Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Drilling
and Observatory - IODP Proposal October
2001
In response to the first IODP call for proposals, a preliminary proposal
for Seismogenic Zone Experiment drilling at the Nankai Trough was
submitted to iSAS in October, 2001. The proposal, largely developed
at a workshop held August 10-12, 2001 in Tokyo, was submitted by the
40 member Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Research Group. It outlines
a program of both riser and non-riser drilling designed to characterize
the plate boundary thrust and associated splay faults from seaward
of the trench to the up-dip end of the seismogenic zone.
Download the proposal as a
PDF file (1.6 MB)