IODP Expedition 405 (JTRACK) will be conducted in the Japan Trench, where the Tohoku earthquake occurred, with the Deep-Sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu. Revisiting the research area of IODP Expedition 343 (JFAST) in 2012, where the frictional heat generated by the earthquake was captured, JTRACK will attempt to elucidate the post-earthquake fault recovery process, the slip mechanism of shallow part of the plate boundary fault and the effect of the material properties of subduction zones on plate boundary faults.

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By investigating modern and ancient currents in the Greenland Sea, Expedition 403 will collect crucial data to ground-truth climate models of projected future CO2, temperature, ocean temperature, sea ice, and present Earth ice sheet stability. Expedition 403 stands out in significance not only because it will return with data to better understand some of the most pressing details of our changing climate, but also for its historic role as the last expedition of the JOIDES Resolution within the International Ocean Discovery Program.

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In a bid to shed light on the enigmatic process of mantle exhumation during lithospheric extension, the International Ocean Discovery Program announces Expedition 402. Initiated in response to the ongoing debate over the nature and genesis of continent-ocean transitions, sparked by the discovery in the 1980’s of exposed mantle in the continent–ocean transition (COT) west of Iberia, this expedition aims to address critical questions about the mechanisms of continental break-up, the inception of seafloor spreading, and the nature of COTs.

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