be evaluated because the submersible cable station above the epicenter recorded the presence of earthquake induced turbidity current in the time.

    Fig - The Location of the Tokachi-oki Epicenter.